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Kouvola Wing Race 1 5-6 February 2005
G-7 continued
Sunday started early with two semi finals.
Semi B was won by Leo Hongisto followed by Antti Immonen, Jyri-Ville Pouttu
and Kimmo Rautama who just moved up with a two lap margin over Tuomo Iso-Aho.
Much lighter in the rear when a magnet is missing.
In Semi A Jari Porttinen was first followed by Juha Yli-Sipola, Harri Nykänen
and Marko Pirinen.
No hype for Leo Hongisto
Some of the drivers before the main. From left to rigth:
Jyri-Ville. Antti, Jari and Juha
In the first heat Juha Yli-Sipola races to the lead on 147 laps. Not far
behind Jari Porttinen on 145. Third place saw one of the younger driver (compared
to the rest of us) Jyri-Ville Pouttu on 131.
Leo Hongisto retired in the first heat with a broken pillow block.
In the second heat Juha increased his lead with yet another over
140 heat. This time 144. Marko Pirinen was second fastest this segment on
139.
Jyri-Ville lost a teeth in the gear and later spun a pinion. Harri Nykänen
did well with a 134 heat.
Antti, who has been absent from racing for a while, went into the pits with
engine problem but despite that recorded 130 laps.
Motor change by Antti Immonen
In the third heat Juha was not fastest but he was on red lane being
second fastest.
Kimmo Rautama was coming strong after a low white- and red lanes.
In the fourth heat Jyri-Ville went into the pits twice when he had
a motor knocked out.
Juha 563. Jari 536. Marko 518. Kimmo 516. Harri 463. Antti 370. Jyri-Ville
342 and the retired Leo 92.