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ISRA 2006 World Championship.
7-14 October, Soragna, Italy
Eurosport 24
On thursday afternoon, after the ES32 race, the track was glued well. We took one of the few chances to go to a restaurant. And, it was opened!
The opening hours on Italian restaurants does not match when a slotracer has time to eat so the local nearby bar where the spot to eat.
On friday we had practice sessions and the we ran qualifying and all the heats.
Concourse winner, Lee Gilbert
In the qualifying Piero Castricone were fastest 4,456 followed by Herman James 4,482 and Josef Korec 4,454.
Qualifying result
From semi C Jirka Karlik moved up to the main and from the semi A seven drivers moved up.
Semi C
Semi B
Semi A
I learned from the semi finals that tire wear good be a big factor. As a marshall I saw differences how drivers decided to tackle the main. Clearly some drivers decided to try to do the main without tire change while others opted for one stop.
Vladimir Horky looked good until his tire change. After that his pace was slower. One of the drivers not to change tires were the winner Paul Gawronski. He looked to be challenged in the latter stages by Paolo Trigilio but when Paolo had to change tires he got passed by Piero Castricone.
Here are some pictures. Sorry for the bad quality
Paul Gawronski Piero Castricone
Brian Saunders and Paolo Trigilio Petr Krcil and Vladimir Horky
Jirka Karlik Herman James
Unfortunately the timings system crashed after the race was over
It lasted as long as it had to do
1. Paul Gawronski 495
2. Piero Castricone 491
3. Paolo Trigilio 488
4. Petr Krcil 482
5. Jirka Karlik 480
6. Herman James 478
7. Vladimir Horky 473
8. Brian Saunders 450
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19 October 2006
So, there you have it. After coming home from Italy I was so tired that
and also caught the cold that many had. This story will continue with
some more pictures but that will come after the weekend when I get more
time.
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