[WTCC] Race 9 & 10 - Brno (CZ), 14/15 June 2008

[FIRE]

Success ballast – Czech Republic
58 kg A. Priaulx, Y. Muller
55 kg G. Tarquini
47 kg R. Rydell
46 kg A. Farfus
39 kg N. Larini
37 kg R. Huff
30 kg J. Gené, A. Lvov, A. Smetsky, M. Matějovský
20 kg J. Müller
14 kg A. Menu
12 kg T. Monteiro
10 kg T. Coronel
9 kg F. Porteiro,
1 kg J. Thompson, O. Tielemans

[touringlegend]

Predictions Competition can be entered here!

[FIRE]

Michal Matejovský will join the World Touring Car Championship at his home race Brno. The 23-year old Czech driver will drive a SEAT Léon in the SUNRED-team alongside Tom Coronel.
...

http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=2403

[mattt]

Will that be that Sunred will have three cars out then

http://www.touringcartimes.com/news.php?id=2401

or has boardman been pushed out

[FIRE]

Boardman will drive at Estoril

[mattt]

aaaaaaaaaaaaahhh they confused me as i thought it was usually into the next round and i didnt read the article really

[Jimmy Magnusson]

I suppose Sunred has to pay their bills too...

[SEATFreak]

Like his confident tone.

"Ideally, it would be good to have an offer to drive for one of the top teams," he added. "But I know that if we had the right sort of budget we could do a very good job running in the WTCC."

I was watching Round 2 of the Clio Cup at Brands Hatch on the Clio Cup website and one of my first thoughts were "How many of those teams could do a job in the BTCC 'with the right budget'? I would love to think a few."

And I would love to think Triple R are one of those teams that could be the next GR Asia. A top independent team that can cope and cope well.

[Sodemo]

The guys running the most weight are really going to hurt at Brno.

[Bramzel]

True, but on the other hand couldn't the diesels have a torquey advantage up those hills?

[THIM]

But they will loose on long, constant corners (heavy front).

[FIRE]

CHEVROLET FASTEST IN BRNO TEST
Chevrolet drivers set the fastest time in yesterday’s official test session at Brno. Alain Menu topped the morning session, with a lap of 2:09.942, while his team-mate Robert Huff was the fastest in the afternoon, improving the best lap to 2:09.648.

The fastest times were considerably faster than last year’s pole position – Félix Porteiro’s 2:11:584 – which was mainly due to the racetrack’s new surface.

Huff and Menu were the only two drivers to break the 2:10. wall. Gabriele Tarquini and Alessandro Zanardi emerged as the fastest men for SEAT and BMW respectively. Tarquini was third fastest (2:10.016) and Zanardi fourth fastest (2:10.244). They were followed by Chevrolet's Nicola Larini (2:10.016) and Porteiro (2:10.244), while James Thompson's Honda set the seventh fastest lap (2:10.276).

Tom Coronel and Pierre-Yves Corthals were also impressive, clocking the eighth and nineth fastest lap respectively (2:10.379 for Coronel and 2:10.465 for Corthals).

The test was disrupted five times by the red flag; the last one towards the end of the afternoon session, when the engine blew on Yvan Muller's SEAT.

Source: FIA WTCC pr

[Les]

nice one Rob

[SEATFreak]

Free Practice One is over and Tarquini wasn't wrong when he was quoted as saying " “Brno is a BMW circuit" in the article "SEAT aims to keep lead at Brno".

Four BMW's in the top five. Andy Priaulx's and Porteiro are first and second with respective times of 1:10.360 and 1:10.633. Third best BMW is Zanardi in 4th who posted a time of 1:10.715 and behind him is the last of the four BMW's in Augusto Farfus who posted a time of 1:10.932.

In 3rd is the only non BMW in the top 5. Between Porterio and Zanardi in 3rd is the RML Lacetti of Menu who finished with a time of 1:10.707.

The best placed SEAT TDi is Tarquini who finished the session in 6th with a time of 1:10.948. The next best SEAT is Muller who finished 3 places behind him and Jorg Muller (7th - 1:11.239), ex-VXR team-mate Thommo (8th - 1:11.292; Thommo had earlier spun off) and Rob Huff (9th - 2:11.336) with a time of 1:11.543. A further three places behind Yvan with Corthals (1:11.637), Hernandez (1:11.728) and Tielmans (1:11.811) separating them is Gene who completed the session in 14th with a time of 1:11.841. Monteriro finished two placed behind in 17th with a time of 1:12.193. Between them is Coronel and Engstler who posted respective times of 1:11.878 and 1:12.170. A turbocharger problem put Rydell out.

Larini finished the worst of the factory drivers down in 18th with a time of 1:12.379.

Menu had led the race till the final few moments when the champion beat the time.

Free Practice 2 will commence at 11:30.

[FIRE]

Practice 1

[SEATFreak]

Originally Posted by FIRE

Practice 1

Thanks for the link but I already lagely gave the results for Free Practice One.

[Bramzel]

Originally Posted by SEATFreak

Thanks for the link but I already lagely gave the results for Free Practice One.

Which doesn't mean others aren't interested in a simple list. Thanks FIRE

[FIRE]

Practice 2


Is Alexander Lvov driving with a Spanish licence?

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by SEATFreak

Thanks for the link but I already lagely gave the results for Free Practice One.

I know but a list reads a bit easier and quicker ((IMO)

I see Tielemans is back.

[SEATFreak]

Alex Zanardi get's his first pole and BMW's second of the season with Alain Menu and BMW team-mate Felix Porteiro in second and third respectively. Behind him is Rob Huff followed by the two SEAT's of Tarquini and Monteiro.

http://www.mstworld.com/msptresult.a...CC&venue=Czech Republic&circuit=Brno&resultfile=wtc4

I wonder if after this people will still be saying the TDi's are bad for the WTCC? Because this must surely prove that the TDi's don't have it all their own way all the time. Much like Northern South are finding out in the BTCC.

[mattt]

Just wondering what does the 'T' stand for with the Ladas


I can't get that link to work but this one works for me

[stedevil]

I guess the T means that they are still entering with the non spec engine and thus can't score points. I think they got the dispensation to at least participate up until this weekend.

[Yannis]

The T stands for the "transparent". As the Stewards decided at Pau the Ladas race as transparent cars in Pau and in the next meeting at Brno (14-15 June). The team has to introduce the needed changes so that their cars comply before Estoril (11-13 July) as no further derogations will be conceded.

[Hazard]

Zanardi - the lightest car on the track is on pole

But then, looks like ROAL have got some pace at this circuit.

Menu & Zanardi front row could be good - a lot of contact in their history.

[FIRE]

T = turbo?