pictures from 24.11.2011
What a great day of racing we have seen this Thursday. With some clouds and a little breeze coming in the afternoon, we saw perfect conditions for kart racing. Although some of the locals might have said that it was rather cold. However, for most of the spectators at the track it was still shorts and flip flop weather.
First of all, let´s say a very warm welcome to Gerd from Dortmund. Gerd has been a passionate follower of the Rotax MAX Challenge for years and has come to three consecutive Grand Finals, just as a spectator with no connection to somebody at the Grand Finals. He just loves Karting and especially the MAX Challenge Grand Finals. For this we would really like to thank him and hope that more will follow this example soon.
Coming back to the races. The order of races is the same as for all Grand Finals. All classes are split into four groups (A, B, C and D) based on their qualifying times. In the first group of heats, A will race B and C will race D. In the second heats A will race C and B will race D. Tomorrow, (Friday) the A group will race D and the B group will square off against the C group. At the end of the heats, points earned by the drivers will be added up and those points determine where the more successful drivers will start the pre-final. Those not making the pre-final will have a “last chance race” to make the finals but, unfortunately, a handful of drivers will have their week of competition come to an end right there.
What incredible action we have seen so far. Below you will find all the TOP 5 of Thursday. More results are available at http://live2011.kart-data.com/RGF/.
MAX Junior:
Race 1 (A vs. B)
|
1 |
164 |
Sasahara, Ukyo |
Japan |
Paul Carr Racing |
6:52.743 |
|
58.250 |
|
2 |
151 |
Makino, Tadasuke |
Japan |
Eiko Japan |
6:52.836 |
+ 0.093 |
58.028 |
|
3 |
175 |
Van Moorsel, Jordi |
Netherlands |
Marcel Van Moorsel |
6:53.514 |
+ 0.771 |
58.028 |
|
4 |
125 |
Craig, Jake |
United States |
Maxspeed Group |
6:54.890 |
+ 2.147 |
58.366 |
|
5 |
161 |
Polakovich, Mateo |
Argentina |
Lucas Zaffaroni |
6:55.796 |
+ 3.053 |
58.417 |
Race 2 (C vs. D)
|
1 |
147 |
Lazare, Jesse |
Canada |
Sra Karting Int. Inc |
6:55.936 |
|
58.278 |
|
2 |
180 |
Mawson, Joseph |
Australia |
Int. Karting Distributor |
6:56.176 |
+ 0.240 |
58.260 |
|
3 |
156 |
Morin, Philip |
Sweden |
Paul Carr Racing Ltd |
6:56.457 |
+ 0.521 |
58.104 |
|
4 |
148 |
Lehane, Pierce |
Australia |
Int. Karting Distributor |
6:56.670 |
+ 0.734 |
58.208 |
|
5 |
135 |
Harker, Reid |
New Zealand |
Mike Harker |
6:57.472 |
+ 1.536 |
58.476 |
Race 9 (A vs. C)
|
1 |
180 |
Mawson, Joseph |
Australia |
Int. Karting Distributor |
6:55.317 |
|
58.406 |
|
2 |
148 |
Lehane, Pierce |
Australia |
Int. Karting Distributor |
6:55.439 |
+ 0.122 |
58.438 |
|
3 |
164 |
Sasahara, Ukyo |
Japan |
Paul Carr Racing |
6:56.666 |
+ 1.349 |
58.698 |
|
4 |
134 |
Hare, Aston |
South Africa |
Wayne Riddell |
6:56.676 |
+ 1.359 |
58.432 |
|
5 |
125 |
Craig, Jake |
United States |
Maxspeed Group |
6:56.846 |
+ 1.529 |
58.447 |
Race 10 (B vs. D)
|
1 |
151 |
Makino, Tadasuke |
Japan |
Eiko Japan |
6:54.337 |
|
58.335 |
|
2 |
118 |
Barlow, Jack |
United Kingdom |
Strawberry Racing |
6:55.971 |
+ 1.634 |
58.371 |
|
3 |
136 |
Harrison, Nathan |
United Kingdom |
Velocity Motorsport |
6:56.060 |
+ 1.723 |
58.371 |
|
4 |
175 |
Van Moorsel, Jordi |
Netherlands |
Marcel Van Moorsel |
6:56.319 |
+ 1.982 |
58.544 |
|
5 |
129 |
Esmeijer, Janneau |
Netherlands |
Team Tkp |
6:56.746 |
+ 2.409 |
58.200 |
MAX Senior:
Race 3 (A vs. B)
|
1 |
217 |
Babington, Sean |
United Kingdom |
Dan Holland Racing |
10:37.859 |
|
57.175 |
|
2 |
253 |
Sera, David |
Australia |
Int. Karting Distributor |
10:40.727 |
+ 2.868 |
57.136 |
|
3 |
222 |
Cooper, Ben |
United Kingdom |
Kalman Motorsport |
10:42.397 |
+ 4.538 |
57.122 |
|
4 |
263 |
Sekioka, Toshiki |
Japan |
J Blood Rf |
10:42.587 |
+ 4.728 |
57.371 |
|
5 |
258 |
Picot, Nicolas |
France |
Picot Nicolas |
10:42.647 |
+ 4.788 |
57.208 |
Race 4 (C vs. D)
|
1 |
280 |
Dabski, Karol |
Poland |
Uniq Racing |
10:39.452 |
|
57.097 |
|
2 |
241 |
King, Andy |
United Kingdom |
Strawberry Racing |
10:40.443 |
+ 0.991 |
57.251 |
|
3 |
219 |
Brand, Edward |
United Kingdom |
Strawberry Racing |
10:41.099 |
+ 1.647 |
57.125 |
|
4 |
247 |
Lindgren, Linus |
Sweden |
Radne Motor Ab |
10:41.713 |
+ 2.261 |
57.247 |
|
5 |
266 |
Spaulding, Kiel |
United States |
Maxspeed Group |
10:42.506 |
+ 3.054 |
57.077 |
Race 11 (A vs. C)
|
1 |
217 |
Babington, Sean |
United Kingdom |
Dan Holland Racing |
10:36.538 |
|
57.193 |
|
2 |
260 |
Riener, Stefan |
Austria |
Team Vpd Racing |
10:37.625 |
+ 1.087 |
57.090 |
|
3 |
262 |
Sasaki, Hirotaka |
Japan |
Team Fivex |
10:37.961 |
+ 1.423 |
57.090 |
|
4 |
230 |
Forman, Jiri |
Czech Republic |
Ms Kart Racing Team |
10:39.190 |
+ 2.652 |
57.209 |
|
5 |
272 |
Van Den Brand, Mats |
Netherlands |
VPD Racing |
10:39.407 |
+ 2.869 |
57.148 |
Race 12 (B vs. D)
|
1 |
222 |
Cooper, Ben |
United Kingdom |
Kalman Motorsport |
10:39.477 |
|
57.122 |
|
2 |
253 |
Sera, David |
Australia |
Int. Karting Distributor |
10:39.700 |
+ 0.223 |
57.243 |
|
3 |
235 |
Greenbury, Tyler |
Australia |
Int. Karting Distributor |
10:40.896 |
+ 1.419 |
57.303 |
|
4 |
219 |
Brand, Edward |
United Kingdom |
Strawberry Racing |
10:41.005 |
+ 1.528 |
57.156 |
|
5 |
240 |
Kancsar, Ferenc |
Hungary |
Team Vpd Racing |
10:41.666 |
+ 2.189 |
57.340 |
MAX DD2:
Race 7 (A vs. B)
|
1 |
340 |
Latifi, Nicholas |
Canada |
Sra Karting Int. Inc |
10:28.012 |
|
56.426 |
|
2 |
320 |
De Ruwe, Xen |
Belgium |
Kurt De Ruwe |
10:28.272 |
+ 0.260 |
55.956 |
|
3 |
353 |
Ouellette, Pier-Luc |
Canada |
Sra Karting Int. Inc |
10:28.314 |
+ 0.302 |
55.769 |
|
4 |
355 |
Pringle, Jason |
Australia |
Int. Karting Distributor |
10:28.576 |
+ 0.564 |
55.905 |
|
5 |
324 |
Fleischmann, Maximilian |
Germany |
Team Vpd Racing |
10:29.048 |
+ 1.036 |
55.863 |
Race 8 (C vs. D)
|
1 |
350 |
Murray, Marc |
South Africa |
Marc Murray |
10:26.809 |
|
56.170 |
|
2 |
338 |
Laiho, Miika |
Finland |
Jussi-Pekka Laiho |
10:27.555 |
+ 0.746 |
56.179 |
|
3 |
321 |
Detige, Mathias |
Belgium |
Dfk Racing Team |
10:27.740 |
+ 0.931 |
56.096 |
|
4 |
375 |
Ward, Damian |
Australia |
Int. Karting Distributor |
10:27.860 |
+ 1.051 |
56.118 |
|
5 |
332 |
Huttunen, Jari |
Finland |
Jussi-Pekka Laiho |
10:28.113 |
+ 1.304 |
56.216 |
Race 15 (A vs. C)
|
1 |
353 |
Ouellette, Pier-Luc |
Canada |
Sra Karting Int. Inc |
10:22.089 |
|
55.959 |
|
2 |
332 |
Huttunen, Jari |
Finland |
Jussi-Pekka Laiho |
10:22.212 |
+ 0.123 |
55.871 |
|
3 |
365 |
Wagner, Simon |
Austria |
M-Tec Racing |
10:22.605 |
+ 0.516 |
55.973 |
|
4 |
333 |
Jensen, Andreas |
Denmark |
Andreas Jensen |
10:23.487 |
+ 1.398 |
56.003 |
|
5 |
350 |
Murray, Marc |
South Africa |
Marc Murray |
10:24.758 |
+ 2.669 |
55.838 |
Race 16 (B vs. D)
|
1 |
338 |
Laiho, Miika |
Finland |
Jussi-Pekka Laiho |
11:15.789 |
|
56.126 |
|
2 |
355 |
Pringle, Jason |
Australia |
Int. Karting Distributor |
11:15.985 |
+ 0.196 |
56.101 |
|
3 |
314 |
Brittz, Eugene |
South Africa |
Eugene Brittz |
11:16.191 |
+ 0.402 |
56.081 |
|
4 |
321 |
Detige, Mathias |
Belgium |
Dfk Racing Team |
11:16.467 |
+ 0.678 |
56.135 |
|
5 |
340 |
Latifi, Nicholas |
Canada |
Sra Karting Int. Inc |
11:16.698 |
+ 0.909 |
56.021 |
MAX DD2 Masters:
Race 5 (A vs. B)
|
1 |
437 |
Morgado, Cristiano |
South Africa |
Christiano Morgado |
10:30.983 |
|
56.766 |
|
2 |
435 |
Matis, Andreas |
Germany |
Gtron Kart-Racing-Team |
10:35.359 |
+ 4.376 |
57.035 |
|
3 |
415 |
Brand, Danny |
Belgium |
Danny Brand |
10:35.885 |
+ 4.902 |
56.917 |
|
4 |
433 |
Lundstroem, Peter |
Denmark |
Peter Lundstroem |
10:36.133 |
+ 5.150 |
56.986 |
|
5 |
428 |
Kroes, Dennis |
Netherlands |
Dennis Kroes |
10:36.541 |
+ 5.558 |
56.951 |
Race 6 (C vs. D)
|
1 |
450 |
Victorsson, Martin |
Sweden |
Team Radne Motor Ab |
10:34.467 |
|
56.921 |
|
2 |
416 |
Campbell, Scott |
Canada |
Sra Karting Int. Inc |
10:34.532 |
+ 0.065 |
56.799 |
|
3 |
410 |
Adams, Christophe |
Belgium |
Geriatric Team |
10:34.830 |
+ 0.363 |
57.103 |
|
4 |
430 |
Lambert, Florent |
United Kingdom |
Florent Lambert |
10:35.111 |
+ 0.644 |
56.994 |
|
5 |
419 |
Davis, Colin |
United Kingdom |
Team Vpd Racing |
10:38.394 |
+ 3.927 |
56.867 |
Race 13 (A vs. C)
|
1 |
437 |
Morgado, Cristiano |
South Africa |
Christiano Morgado |
10:29.717 |
|
56.681 |
|
2 |
433 |
Lundstroem, Peter |
Denmark |
Peter Lundstroem |
10:29.936 |
+ 0.219 |
56.749 |
|
3 |
428 |
Kroes, Dennis |
Netherlands |
Dennis Kroes |
10:37.022 |
+ 7.305 |
57.352 |
|
4 |
416 |
Campbell, Scott |
Canada |
Sra Karting Int. Inc |
10:37.090 |
+ 7.373 |
57.052 |
|
5 |
415 |
Brand, Danny |
Belgium |
Danny Brand |
10:37.491 |
+ 7.774 |
57.287 |
Race 14 (B vs. D)
|
1 |
412 |
Berteaux, Guillaume |
France |
Guillaume Berteaux |
10:39.539 |
|
57.252 |
|
2 |
436 |
Matsuya, Takao |
Japan |
Eiko Japan |
10:39.639 |
+ 0.100 |
57.235 |
|
3 |
430 |
Lambert, Florent |
United Kingdom |
Florent Lambert |
10:39.924 |
+ 0.385 |
57.318 |
|
4 |
442 |
Pansart, Guy |
France |
Guy Parsant |
10:40.038 |
+ 0.499 |
57.228 |
|
5 |
423 |
Hargitai, Gerry |
Hungary |
Hargitai Racing |
10:40.142 |
+ 0.603 |
57.355 |