21.03.2016   8 comments

Report by J-P.Huhtala (VRC race reporter)


2016 Season 1 and round 4, Oslo

1:12 sportcars continued they series here in Oslo. All top drivers of serie leaderboard were also here and it was waited to be tight fight of podium places. After three rounds, USA driver Dana Bailes is leading the series with 357 points. Britains Graham Raistrick is at second place, 12 points behind Dana. Third place holder is Atsushi hasegawa from Japan, he has gathered 339 points in earlier races.

QUALIFYING
In qualifying, TQ place were battled between Raistrick and Bailes. Finally Raistrick won it, but only 0.4 seconds margin before Bailes. Finnish Viljami Kutvonen came to third and his gap to Raistrick was 2.4 seconds. Schiffer from Germany got the fourth and Hasegawa from Japan, fifth grid.

RACE
Before race started, it looked that Bailes who had came to second at qualifying, wasnt at the grid.
Also our fifth and sixth grid d... read more

02.03.2016   4 comments   Video: 1 available

Report by J-P.Huhtala (VRC race reporter)

2016 Season 1 and round 4, Oslo

After three rounds had raced of this 1:12 sportcars 10.5 series, Graham Raistrick from Britain is leading the serie. Graham`s lead is not huge, Dana Bailes from USA is at second place, only two(2) points behind. Third place is held by Carson Yeung from Hong Kong.
Now, it was time to gather here at Oslo`s circuit in Norway.
This ”Europe tour” continues also in next two races, as those races are in Germany and Finland.

QUALIFYING
Nothing had changed, as qualifying round was held. Britain`s Graham Raistrick and USA driver Dana Bailes was setting the pace to other drivers. These drivers difference at the end was only 0.028seconds, Graham in the lead and Dana in second place. Third place went to Italian Massimiliano Tanturri, Massimiliano`s gap to TQ was 2.3 seconds. These three drivers at top, all got runned 33laps. Fourth place driver, Stefan Rh... read more