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Ranking of scaleracers starting the 2007 season

SWEDISH MASTERS AT HJÄRUP - March 24-25, 2007 (IOC-RACE)

SAUNDERS WINS SWEDISH MASTERS ES24

March 31, 2007 - Since the Swedes organised the ISRA World Cham-pionsips scale racing is extremely popular in their country. As good organisers they succeeded to find no less than 46 entrants at their ES24 Masters. At the start we found 23 local racers from Sweden, 7 racers from Finland, 3 racers from Denmark, 5 racers from England, 5 racers from Latvia and 3 racers from Czechia.
Biggest surprise came from Tobias Lestrell (S), a new name in the world of international racers. He didn't only set the pole in 4"405, but was also the fastest man after the Semis with 398.48 laps. Only the 8 bEE racers after those Semis (contestyed with 46 cars) made the move to the main. Michael Landrud and Janne Ekman were the two unlucky guys missing the main for less than one or two laps. Only 3 Swedish racers reached the main (Åberg, Gustafson and the surprising Lestrell).Other finalists were the Czechs Jiri Karlik and Pavel Plaisig, the Latvians Peteris Taurins and Andris Podosinoviks, and the lonely Brittain Brian Saunders. Of them Saunders was the fastest, letting Lestrell 9 laps down. Taurins was 3rd. Second Sde was Anders Gustafson.

 

Pos.

Name (ES24 RACERS)

Qual.

Semi.

SFal

1.

Brian Saunders (GB)

4.499

382.39

497.90

2.

Tobias Lestrell (S)

4.405

389.48

488.79

3.

Peteris Taurins (LV)

4.415

382.51

484.28

4.

Jirka Karlik (CZ)

4.548

388.63

482.77

5.

Anders Gustafson (S)

4.613

372.37

482.52

6.

Lasse Åberg (S)

4.515

386.62

473.93

7.

Pavel Flaisig (CZ)

4.584

370.21

461.39

8.

Andris Podosinoviks (LV)

4.477

387.81

374.00

9.

Michael Landrud (S)

4.424

369.12

–

10.

Janne Ekman (S)

4.568

368.85

–

11.

Mikael Palmqvist (S)

4.591

361.37

–

12.

Tommy Berggren (S)

4.713

357.20

–

13.

Harri Nykanen (SF)

4.579

356.42

–

14.

Steen Michaelsen (DK)

4.747

355.63

–

15.

Marko Pirinen (SF)

4.830

355.57

–

16.

Mikael Gustafsson (S)

4.603

354.68

–

17.

Dan Gustafsson (S)

4.623

353.17

–

18.

Milos Hojer (CZ)

4.722

353.15

–

19.

Graham Woodward (GB)

4.717

346.13

–

20.

Torgny Nordgren (SF)

4.863

343.96

–

21.

Sandis Spricis (LV)

4.813

343.56

–

22.

Sven-Erik Ohlsson (S)

4.990

343.15

–

23.

Ugis Viksne (LV)

4.879

342.60

–

24.

Lars Harrysson (S)

4.972

341.05

–

25.

Markus Andersson (S)

4.741

334.20

–

26.

Lasse Törn (S)

4.868

333.59

–

27.

Erik Noltensmeijer (DK)

4.972

328.21

–

28.

Heikki Sinisaari (SF)

4.829

326.95

–

29.

Kennet Signal (S)

5.041

325.95

–

30.

Kari Sinisaari (SF)

5.089

322.46

–

31.

Mike Read (GB)

5.171

317.39

–

32.

Michael Lorin (S)

4.644

313.50

–

33.

Keith Gibson (GB)

4.688

309.65

–

34.

Robin Lundmark (S)

4.867

309.23

–

35.

Mister Berra (S)

5.238

306.85

–

36.

Daniel Ax (S)

5.654

305.98

–

37.

Lars Nörkjaer (DK)

4.766

304.88

–

38.

Martin Nilsson (S)

4.784

304.06

–

39.

Eric Signal (S)

4.768

299.00

–

40.

Robert Hjelm (S)

5.354

290.28

–

41.

Janis Rage-Ragis (LV)

4.607

253.00

–

42.

Mia Ekman (S)

4.774

214.00

–

43.

EEher LEErell (S)

4.956

210.00

–

44.

Atte Lyyske (SF)

4.614

191.00

–

45.

Christer Helgesson (S)

4.739

143.00

–

46.

Justus Pohjasniemi (SF)

4.530

116.00

–
Main drivers Eurosport 24
From left to right the 8 SFalists: Brian Saunders, Tobias Lestrell, Peteris Taurins, Jirka Karlik, Anders Gustafson, Lasse Åberg, Pavel Flaisig, Andris Podosinoviks.

Scale racing is extremely popular in the Nordic countries. No less than 46 ES24 cars where seen at the start of the Sdish Masters.

Pos.

Name (OPEN G12 RACERS)

Qual.

Semi.

SFal

1.

Michael Landrud (S)

4.893

364.26

466.11

2.

Steen Michaelsen (DK)

4.805

371.17

460.61

3.

Brian Saunders (GB)

4.657

366.96

455.94

4.

Jirka Karlik (CZ)

4.929

363.61

453.74

5.

Anders Gustafson (S)

4.956

365.29

453.73

6.

Lasse Åberg (S)

4.826

361.60

442.28

7.

Lars Nörkjaer (DK)

4.865

367.07

439.36

8.

Atte Lyyske (SF)

4.848

361.86

394.34

9.

Tobias Lestrell (S)

4.853

360.56

–

10.

Graham Woodward (GB)

4.797

357.06

–

11.

Lars Harrysson (S)

4.899

355.04

–

12.

Pavel Flaisig (CZ)

5.074

353.01

–

13.

Esther Lestrell (S)

5.109

350.29

–

14.

Andris Podosinoviks (LV)

5.044

349.72

–

15.

Christer Helgesson (S)

5.085

347.78

–

16.

Martin Nilsson (S)

5.006

347.09

–

17.

Peteris Taurins (LV)

4.832

345.76

–

18.

Mikael Gustafsson (S)

4.910

345.68

–

19.

Mikael Palmqvist (S)

5.274

341.58

–

20.

Dan Gustafsson (S)

5.175

340.29

–

21.

Keith Gibson (GB)

4.947

339.73

–

22.

Tommy Berggren (S)

5.128

338.04

–

23.

Erik Noltensmeijer (S?)

5.382

333.64

–

24.

Torgny Nordgren (S)

5.229

330.99

–

25.

Janne Ekman (S)

4.921

330.34

–

26.

Janis Rage-Ragis (LV)

5.186

329.22

–

27.

Milos Hojer (CZ)

5.024

327.24

–

28.

Justus Pohjasniemi (SF)

5.019

325.78

–

29.

Torbjörn Wågman (S)

5.115

316.95

–

30.

Birger Elfström (S)

5.007

315.95

–

31.

Michael Lorin (S)

5.131

315.95

–

32.

Sandis Spricis (LV)

5.226

314.97

–

33.

Eric Signal (S)

5.429

311.27

–

34.

Ugis Viksne (LV)

5.400

310.33

–

35.

Lasse Törn (S)

5.067

309.12

–

36.

Sandra Karlikova

5.316

308.45

–

37.

Kari Sinisaari (SF)

5.240

306.00

–

38.

Marko Pirinen (SF)

5.268

303.76

–

39.

Bo Åkesson (S)

5.382

303.60

–

40.

Harri Nykanen (SF)

5.415

302.34

–

41.

Markus Andersson (S)

5.160

301.82

–

42.

Mia Ekman (S)

5.166

300.82

–

43.

Daniel Ax (S)

5.484

299.80

–

44.

Mike Read (GB)

5.256

296.28

–

45.

Robin Lundmark (S)

5.717

294.12

–

46.

Mikael Snsson (S)

5.794

291.57

–

47.

Sven-Erik Ohlsson (S)

5.343

288.20

–

48.

Mister Berra (S)

5.474

287.61

–

49.

Robert Hjelm (S)

6.059

270.07

–

50.

Heikki Sinisaari (SF)

5.325

261.54

–

51.

Lasse Pettersson (S)

5.872

260.10

–

52.

Kennet Signal (S)

5.363

166.00

–
 

ISRA WARM-UP RACES AT REVÚCA (SVK) - March 31-April 1, 2007  (IOC-RACE)

HORKY, LANDRUD, SZALAI & PODOSINOVIKS

April 6, 2007 - Good show at ISRA's warm-up races for the upcoming world championship at Revúca in Slovakia. No less than 32 racers showed. Apart from the local racers with 7 persons, we had 9 racers from Czechia, 8 racers from Latvia, 3 racers from Italy, 3 racers from Austria and 2 racers from Sweden. Missing top guns were Jozef Miskol-ci from Slovakia, Guido Sanatrelli and Salvatore Noviello from Italy, Brian Saunders from Great-Brittain, and Josef Korec from Czechia. Nevertheless we found Horky, Landrud and Krcil at the start: three former ISRA ES24 world champions. Six racers dominated. Of them Vladimir Horky was the overall winner with a first place in ES24, a fourth in ES32, a fifth in 132F1 and a third in Production (what gives 13 points). Runner-up of the meeting was Michael Landrud with a second place in ES24, a sixth in ES32, a first in 132F1 and another sixth in production, what gives 15 points in total. Third best was Jiri Karlik with two second places (ES32 and Production) and two seventh places (ES24 and 132 F1), what gives 18 points in total.
The revelation of the meeting was undoubtedly the young Slovakian racer Ladislav Szalai. He won ES32, was third in ES24, was sixth in 132 F1 and twelfth in Production. Last summer, in Barcelona, I asked his country mate Miskolci who were the upcoming racers in Slovakia. I remembered that in 1994 Czechia and Slovakia were fighting until the last round of the Mello Yello to win the Nations Cup.

 

After that famous year Slovaks were no more so good in scale racing and in model car racing. Yes, in wing car racing they had Vlado Okali, an absolute killer, ranked in the top-10 of the famous all time IOC-list. Miskolci ascertained that Slovakia had a new wonder boy, style Josef Korec. His name? Ladislav Szalai. At the warm-up races he confirmed his talent. There can be no doubt: he's a future world champion. So we hope he can show at the 17th IMCA Worlds in Mechelen, where he could be a serious challenger for Philip Kremer, Youri, Michael Phillipaerts, Alberto Ortega, and all other kids. It should be great for the interkids competi-tion at the Mello Yello Worlds for under 18 year Kids.
Another excellent youngster, seen at several IMCA meetings, is Antónin Vojtik. He finished in all races among the top 10, good for 6 + 5 + 8 + 4 = 23 points, just one more than Szalai on rank four. The last racer having made the top 10 in all four ISRA warm-up races at Relúca was Lado Koterba ml, having finished once second (in F1), once fourth (in ES24), once eighth (in Production) and once tenth (in ES32), good for 24 points and a sixth place overall. Disappointing were the results by Paolo Trigilio and Lasse Åberg, performing under their intrinsic quality.

PIC: From left to right Ladislav Szalai, Vladimir Horky and Micheal Landrud. Three of the four winners.

ES 24

ES32
1. Vladimir Horky (CZ) 340.01 1. Ladislav Szalai (SVK) 300.10
2. Michael Landrud (S) 328.14 2. Jiri Karlik (CZ) 297.17
3. Ladislav Szalai (SVK) 327.13 3. A. Podosiniviks (LV) 294.22
4. Laco Koterba ml (SVK) 324.19 4. Vladimir Horky (CZ) 293.41
5. Peteris Taurins (LV) 319.36 5. Antónin Vojtik (CZ) 285.00
6. Antónin Vojtik (CZ) 318.21 6. Michael Landrud (S) 278.15
7. Jiri Karlik (CZ) 307.41 7. Sandra Karliková(CZ) 274.02
8. Petr Krcil (CZ) 305.50 8. Sergio Bertocchi (I) 267.02
9. Paolo Trigilio (I) 304.16 9. Miroslav Bokor (SVK) 265.05
10. Simon Tirol (CZ) 303.02 10.Laco Koterba ml(SVK) 262.04
entrants: 25   entrants: 23  

1/32 F1

1/24 PRODUCTION
1. Michael Landrud (S) 258.19 1. A. Podosinoviks (LV) 271.02
2. Laco Koterba ml (SVK) 255.05 2. Jiri Karlik (CZ) 270.12
3. Paolo Trigilio (I) 253.23 3. Vladimir Horky (CZ) 264.01
4. A. Podosinoviks (LV) 252.02 4. Antónin Vojtik (CZ) 262.37
5. Vladimir Horky (CZ) 251.30 5. Petr Krcil (CZ) 258.35
6. Ladislav Szalai (SVK) 250.17 6. Michael Landrud (S) 257.39
7. Jiri Karlik (CZ) 248.02 7. Jiri Micek sr (CZ) 254.28
8. Antónin Vojtik (CZ) 247.32 8. Laco Korterba ml (SVK) 251.40
9. Petr Krcil (CZ) 244.34 9. Lasse Åberg (S) 251.25
10. Peteris Taurins (LV) 241.15 10.Janis Rage-Ragis(LV) 249.13
entrants: 21   entrants: 32  
 

USRA DIVISION II NATS, ESSINGTON, PA (USA) - April 12-18, 2007 (IOC-RACE)

GREG GILBERT IS AMERICAN CHAMPION

April 19, 2007 - The American Championship for Scale Racing is over. Winner is Greg Gilbert . Three times in a row he finished as runner-up, but this year, even the bEE Brian Saunders could not stop him to win eventually the most important race, the one for ES24 cars. It were no USRA Div II Nats as in the past. With Paul Gawronski, the world champion in scale racing, and Paul Ciccarello, having retired from active racing, we should get at least a new name on the wall of fame. Indeed, since the first official USRA Div II Nats in 1998 up to 2006 Gawronski (6 times) and Ciccarello (3 times) won at the 9 previous editions. It should be ungrateful to think that Greg Gilbert could only win thanks to the absence of Gawronski and Ciccarello. He drove such a splendid race that, even should they have been in, he should had the bEE chances to win. Biggest surprise was that Gilbert had to fight until the real last lap to beat an unbelie-vable fast Chris Radisich. At the SFish the difference between him and Greg was only one lap. England's Brian Saunders, who finished last year as runner-up to Gawronski, TQ-ed in 2"352 against 2"391 for Brazil's "Gugu" Bernardino and 2"432 for Greg Gilbert himself. he drove a faster car than all others, Saunders came 24 laps short to win.
There were 25 entries - highest figure of all races on the Gary Gerding FLV at this USRA Div II Nats - with Herman James, Fred Hood, Les Wright (yes, the wing car racer!), Joe "Chubbie" Salzman (another wing car racer), Lou Pirro and Monthy Ohren as other top guns. Fred ran in technical problems at his B Main and was 17th on 25. Pirro won the C-final and finished 14th overall. Les Wright was fifth in the B-SFal and 12th overall, just ahead over Herman James who had not a fast car. Chubbie did it very well at his first scale race, SFishing 10th overall. Disappointing was Monthy Ohren, SFishing not higher than 25th. Of the 16 races at the USRA Div II Nats (9 for pros and 7 for amateurs) the ES24 race went as lonely one for IOC points. So the IOC-list has been updated. Greg Gilbert moves up from rank 60 to 56. "Gugu" remains on rank 9. Saunders jumps over "Beuf" Pedersen to rank 15. He's by far the bEE British all-time racer. Chris Radisisch comes back in the top-100 and is now on rank 84. William Burnside is the bEE rookie of the meeting and is now at rank 629.

  

The organiser of this year's USRA Div II Nats did great efforts to make it a big event. However, entry was pretty low. At the Cobalt G12 race there were only five entrants. At the 4.5" Pro Nascar only seven racers showed. There has been lots of controversies since the entry fee per race was $ 20. Racers complained about, also about the fact that some rules were changed. But it's like always: who pays for the event decides upon the event. American racing is not like European racing. In Europe it are clubs organising big events, in the US it are commercial track owners. One cannot blame them for asking $ 20 per race, because they have to make their living up by it, and I am afraid that, viewed the low entry at most races, the organiser lost money on it. So why to blame him? He took the risk to organise the meeting in a SFe hotel, his criticasters took no risk at all and should be wiser.

Absent at the USRA Div II Nats was good old Paul Kassens. Nobody paid him a plane ticket to go to Essington. So we missed the traditional pics of the podiums (we found even not one single pic of winner Greg Gilbert on the web site!), of the winning cars, and we missed above all Paul himself. What he does since years for the promotion of slot-racing - all done without money - is fabulous. It's time that racers realise that. Without Paul no American slot-race event can be big. Paul is part of top events. That's the reason why IMCA will pay him a plane ticket and hotel costs to come to the November 2-4 IMCA Worlds. It's from Ostend 2002 that we didn't see him here in Europe. By inviting him we wish to show how much we appreciate what he's doing for our hobby sport.

A last remark. There are too much classes at the USRA Div II Nats. Why not restricting the event to the four classes raced by ISRA, thus to ES24, ES32, 132F1 and G12 Production? What is the value of winning a race when the entry is even not enough to fill the eight lanes? On rEEricting the event to four classes duration of the event can be restricted to four days, so that the racers have not to pay too high hotel costs. Experience learns that the entry is much higher at events with short duration than at endless meetings. Now some racers had to stay in Essington during ten to twelve days. That's much too long, too expensive for most of them. Now too many good scale racers were missing. [JPVR]

BRIAN SAUNDERS GIVES LESSONS IN F1 RACE

April 17, 2007 - We received a couple of mails by American racers feeling themselves unhappy that we brought a short report on a pure fairground attraction in North-Germany, omitting a report on the USRA Div II Nats. Two remarks. 1. I decide myself which non-IOC races are worth to be mentioned at our "Latest New" page. 2. Only the ES/24 race (one out of 8) is considered as an IOC event and will fully be reported on our Scale Racing pages. Up to now already five of the eight races are finished. Show is good since Brian Saunders (GB), Greg Gilbert (USA), "Gugu" Bernardino (BR), Herman James (USA), Chris Radisich (NZ), Jay Kisling (USA-, etc. are all there. But we are missing very strongly Paul Gawronski, the reigning world champion scale racing, having won the Div II Nats earlier nine times. Up to now Mike Bressett caused a stir by winning 4" Nascar and LMP. Chris Ra-disich won GTP, Jason Burnside GT-12, and Duran Trujillo 4 1/2" Nas-car. Saunders - for who all those classes are completely new - finished twice fourth and once second; Radisich had bad luck in 4" Nascar, where he finished fifth in his semi with more laps than all racers in the other semi, so that he was eliminated for the Main. 
The three main events (132 F1, ES32 and ES24) will be raced today and tomorrow. Here Brian Saunders comes on his home ground and I am curious who of the Americans can give him a clear beat? Let me guess: Herman James? Greg Gilbert? Jay Kisling? Or will it be Chris Radisich, having improved a lot since he lives in the States. [JPVR]

PRO GTP

 PPRO 4 1/2" NASCARR

PRO 4" NASCAR

PRO GT-12

1. Chris Radisich (NZ) 446 1. Duran Trujillo (USA) 250 1. Mike Bresett (USA) 263 1. Jason Burnside (USA) 451
2. Jay Kisling (USA) 445 2. Terry Kelly (USA) 246 2. Duran Trujillo (USA) 249 2. William Burnside (USA) 450
3. Jonathan Forsyth (USA) 427 3. John Martin (USA) 238 3. Jonathan Forsyth (USA) 248 3. Jonathan Fornsyth (USA) 444
4. Brian Saunders (GB) 421 4. Tom Harrington (USA) 237 4. Jason Burnside (USA) 248 4. Brian Saunders (GB) 443
5. Steve Koepp (USA) 418 5. Jonathan Forsyth (USA) 235 5. William Burnside (USA) 247 5. Greg Gilbert (USA) 433
6. Jason Burnside (USA) 411 6. Matt Bruce (USA) 234 6. Chris Radisich (NZ) 242 6. Herman James (USA) 424
7. Duran Trujillo (USA) 403 7. Terry Tawney (USA) 4 7. Lou Cicconi (USA) 238 7. Zac Grinstead (USA) 421
8. Dale Granger (USA) 391 - - 8. Matt Bruce (USA) 230 8. Jay Kisling (USA) 185
Entries: 14 Entries: 7 Entries: 21 Entries: 15

PRO LMP

PRO ISRA 132 F1

PRO ISRA ES/32

PRO ISRA ES/24
1. Mike Bresett (USA) 274 1. Brian Saunders (GB) 662 1. Greg Gilbert (USA) 789 1. Greg Gilbert (USA) 852
2. Brian Saunders (GB) 266 2. "Gugu" Bernardino (BR) 660 2. Brian Saunders (GB) 754 2. Chris Radisich (NZ) 851
3. Matt Bruce (USA) 265 3. Jonathan Forsyth (USA) 633 3. Jerry Herbert (USA) 750 3. Brian Saunders (GB) 838
4. Jay Kisling (USA) 264 4. Chris Radisuch (NZ) 629.7 4. Herman James (USA) 713 4. "Gugu" Bernardino (BR) 801
5. Duran Trujillo (USA) 261 5. Greg Gilbert (USA) 629.2 5. William Burnside (USA) 679 5. William Burnside (USA) 800
6. William Burnside (USA) 249 6. Fred Hood (USA) 627 6. Chris Radisich (NZ) 677 6. Jason Burnside (USA) 796
7. Jason Burnside (USA) 247 7. Jason Greene (USA) 620 7. Ron van Wagnen (USA) 642 7. Jonathan Forsyth (USA) 789
8. Danny Zona (USA) 92 8. William Burnside (USA) 614 8. Jason "Bunk" Greene (US) 639 8. Jason "Bunk" Greene (US) 783
Entries: 18 Entries: 14 Entries: 13 Entries: 25

7th GERMAN MASTERS, MINDEN (D) - May-17-20, 2007 (IOC-RACE)
RECEK: DOUBLE AT GERMAN MASTERS

June 5, 2007 - Jaroslav Recek won again the German Masters ES24 at Minden, just as he did last year. Moreover he won also the G12 race at the German Masters. There were res. 32 and 35 entrants. Compared with other years this year's show was of a lower quality due to the fact that top scale racers such as Mikail Radkovic, Josef Korec, Vladimir Horky, Petr Krcil, Michael Landrud, Lasse Aberg, etc. were all absent. The date of the race was not the best choice with the 2007 NEC (North-European Championship) only two weeks close. Recek's direct opponents were (as always) Paolo Trigilio, but also Pavel Flaisig and Jiri Karlik. At the ES24 Masters Trigilio missed the main, finishing ninth. So combat for victory lane went among Recek and Flaisig. Indeed, Karlik and Jri Micek sr, having dominated the Semis, were both delayed by technical woes so that Recek won the race, three laps ahead over Flaisig. At the G12 race Trigilio reached the main (just as Flaisig). Whilst the last named was out after 181 laps, finishing last of the main, Trigilio did what he could to beat Recek: at no avail since he came two laps short. Ivo Tirol caused a stir by finishing third. [JPVR]

  
TOP-10 RESULTS

7th INT'L ES24 GERMAN MASTERS Minden (D)

7th INT'l G12 GERMAN MASTERS at Minden (D)
1. Jaroslav Recek (CZ)
1. Jaroslav Recek (CZ)
2. Pavel Flaisig (CZ)
 2. Paolo Trigilio (I)
3. Ulli Pietsch (D) 3. Ivo Tirol (CZ)
4. Miroslav Vadlejch (CZ)
 4. Michael Krause (D)
5. Michael Krause (D) 5. Miroslav Vadlejch
6. Jiri Karlik (CZ)
 6. Jiri Karlik
7. Janne Ekman (S) 7. Rainer Borsutski (D)
8. Jiri Micek sr (CZ)
 8. Pavel Flaisig (CZ)
9. Paolo Trigilio (I) 9. Andrea Valle (I)
10. Günther Zenker (D)
 10. Ulli Pietsch (D)
entrants: 32 entrants: 35
The ES24 German Masters is one of the nine IOC races for scale cars organised in 2007. Top 8 won res. 20, 15, 12, 9, 6, 3, 2 and 1 IOC points.

NORTH-EUROPEAN ISRA NATS AT HAPSAALU (EE) - May 25-27, 2007 (IOC-RACE)

HARRI NYKANEN WINS ES24 AT ISRA'S NEC

June 6, 2007 - There was a strong show at the second North-European Championship, this year having been contested in Estland. Finland's Harri Nykanen caused a stir by winning the major race for ES24 scale cars, beating good old Janis Rage-Ragis (always there!) and Sergej Matjuskovs. The 132F1 race was won by Russia's Nikolaj Dolzhanskiy ahead over Peteris Taurins and the Finnish youngster Justus Pohjasniemi. The G12 race went to Andris Podosinoviks from Latvia, having beaten Michael Landrud from Sweden and Latvia's Raivis Jansons. Landrud, Kari Sinisaari and Aberg were the lonely racers having finished in the top-10 of the three races. Disappointing were the performances of the Estonian racers, finishing not once among the top-10. Racers from Lithuania did not better. Arunas Leonavicius and Einar Viira were expected to perform lots better than what they did. In 132F1 they finished as low as 13th and 31st, in ES32 not better than 32nd and 35th, in ES24 only 29th and 32nd. That's far beneath their intrinsic capacities. Disappointing too was Simas Nemiras with a 17th place as best in ES24. Nykanen, Matjuskovs and Pohjasniemi could be dangerous at the upcoming ISRA Worlds. At the team-race over there Podosinoviks/Rage-Ragis are certainly candidates for a new podium place. Best performance, however, came from the 11 years old Heikki Sinisaari: 6th in ES32!!! [JPVR]

 

TOP-10 RESULTS
 
2nd NORTH-EURO ISRA ES24 (EEonia)

2nd NEC 132F1

2nd NEC G12
1. Harri Nykanen (SF) 1. N.Dolzhanskiy (RU) 1.A. Podosinoviks (LV)
2. J Rage-Regis (LV) 2. Peteris Taurins (LV) 2. Mich Landrud (S)
3. S Matjuskovs (LV) 3. J. Pohjasniemi (SF) 3. Raivis Jansons (LV)
4. A Podosonoviks (LV) 4. J Rage-Regis (LV) 4. Aivis Ruks (LV)
5. Mich Landrud (SF) 5. Lasse Åberg (S) 5. Lasse Åberg (S)
6. Heikki Sinisaari (SF) 6. Mich Landrud (S) 6. S Matjuskovs (LV)
7. Sandis Spricis (LV) 7. Reinis Lacis (LV) 7. J. Pohjasniemi (SF)
8. Markku Kiiveri (SF) 8. Kari Sinisaari (SF). 8. Chr Helgesson (S)
9. Reinis Lacis (LV) 9. Raivis Jansons (LV) 9. Margus Jogilaine
10. Lasse Åberg (S) 10. Chr Helgesson (S) 10.Kari Sinisaari (SF)
entrants: 33 entrants: 31 entrants: 36

The ES24 race at ISRA's North-European Championship has been upgraded to one of the nine top events for scale cars this year. Top-8 win res. 20, 15, 12, 9, 6, 3, 2 and 1 point for the IOC ranking.

BSCRA NATS AT ENDERBY (GB) - August 26-27, 2007 (IOC-RACE)

SAUNDERS ONCE MORE IN ES24 - ABERG 3RD

September 1, 2007 - There have been long and hot discussions in the past who is the best of all British racers. Such names as Charlie Gooding, Ian Jensen, Steve Walker, Dave Harvey, Adrian Gay (in wing cars), Ian Baker (in wing cars), James Cleave, etc. circulated. But there can be any longer the smallest doubt that the best British racer is Brian Saunders. Once more he dominated the BSCRA 124 Nats going over the three traditional races: 24 Production, 24 Group 12 and ES24. Of those three races the ES24 is considered as an IOC-event of rank 2 (that means that the winner takes 20 IOC points). Saunders won Production and ES24, and was fourth in Group 12. On the IOC-list he's already n°15 in the world. Saunders is an all-rounder since last year in Barcelona he won the European Championship for ... model cars.
It's hard to believe but never in his long career Saunders succeeded to win the Scale Racing World Championship (since 1992 organised by ISRA). [Only the ES24 is officially recognised as a world championship].
Year after year Saunders has back luck at the ISRA Worlds. Nevertheless, together with Vladimir Horky, Ladislav Szalai, Michael Landrud, Petr Krcil and Josef Korec, he remains one of the most dangerous favourites for the 2008 ISRA Worlds at Revuca in Slovakia.
This year's BSCRA 24 Nats was a great event with 46 entries in the Production class, 51 in Group 12 and 44 in ES24. Two notorious strangers came at the start: Lasse Åberg from Sweden and Luis "Gugu" Bernardino from Brazil.

During years we had the impression that there were no competitive youngsters in British racing. Yes, there were Andrew Aynsley and John Brown, but once they started high school studies they disappeared from active racing. The last years however two British youngsters made serious progress: Will Stemman and Graeme Stephenson.  At the 2007 BSCRA 24 Nats Stemman qualified as 13th in Production, but finished as runner-up to winner Brian Saunders. Stephenson from his side finished 7th at the main event (ES24). The respectful "oldies" Charlie Gooding and George Kimber finished both once fifth (res. in Production and in Group 12). Keith Gibson caused a stir by winning Group 12 ahead over Sweden's Lasse Åberg. The same Åberg (twice wing car world champion and once scale racing vice world champion) proved to be ready for the 2007 ISRA Worlds in Revuca, since he finished also as runner-up to Saunders in ES24 Nice performances to by Paul Shephard who was second in ES24 and third in Group 12. Surprising is that Alan Lucas could after all those years make a top-8 in an IOC-race. At the ES24 race he finished indeed as a fine fifth. Last but not least James Cleave reached three times the top-8. He was twice eighth (in ES24 and in Group 12) and once fourth (in Production). [JPVR]
ES24 (IOC-Race) 24G12 (non IOC) 24 PRODUCTION (non IOC)
1. Brian Saunders (GB) 1. Keith Gibson (GB) 1. Brian Saunders (GB)
2. Paul Shepherd (GB) 2. Lasse Åberg (S) 2. Will Stemman (GB)
3. Lasse Åberg (S) 3. Paul Shepherd (GB) 3. Mark Harwood (GB)
4. Graham Woodward 4. Brian Saunders (GB) 4. James Cleave (GB)
5. Alan Lucas (GB) 5. George Kimber (GB) 5. Charlie Gooding (GB)
6. Richard Mack (GB) 6. Graham Woodward 6. Richard Mack (GB)
7. Graeme Stephenson 7. Mark Harwood (GB) 7. Bob Hallums (GB)
8. James Cleave (GB) 8. James Cleave (GB) 8. Chris Thomas (GB)
9. Mario X. 9. Martin Ellis (GB) 9. Alan Lucas (GB)
10. Charlie Gooding(GB) 10. Ross Grogan (GB) 10. Lasse Åberg (S)
11. John Wells (GB) 11. Charlie Gooding(GB) 11. Paul Harwood(GB)
12. Mark Harwood (GB) 12. Rui Sousa (PT) 12. Luis Gongalvez (BR)
13. Neil Grogan (GB) 13. Dave Coward (GB) 13. Ross Grogan (GB)
14. Luis Gonçalvez(BR) 14. Luis Goncalvez (BR) 14. Paul Shephard (GB)
15. Pat Skene (GB) 15. Alan Callaghan (GB) 15. John Wells (GB)
16. Bob Budge (GB) 16. Ian Fisher (GB) 16. Keith Gibson (GB)
17. Chris Thomas (GB) 17. "Gugu" Bernardino 17. Ian Fisher (GB)
18. Rob Harris (GB) 18. Paul Harwood (GB) 18. Charles Hunt (GB)
19. Charles Hunt (GB) 19. Mario X. 19. Dave Coward (GB)
20. Paul Harwood (GB) 20. Will Stemman (GB) 20. Franz Barillero (GB)
44 entries 51 entries 46 entries

ISRA WORLD CUP TEAM RACE AT REVUCA (SVK) - OCTOBER 8, 2007 (IOC-RACE)

michael landrud/mikael palmqvist winNers

Ladislav Szalai (with Korerba jr as mate) confirms his talent as 3rd
Michael Landrud Mikael Palmqvist Paolo Trigilio Antónin Vojtik

October 8-9, 2007 - I admire the way the 2007 ISRA Worlds started. Despite an unbelievable high entrance at the Team Race (132 entrants!!!) Okali & Co succeeded to have the race finished before midnight. They published on line results and by midnight all those results were finished on the ISRA web site. Such on-line results are extremely welcome for the rest of the slot-racing press.
There were nine heats of 8 x 5' in total with 7 racers at the 6 first heats and 8 entrants at the three last heats. Last minute entrants were the Brazilians Jose Marioo Serra and Paolo Gonçalvez. With two heats to go my personal favourite for the ES24 Worlds - Ladislav Szalai- who teamed with Ladislav Koterba jr was by far the fastest team with still 16 teams to go. But even with only one heat to go they remained on the lead. Indeed, at heat B two superb all-round racers, Lasse Åberg (S) and Brian Saubnders (GB) were the generally expected winners, but they achieved only 646.21 laps against 655.21 for our two Slovakian racers. So it was waiting the real last heat to see if Szalai/Koterba jr should be the overall winners. Now the real top guns came in action with Vladimir Horky/Josef Korec as top favourites. The Czech duo, having won among them no less than ... ten official world championships, however, disappointed. Having lost already six laps at their first segment they were immediately leaded by Paolo Trigilio (I)/Antónin Vojtik (CZ), followed at two laps by Michael Landrud/Mikail Palmqvist from Sweden. Since Szalai/Koterba jr made a very slow first segment, that implied that they lost after the first segment no less than eight full laps on the Italian/Czech duo setting the pace. Of the eight last entrants only Tomas Rosenberg/Pavel Flaisig achieved 74 laps just as Szalai/Koterba did in their first segment.
After two segments Landrud/Palmqvist were the new leaders (167