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RESULTS OF THE 16th MODEL CAR WORLDS
(IOC RACE) |
|
1. Daniel Gonzalez |
E |
Schöler |
205 |
| 2. Nick de Wachter |
NL |
Plafit
Excel |
205 |
| 3.
Kai Kivekäs |
SF |
MoMo MP4 |
204 |
| 4. Philip Kremer |
D |
Plafit
LS |
200 |
| 5. "Piki"
van Rossem |
B |
PlaFit LS |
194 |
| 6. Al Paterson |
RSA |
MoMo
MP2 |
186 |
|
Eliminated at the Semi Finals |
| 7.
Michael Niemas |
D |
Plafit LS |
160 |
| 8. Ralf Seif |
D |
Plafit
LS |
155 |
| 9.
Youri van Rossem |
B |
Plafit LS |
155 |
| 10. Chris Radisich |
NZ |
MoMo
MP2 |
154 |
| 11.
Jozef Miskolci |
SVK |
MoMo MP2 |
154 |
| 12. Francesc Reyes |
E |
Schöler |
143 |
|
Eliminated at the Quarter Finals |
| 13.
Gustav Heymann |
RSA |
PlaFit Excel |
116 |
| 14. "Gugu" Bernardino |
BR |
PlaFit
Excel |
115 |
| 15.
Pål Hanson |
N |
M-Racing C1 |
115 |
| 16. Geert Mertens |
B |
Plafit
Excel |
115 |
| 17.
Marcel Oosterling |
NL |
Plafit Excel |
114 |
| 18. Brian Saunders |
GB |
Plafit
LS |
114 |
| 19.
Gabriel Inäbnit |
CH |
Plafit LS |
114 |
| 20. Giovanni Montiglio |
I |
Plafit
LS |
114 |
| 21.
Antonio Ortega |
E |
MoMo MP2 |
113 |
| 22. Fred Hood |
USA |
Plafit
Excel |
112 |
| 23.
Benny Justice |
USA |
Plafit Excel |
109 |
| 24. Christophe Kremer |
D |
Plafit
LS |
100 |
|
failed to qualify for the 16th IMCA
Model Car Worlds |
| 25.
Jordi Girald |
E |
Schöler |
168* |
| 26. Tom Ooms |
B |
Plafit
Excel |
166 |
| 27.
Daniele Saini |
I |
MoMo MP2 |
160 |
| 28. Albert Ortega |
E |
Schöler |
154* |
| 29.
Robby Cuppens |
B |
Plafit Excel |
114 |
| 30. Pol Garcia |
E |
Schöler |
114 |
| 31.
Henri van Gool |
NL |
Plafit Excel |
113 |
| 32.
Albert Vidal |
E |
Plafit
Excel |
112 |
| 33.
Alvaro Sarabia |
E |
Metris Mk1 |
110 |
| 34.
John Emmons |
USA |
MoMo
MP2 |
109 |
| 35.
"Paco" Ballota |
I |
Plafit LS |
109 |
| 36.
Salomaa Marko |
SF |
MoMo
MP2 |
108 |
| 37.
Salomaa Arttu |
SF |
Plafit LS |
105 |
| 38.
Juanma Torres |
E |
Schöler |
102* |
| 39.
Michael Philippaerts |
B |
Plafit Excel |
102* |
| 40.
Hasager Henrik |
DK |
Plafit
Excel |
98 |
| 41.
Klinge Gert |
B |
Plafit Excel |
96 |
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 August 28 - Of the 16
IMCA World Championships the Barcelona one was undoubtedly the most
thrilling, full of drama. Four racers out of 24 succeeded to join the 20
preselected racers: Antonio Ortega, Al Paterson, Pal Hanson and Francesc
Reyes. The race was already on when, ot once, someone discovered that
Jordi Girald should have been in, instead of Reyes. For the Spaniards
that gave no problem, since they race as a nearly perfect national
unity. There were 4 Quarter Finals, with the 3 first of each Quarter
making the move to the Semis. At Quarter D Brian Saunders (GB)
was leading until mid-race with Daniel Gonzalez (E) as second and
Gabriel Inäbnit (CH) as third. Giovanni Mon-tiglio (I), who had to
prepair his car frm scratch, could maintain the third place only during
the two first segments, but then dropped in the stan-dings. During the
second half of the race Saunder's car missed speed on lanes 5 and 6,
making him dropping from first to sixth. Gonzalez took the lead.
Meanwhile Philip Kremer (D) and Al Paterson (RSA) could move up in
second and third position. Positions changed no more during the 2 last
segments, so that Gonzalez, Paterson and Kremer made the move and that
Inäbnit, Montiglio and Saunders were out. Quarter C was
full of surprises since the car of Christoph Kremer (D), having won
earlier the Franco Gianotti Trophy, was not working at all, and since
also Gustav Heymann's (RSA) car was too slow. Nick de Wachter (NL) was
leadeing from start to finish, followed by Michael Niemas (D) and
Francesc Reyes (E). They finished in that order. Heymann, Marcel
Oosterling (NL) and the very unlucky Christoph Kremer were all out.
In Quarter B Brazil's "Gugu" Bernardino was initially leading,
being passed in the second segment by Ralf Seif (D), who'll set the pace
until the finish. In third position we found Youri van Rossem (B),
followed by Chris Radisich (NZ), Pal Hanson (N) and Benny Justice (USA).
At half race Radisich could pass Youri, to take the 3rd place. Positions
seemed to be stable but at the real end of the Quarter "Gugu", deslotted
and was passed by both Radisich and Youri. He was out, just as Hanson
and Benny Justice. In Quarter A Jozef Miskolci (SK)
caused a stir by leading during four segments with a car built from four
year old scratch pieces. He was followed by Kai Kivekäs (SF) on a car
prepaired by Germany's Matthias Parke. In third position we found "Piki"
(B) on a car lacking terribly speed. Then came Geert Mertens (B), Fred
Hood (USA) and Antonio Ortega (E). At mid-race Hood could pass Mertens.
He was attacking "Piki" in third place, when at once he suffered from
thorn braids, making him dropping in fifth place. In front Kivekäs could
pass Miskolci, lapping him twice and being the fastest of the quarters
with 121 laps, against 119 for de Wachter, Miskolci and Gonzalez. Niemas
and Seif realised 118 laps, "Piki", Paterson, Reyes, Philip Kremer and
Youri 117 laps. |
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In the Semis we find
one MoMo MP4 (Kivekäs), 3 Momo MP2 (Paterson, Miskolci, Radisich), 5
PlaFit LS (Niemas, Kremer, Seif, "Piki", Youri), 1 PlaFit Excel (De
Wachter) and 2 Schöler (Gonzalez, Reyes). Except for Philippe Kremer's
car, none of the PlaFits LS seems fast enough to win the race. In
Semi A we receive a first prove of that: Michael Niemas, with speed
problems on the fastest lanes, can pass Jozef Miskolci for the 4th
place, but fails to pass Philip Kremer on the third place. Eventually De
Wachter (1st), Gonzalez (2nd) and Philip Kremer (3rd) will make the
move. In Semi B Ralf Seif was initially leading, but dropped
after braids problems in fifth position, headed by Kivekäs, Al Paterson,
"Piki" and Youri. In the last segments Reif can pass Youri, but fails in
4th position. The 6 finalists are Kivekäs and Paterson on MoMo, "Piki"
and Philip Kremer on Plafit LS, Nick de Wachter on PlaFit Excel and
Gonzalez on Schöler. During the 4 first segments of the Main
Final Kai Kivekäs
(SF) is leading, with Nick de Wachter (NL) and Daniel Gonzalez all time
on the lead lap. The 2 PlaFit LS cannot follow, and loose several laps.
Al Paterson is the back bencher up from the first segment. During the
5th segment Gonzalez can pass Kivekäs, with De Wachter nearly a complete
lap behind. However, he starts a terrible come back. At the start of the
6th segment the 3 leading cars are less than 10 metres apart. De Wachter
can pass without problems Kivekäs and comes within 2 metres from
Gonzalez with 1'30" to race when he deslots. Then he makes a second come
back, comes nose to tail with Gonzalez's car, but deslots again. The
battle is over. Gonzalez wins with De Wachter 3 metres behind and
Kivekäs some metres further. Philip Kremer is 4th, "Piki" 5th, Paterson
6th. A splendid final, full of thrill! |

16th Model Car Worlds,
Main Final, with f.l.t.r. Philip Kremer (D), who finished 4th; Al
Paterson (RSA), who finished 6th; and "Piki" van Rossem (B), who
finished 5th. |