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2006 MAJOR WING CAR RACES |
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25th WING CAR G7 WORLDS AT RIO DE JANEIRO (BR) (MAY 21) |
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NEW WR: 1"4808 FOR VLADO OKALI BUT JOAÕ CARLOS GERALDO IS WORLD CHAMP |
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Top Slot Blue King definitively fastest king track in the world |
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May 25 - Brazil's Joaõ
Carlos Geraldo won on the Top Slot Blue King of Rio de Janeiro the
25th World Championship Wing Car Racing. He was also the best in the one
motor race contested as warm-up for the 2006 G7 Worlds. Earlier the same
day Slovakia's
Vlado Okali set a new one lap world record in 1'4808,
doing better than the 1,492 realised by Marcio Paschoalin last year on
the same track at the 17th Campeonato Brasileiro. QUALIFICATIONS
QUARTER FINALS |
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SEMI-FINALS |
MAIN FINAL |
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| The fastest motor in the world: with this engine Vlado Okali took the WR | Chassis of the cars having finished at the top-3 places | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No Korec, no Horky, no Finns, no Schöne, no Ciccarello, no Geraldo |
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August 21, 2006 - It
looks as if the USRA G7 Nats are no longer what they always were: a very
attractive race for American ànd European racers. This year, however,
the 32 entries couldn't hide that several top-racers are no longer
interested in the USRA G7 Nats. For the first time since years Mario
"MSP" Schöne (D) and Paul Ciccarello (USA) - both former
winners - were absent. We noted also that Josef Korec (CZ), Vladimir
Horky (CZ), Juha Yli-Sipola (SF), Kimmo Rautama (SF), Lasse Aberg (S),
Anders Gustafson (S), Greg Mills (CDN), and even the new 2006 G7
world champion Joaõ Carlos Geraldo (BR) were all missing at the
start. Eventually only one youngster was present: Joe Chubby Salzman.
Some old guns, not seen in competition since years, were at once
present. Among them Vince Brown, Chris Brown and Rande Marshal. THE QUALIFICATIONS - Of the expectations that Chicagoland Raceway should be the fastest track on earth nothing could be proved. At the qualifications all racers stayed far from the 1"453 world record of Benny Justice, realised earlier this year. It was Benny himself who TQ-ed, however in a disappointing "slow" 1"549. Carlos Aloise realised the same time, but was ranked as second, due to a slower first run. Most former world recordholders all failed to realise sharp times. Mike Swiss himself - the record holder among the world record holders - came no further than 1"701. The one but last world record holder, Vlado Okali, having realised 1"4808 at this year's G7 Worlds, realised no time. Last year's world record holder Gugu Bernardino came no further than 1"635. Another recent world record holder, Marcio Paschoalin was to be happy with 1"598. Forrest Watchers failed at 1"805. Ron Herrera, another former world record holder, was stranded at 1"606. What a strange qualifications! THE QUARTER FINALS - The first quarter caused imme-diately a stir, since we lost not only Connie Aloise and Les Wright, but even Mike Swiss himself. For Bill Skinner the race was already over after ...89 laps. The move was for Beuf, Salzman, Graversen and Puetz. In the second quarter Ron van Wagnen - in sharp progress - missed the move, whilst surprisingly Mike Krebs realised it, together with Okali, "Gugu" and Marcio Paschoalin. Out were Thompson, Gabbard and Chris Brown. The next quarter was won by Bob Everett, ahead of P-A Watson, Paolo Gonçalves and the unknown Jim Lamaree. That we lost Jose Mario Serra, Carlos Aloise and Ron Herrera so early was a surprise. Marty Meltaberger failed just as them to make the move. The last quarter went to Benny Justice with 436 laps, the highest figure at the four Quarters. Vince Brown, Emerson Fischler and Forrest Watchers made the move. Lary Blanton disappointed once more, coming 4 laps short to make the move. Rande Marshal was eli-minated on technical woes. Swofford and Gundersen were the other victims.
THE SEMI FINALS - At the first Semi
the trio "Beuf", Okali and the unexpected Mike Graversen pulled away
from the rest of the field. At mid-race they had 20 laps or more over
the rest of the field. "Gugu" had to come back from the back benchers,
but realised this perfor-mance. Chubby Salzman was unlucky, having lost
a pinion. Krebs was still 4th after 6 segments, but during the last
segments "Gugu" could ensure the move. Beuf won with 634 laps, followed
by Okali (624), "Gugu" (612) and Graversen (592). Paschoalin, Krebs,
Chubby Salzman and Puetz all four were out. THE MAIN FINAL - For P-A Watson it was his 16th main at the USRA G7 Nats (his first dates from 1977!), for "Beuf" his 15th, for Okali his 6th, for "Gugu" his 4th. Bob Everett was already finalist in 1998 and 1999, Vince Brown in ...1983. Graversen and Fischler are rookies. P-A Watson and "Beuf" are setting the pace during the 2 first segments (279 laps each). Bob Everett (motor) and Mike Graversen (spur gear) are as good as eliminated for victory. After 3 segments P-A is 1 lap down to "Beuf". At mid-race the difference is also as small as 2 laps. Can P-A win his 5th USRA Nats, or will it be 5 for "Beuf"? During segment 5 P-A goes out on the lead, followed at 3 laps by Beuf. With only one segment to go P-A is ...at 1 lap from "Beuf". During the last segment he breaks and it's "Beuf" winning his 3rd vonsecutive USRA G7 Nats, the 5th in his career. Vlado Okali finishes as 3rd, ahead of Emerson Fischler. [JPVR] |
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P-A Watson, Paul "Beuf" Pedersen and Vlado Okali: 2 - 1 - 3. |
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USRA NATS G27: "GUGU" BERNARDINO WINS |
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Chile's Ricardo Garri 2nd, ahead of King Paul "Beuf" Pedersen!!! |
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Twenty-five racers
entered the 2006 USRA G27 Nats for Pros. Except for two Brazilians,
one Slovak and one racer from Chile: all Americans. Here too the USRA
Nats seem having lost their former attraction on foreign racers. The
days that we saw contingents from Japan, Austria, Germany or Finland
at the start seem so far away. Chicagoland Raceway is not so
attractive for non-Americans as initially was believed: it's a Blue
King like so many others in the States. Main favourites were Paul "Beuf"
Persen (USA), the 3rd of the G27 Worlds and winner of the ESROC
G27 Vlado Okali (SVK) and new world record holder Benny
Justice (USA). Among the dangerous outsiders we found Boyt
Johnson (USA), "Gugu" Bernar-dino (BR) and the Brown
Bros (USA) - no longer seen in competition since two ...decades!
It was a bit of a surprise that Mike Swiss didn't enter the
race and that G27 world record holder Marcelo "Bambi" Serra
(1"7216) were missing at the start. [At any rate with Chickey, Mario
Schöne, Petr Krcil, Josef Korec, Vladimir Horky and so many others
missing, at no moment the atmosphere was as excellent as at past
year's USRA Nats]. During the two first segments we had four racers pulling away from the rest of the field: "Gugu" Bernardino, "Beuf" Pedersen, Ricardo Garri and the surprising Roger Schmitt. After the third segment "Gugu", Garri and Schmitt were all three in the same lap, with "Beuf" unexpectedly already 18 laps behind, just as Benny Justice. During the fourth segment we lost Roger Schmitt among the leaders: the loss of a body pin (twice!) cost him 20 laps. At mid-race "Gugu" was leading, one lap ahead over Ricardo Garri. Meanwhile "Beuf" could come back in third position at 11 laps. For Benny Justice the race was over and the next segment he withdrew. Up from now "Gugu" could increase his advance over Garri and "Beuf" segment by segment. Differences were 3 and 16 laps after segment 5, 8 and 48 laps after segment 6 (where "Beuf" crashed badly in the donut), 9 and 52 laps after segment 7, and eventually 7 and 46 laps at the finish. "Gugu" Bernardino was as convincing as winner as Ricardo Garri was as runner-up. At no moment "Beuf" gave the impression to be able to do his G27 win of last year over. This time "Gugu" and Garri were stronger! [JPVR] |
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1175 LAPS: NEW WR FOR GUGU BERNARDINO |
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January 16, 2006 - The 1145 laps realised by Les Wright (USA) at last year's Brazilian Nats are already history. On January 7, at the Mid-Atlantic USRA G7 Race on "The Track" in Gaithersburg, MD, Brazil's Luis "Gugu" Bernardino improved the 40 minutes WR for G7 cars by winning the race with 1175 laps. Two other racers - Benny Justice (USA) and Mike "Erkle" Tylinski (USA) - did at the same meeting also better than the 1145 laps realised by Les Wright at the 2005 Brazilian Nats. Les Wright himself was also one of the entrants, but came this time no further than 1036 laps. In wing car racing 2006 seems to become a new year of several world records. 1"399 and 1250 laps seems possible before the end of the year. At the same meeting we noted another rain of world records in several other classes. Meanwhile G7 wing car racing is as well as dead. Number of entries at international meetings drops from year to year, and only the good old specialists continue. Newcomers disappear as soon as they showed. Where is Greg Mills (CDN), where Erik Kimmel (CZ), where Antti Immonen (SF), where Gert Fransen (B)? G7 racing is actually such a matter for specialists that newcomers have no more place in this discipline. Proposals of Paul Pfeiffer (USA) to switch to a cheaper formula were not followed by the top-racers. But those top-racers seem now killing the F1 of slot-racing. [JPVR]
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New WR holder "Gugu" Bernardino together with Joe SSS Salzman at the 2005 USRA Nats. With 1175 laps for 40 minutes Gugu pulverized the old record of Les Wright at the 2005 Brazilian Nats. |
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P-A WATSON IS THE BEST ALL-TIME G7 RACER |
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Racers on a yellow field are eligible for a next Ultimate G7 Race! |
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Nat | Worlds 1st = 3 pts | Worlds 2nd = 2 pts | Worlds 3rd = 1 pt | USRA 1st = 3 pts | USRA 2nd = 2 pts | USRA 3rd = 1 pt | ESROC Nats 1st = 2 pts | Brazil Nats 1st = 1 pt | Australia Nats 1st = 1 pt | pts |
| P-A Watson | USA | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 31 |
| Mario "MSP" Schöne | D | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 30 |
| Mike Swiss | USA | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 28 |
| Paul Pfeiffer | USA | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 27 |
| Paul "Beuf" Pedersen | USA | 2 | - | - | 5 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 23 |
| Jon Laster | USA | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 22 |
| Lasse Åberg | S | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 20 |
| Paul Ciccarello | USA | 2 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 19 |
| Martin Gramann | A | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 13 |
| Joel Montague | USA | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 12 |
| Vlado Okali | SVK | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Juha Yli-Sipola | SF | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 10 |
| Jan Limpach | USA | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Vladimir Horky | CZ | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 8 |
| Josef Korec | CZ | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| Ernie Provetti | USA | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| "Gugu" Bernardino | BR | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 7 |
| Bernd Möbus | D | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 6 |
| Dennis Traeger | AU | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| Thomas Hanson | S | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| Steve Bogut | USA | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Henry Pena | USA | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Alex Riberio | BR | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |