RGB motoring track Estonia The opening round of the championship in Pärnu offered plenty of drama today. Hannes Soomer set a new track record in the Superbike class 1.13,953 minutes, but had to retire four laps before the end of the race. tire with four laps to go and the Finn took the race win. Ville Valtonen.
From 1.13 on auto24ring Soomer (Honda CBR1000RR) had been dreaming of it for a long time and today it was On a warm southern track and with the right setup, the race was 4th. And on the first lap. But just a few laps into the race, Soomer noticed, that chunks were coming out of the rear tyre and the bike was floating underneath. He tried to turn to the traction control, but that didn't help either. Four laps from the end, Hannes dropped out of the race. Valtonen won the race (Yamaha R1MA). "I knew it was going to be a long race (18 laps), and I was right. I prepared for it. I made the traction control as strong as possible, to save the tyre," Valtonen said after the race. Second place went to Sarunas Pladas of Lithuania (BMW S1000RR), while Russian Mikhail Vonen was third. Šumlin (BMW S1000RR).
Why Soomer Dunlop so radically threw chunks out, remained a mystery to everyone at the races. mystery to all those present. A couple of other drivers behaved in the same way, for example Aivar Osa's tyre (Yamaha R1A).
A world-class experience was provided by the sidecar riders. The best away from the start were Eero Pärm and his new basket boy Lauri Lipstok. Pärm was his also had to borrow his Tiit Aruvee/Ats Kuuseoja's motorbike. On the fifth lap, the five-time world champion Pekka Päivärintä, who for the second year in a row was in the basket of Jussi Veräväinen, went his own way.
"Very fast and enjoyable trail. It's a bit different from most trails, but we like it." commented Päivärintä. He has competed in Pärnu for more than a year. for more than a decade and says the circuit complex is like no other. The circuit has changed beyond recognition.
Driving with blood Päivärintä for the second season and praises the young man highly. The best basketball player in Finland at the moment." The best Finnish basketball player in Finland He says it's hard to find a professional basketball player who you can trust to hit the gas with. Veräväinen is: he has experience not only on the circuit but also on the court. motocross and ice racing.
They came to Pärnu mainly to train before the next World Championship stage at Pannoniaring, Finland. This time there were as many as five basketball teams competing. Third place was taken by also Finns, father and son Tero and Joni Manninen.
Saturday's Supersport 300 and Retro classes, the legendary Peeter Irritated the crowd Koval on his historic 125cc two-stroke Rotax, staying long behind two riders and eventually overtaking them. one of them, Selyn Kazakov (KTM). Finland's Niko Lehtiranta (KTM) who who was firmly in the lead, was forced to retire due to engine problems, which meant that Hugo-Brent Freimann (Honda) was carded for as many as two laps. class win - just a few minutes before Freimann took first place in his class. in the Mini GP-100 class. The young man was very proud of both and He was not even able to say which of the two races was harder to win.
Taavi Nahko (BMW S1000RR) was extremely lucky in the B1200. He had been in fourth place for a long time when his rider in front of him went off the track in the corner after the start. Nahko would probably have caught up with his nearest rival, as he was two seconds faster at the time. However, the race was red flagged and Nahko took third place behind two Lithuanians, Ignas Udra and Mantas Butkus (both BMW).
Class Street won Mairon Meius.
See a video clip from the competition from here.
RGB motorway EMC The next stage will be the Estonian Grand at the auto24ring on 29-30 June. Prix 2019.
