no pole in norway
07-20-2008, 01:08 AM
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no pole in norway
19/07/2008
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND POOR VISIBILTY FORCES ORGANISERS TO CANCEL EDOX POLE POSITION
Saturday, 19 July, ARENDAL (Norway): Torrential downpours and poor visibility forced race officials to cancel today’s Edox Pole Position, announcing that the times set by the teams in tomorrow’s one and a half hour morning practice session will determine the line-up for the 17-lap, 96.70Nm BMW Norwegian Grand Prix.
Although over half of the ten-strong fleet managed to tackle the 5.62Nm circuit, several teams failed to set qualifying times due to heavy rain storms which reduced visibility, forcing the organisers to red-flag the session twice before eventually abandoning it.
Despite the fact that none of the times that were posted during the session counted, it was Team Qatar’s Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani and Steve Curtis who went quickest, setting the best time of the day covering the 5.62Nm lap in 3m19.92s, over three seconds quicker than World Championship leaders, Victory 1’s Mohammed Al Marri and Nadir Bin Hendi. There was also a good showing by home favourites, Inge Brigt Aarbakke and Jorn Tandberg in Jotun, who have impressed in both practice sessions, setting the third quickest time of 3m 26.07s.
While nothing can be gleamed from the aborted qualifying session, it was a positive response by Qatar 96 crew Sheikh Hassan and Curtis, who earlier in the day won their appeal against the ‘yellow card’ issued as a result of a collision with Victory 7 in the Russian Grand Prix in Moscow.
The season may not be at the ‘win-or-bust’ stage yet, but Sheikh Hassan and Curtis know that they need to finish ahead of Al Marri and Bin Hendi and start to reduce the point’s gap, with the Dubai duo currently enjoying a 29-point advantage over their Qatari rivals who are down the Championship order in fourth place.
Among those unable to get a clean run in qualifying were Victory 7 crew Abdullah Al Mehairbi and reigning World and European Champion, throttleman Jean-Marc Sanchez, winner of the Norwegian Grand Prix twelve months ago.
For the second race in a row due to the narrowness of the course, the Grand Prix start will see teams lining-up in two rows – five boats in each, with Victory 1 looking to make it four wins from four starts and take the European Championship.
pat W
TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND POOR VISIBILTY FORCES ORGANISERS TO CANCEL EDOX POLE POSITION
Saturday, 19 July, ARENDAL (Norway): Torrential downpours and poor visibility forced race officials to cancel today’s Edox Pole Position, announcing that the times set by the teams in tomorrow’s one and a half hour morning practice session will determine the line-up for the 17-lap, 96.70Nm BMW Norwegian Grand Prix.
Although over half of the ten-strong fleet managed to tackle the 5.62Nm circuit, several teams failed to set qualifying times due to heavy rain storms which reduced visibility, forcing the organisers to red-flag the session twice before eventually abandoning it.
Despite the fact that none of the times that were posted during the session counted, it was Team Qatar’s Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani and Steve Curtis who went quickest, setting the best time of the day covering the 5.62Nm lap in 3m19.92s, over three seconds quicker than World Championship leaders, Victory 1’s Mohammed Al Marri and Nadir Bin Hendi. There was also a good showing by home favourites, Inge Brigt Aarbakke and Jorn Tandberg in Jotun, who have impressed in both practice sessions, setting the third quickest time of 3m 26.07s.
While nothing can be gleamed from the aborted qualifying session, it was a positive response by Qatar 96 crew Sheikh Hassan and Curtis, who earlier in the day won their appeal against the ‘yellow card’ issued as a result of a collision with Victory 7 in the Russian Grand Prix in Moscow.
The season may not be at the ‘win-or-bust’ stage yet, but Sheikh Hassan and Curtis know that they need to finish ahead of Al Marri and Bin Hendi and start to reduce the point’s gap, with the Dubai duo currently enjoying a 29-point advantage over their Qatari rivals who are down the Championship order in fourth place.
Among those unable to get a clean run in qualifying were Victory 7 crew Abdullah Al Mehairbi and reigning World and European Champion, throttleman Jean-Marc Sanchez, winner of the Norwegian Grand Prix twelve months ago.
For the second race in a row due to the narrowness of the course, the Grand Prix start will see teams lining-up in two rows – five boats in each, with Victory 1 looking to make it four wins from four starts and take the European Championship.
pat W
07-20-2008, 08:47 AM
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Jotun wins home race.
1 Jotun 90 00.57.47,20
2 Victory 7 00.58.00,50 + 00.13,30
3 Victory 1 00.58.10,09 + 00.22,89
4 Qatar 96 00.58.13,39 + 00.26,19
5 Qatar 95 00.59.27,98 + 01.40,78
6 Maritimo 20 01.00.33,50 + 02.46,30
7 Foresti & Suardi 8 00.59.24,03 + 1 Lap
8 Roscioli Hotels Roma 88 01.00.38,70 + 2 Laps
9 Qatar 9 1 00.32.54,12 + 8 Laps
10 Seveneleven 18 00.25.30,81 + 10 Laps
1 Jotun 90 00.57.47,20
2 Victory 7 00.58.00,50 + 00.13,30
3 Victory 1 00.58.10,09 + 00.22,89
4 Qatar 96 00.58.13,39 + 00.26,19
5 Qatar 95 00.59.27,98 + 01.40,78
6 Maritimo 20 01.00.33,50 + 02.46,30
7 Foresti & Suardi 8 00.59.24,03 + 1 Lap
8 Roscioli Hotels Roma 88 01.00.38,70 + 2 Laps
9 Qatar 9 1 00.32.54,12 + 8 Laps
10 Seveneleven 18 00.25.30,81 + 10 Laps
07-20-2008, 08:23 PM
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20/07/2008
JOTUN PUT ON A SPECTACULAR SHOW TO WIN IN ARENDAL
Sunday, 20 July, ARENDAL (Norway): Jotun’s Jorn Tandberg and Inge Brigt Aarbakke produced arguably one of the great drives in one of the most spectacular races seen in Class 1, scything their way past both Victory boats and back-markers to win today’s BMW Norwegian Grand Prix in Arendal, sending the tens-of-thousands of home supporters into a complete frenzy.
Last year’s winner, Jean-Marc Sanchez, and Abdullah Al Mehairbi in Victory 7 finished second ahead of team-mates and Championship leaders, Victory 1’s Mohammed Al Marri and Nadir Bin Hendi.
Starting from second on the front row, Jotun’s all-Norwegian pairing, running in only their second race together, found themselves a place down by the end of the opening lap with both Victory boats ahead of them, with Qatar 96, the pole sitters trailing in fourth. By the end of lap six, with both Jotun and Victory 1 having taken one long-lap, they came into the start-finish turn side-by-side. Jotun had the inside-line, held their nerve, went tight in the turn and moved into second place.
Five laps later, with the leading trio having completed both mandatory long-laps, it was Victory 7’s turn to feel the heat as Jotun bore down on them - again as they approached the start-finish turn - and despite a pair of back-markers in front of them, Jotun scythed their way through the traffic - at one point coming together with Victory 7 - before passing them on the outside of the turn to take the lead, going on to win the 17-lap, 96.21Nm BMW Norwegian Grand Prix by 13 seconds. "That was a new experience for me – it was fantastic. I have never been in a complete race before and I have never experienced anything like this," said Inge Brigt Aarbakke. "To come from fourth place after the start and to take both Victory boats is something very special."
Despite a spectacular start, moving from fourth on the front row to lead at the first turn and for 11 of the 17 laps, Victory 7’s Jean-Marc Sanchez and Abdullah Al Mehairbi had to settle for second place. "That was definitely the toughest race of the season," said Al Mehairbi, "When we got caught up with the back markers, we saw Jotun coming up quickly by our side and decided to close the door. But they held their nerve, we traded some paint and they were gone."
Second spot for Victory 7 keeps Jean-Marc Sanchez’s European title defence alive, reducing the gap to team-mates Victory 1 to 13-points with one race to go. And although their winning streak is now over, third place for Mohammed Al Marri and Nadir Bin Hendi means they still have a commanding 21-point lead in the overall title race.
For Sheikh Hassan and Steve Curtis, despite the advantage of starting from pole position, the race was lost at the start, and the points’ gap that they had hoped to reduce between themselves and the leaders has now increased. "We were cut off at the start by Victory 1 and there was no way back from being in the wake of three boats. We pushed hard but gained very little." said Curtis.
Qatar 95 maintained their pole status throughout, with Abdullah Al-Sulaiti and Matteo Nicolini finishing fifth ahead of a solid performance by Tom-Barry-Cotter and Pal Virik Nilsen in Maritimo, who were given a wild card entry by the event organisers, and proved to be the strongest of the middle order. After a frustrating weekend beset by technical problems, Foresti & Suardi went the race distance picking up points in seventh place ahead of Roscioli Hotels Roma crew of Domenico Cirilli and Sergio Carrasco, who despite limited time on the water this weekend due to repairs being made to their boat, also picked up points with Carrasco gaining more valuable race experience. But there was disappointment for Qatar 9 and SeveneleveN, both retiring with technical problems.
BMW NORWEGIAN GRAND PRIX - results
1. Jotun 90 - IB Aarbakke (Norway) / J Tandberg (Norway) - 00.57.47,20
2. Victory 7 - A Al Mehairbi (UAE) / JM Sanchez (France) +00.13,30
3. Victory 1 - M Al Marri (UAE) / N Bin Hendi (UAE) + 00.22,89
4. Qatar 96 - H Al-Thani (Qatar) / S Curtis (England) + 00.26,19
5. Qatar 95 - A Al-Sulaiti (Qatar) / M Nicolini (Italy) + 01.40,78
6. Maritimo – T Barry-Cotter (Australia) / PV Nilsen (Norway) + 02.46,30
7. Foresti & Suardi 8 - K Selmer (Norway) / G Montavoci (Italy) + 1lap
8. Roscioli Hotels Roma 88 - S Carrasco (Spain) / D Cirilli (Spain) + 2laps
9. Qatar 9 - M Al-Nassr (Qatar) / L Nicolini (Italy) – dnf
10. SeveneleveN 18 - G Manuzzi (Italy) / N Giorgi (Italy) – dnf
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS - after round 4 of 8
1. Victory 1 - M Al Marri (UAE) / N Bin Hendi (UAE) – 80pts
2. Victory 7 - A Al Mehairbi (UAE) / JM Sanchez (France) – 59pts
3= Qatar 95 - A Al-Sulaiti (Qatar) / M Nicolini (Italy) – 48pts
3= Qatar 96 - H Al-Thani (Qatar) / S Curtis (England) – 48pts
5. Jotun 90 – IB Aarbakke (Norway) / J Tandberg (Norway) – 42pts
6. Foresti & Suardi 8 - K Selmer (Norway) / G Montavoci (Italy) – 32pts
7. Roscioli Hotels Roma 88 - S Carrasco (Spain) / D Cirilli (Spain) – 12pts
8. SeveneleveN 18 - G Manuzzi (Italy) / N Giorgi (Italy) – 7pts
9= Negotiator 50 - B Eker (Norway) / C Parsonage (England) – 4pts
9= Qatar 9 - M Al-Nassr (Qatar) / L Nicolini (Italy) – 4pts
(championship points include bonus points allocated to teams for running engines for two consecutive races - one point, per engine, per race)
JOTUN PUT ON A SPECTACULAR SHOW TO WIN IN ARENDAL
Sunday, 20 July, ARENDAL (Norway): Jotun’s Jorn Tandberg and Inge Brigt Aarbakke produced arguably one of the great drives in one of the most spectacular races seen in Class 1, scything their way past both Victory boats and back-markers to win today’s BMW Norwegian Grand Prix in Arendal, sending the tens-of-thousands of home supporters into a complete frenzy.
Last year’s winner, Jean-Marc Sanchez, and Abdullah Al Mehairbi in Victory 7 finished second ahead of team-mates and Championship leaders, Victory 1’s Mohammed Al Marri and Nadir Bin Hendi.
Starting from second on the front row, Jotun’s all-Norwegian pairing, running in only their second race together, found themselves a place down by the end of the opening lap with both Victory boats ahead of them, with Qatar 96, the pole sitters trailing in fourth. By the end of lap six, with both Jotun and Victory 1 having taken one long-lap, they came into the start-finish turn side-by-side. Jotun had the inside-line, held their nerve, went tight in the turn and moved into second place.
Five laps later, with the leading trio having completed both mandatory long-laps, it was Victory 7’s turn to feel the heat as Jotun bore down on them - again as they approached the start-finish turn - and despite a pair of back-markers in front of them, Jotun scythed their way through the traffic - at one point coming together with Victory 7 - before passing them on the outside of the turn to take the lead, going on to win the 17-lap, 96.21Nm BMW Norwegian Grand Prix by 13 seconds. "That was a new experience for me – it was fantastic. I have never been in a complete race before and I have never experienced anything like this," said Inge Brigt Aarbakke. "To come from fourth place after the start and to take both Victory boats is something very special."
Despite a spectacular start, moving from fourth on the front row to lead at the first turn and for 11 of the 17 laps, Victory 7’s Jean-Marc Sanchez and Abdullah Al Mehairbi had to settle for second place. "That was definitely the toughest race of the season," said Al Mehairbi, "When we got caught up with the back markers, we saw Jotun coming up quickly by our side and decided to close the door. But they held their nerve, we traded some paint and they were gone."
Second spot for Victory 7 keeps Jean-Marc Sanchez’s European title defence alive, reducing the gap to team-mates Victory 1 to 13-points with one race to go. And although their winning streak is now over, third place for Mohammed Al Marri and Nadir Bin Hendi means they still have a commanding 21-point lead in the overall title race.
For Sheikh Hassan and Steve Curtis, despite the advantage of starting from pole position, the race was lost at the start, and the points’ gap that they had hoped to reduce between themselves and the leaders has now increased. "We were cut off at the start by Victory 1 and there was no way back from being in the wake of three boats. We pushed hard but gained very little." said Curtis.
Qatar 95 maintained their pole status throughout, with Abdullah Al-Sulaiti and Matteo Nicolini finishing fifth ahead of a solid performance by Tom-Barry-Cotter and Pal Virik Nilsen in Maritimo, who were given a wild card entry by the event organisers, and proved to be the strongest of the middle order. After a frustrating weekend beset by technical problems, Foresti & Suardi went the race distance picking up points in seventh place ahead of Roscioli Hotels Roma crew of Domenico Cirilli and Sergio Carrasco, who despite limited time on the water this weekend due to repairs being made to their boat, also picked up points with Carrasco gaining more valuable race experience. But there was disappointment for Qatar 9 and SeveneleveN, both retiring with technical problems.
BMW NORWEGIAN GRAND PRIX - results
1. Jotun 90 - IB Aarbakke (Norway) / J Tandberg (Norway) - 00.57.47,20
2. Victory 7 - A Al Mehairbi (UAE) / JM Sanchez (France) +00.13,30
3. Victory 1 - M Al Marri (UAE) / N Bin Hendi (UAE) + 00.22,89
4. Qatar 96 - H Al-Thani (Qatar) / S Curtis (England) + 00.26,19
5. Qatar 95 - A Al-Sulaiti (Qatar) / M Nicolini (Italy) + 01.40,78
6. Maritimo – T Barry-Cotter (Australia) / PV Nilsen (Norway) + 02.46,30
7. Foresti & Suardi 8 - K Selmer (Norway) / G Montavoci (Italy) + 1lap
8. Roscioli Hotels Roma 88 - S Carrasco (Spain) / D Cirilli (Spain) + 2laps
9. Qatar 9 - M Al-Nassr (Qatar) / L Nicolini (Italy) – dnf
10. SeveneleveN 18 - G Manuzzi (Italy) / N Giorgi (Italy) – dnf
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS - after round 4 of 8
1. Victory 1 - M Al Marri (UAE) / N Bin Hendi (UAE) – 80pts
2. Victory 7 - A Al Mehairbi (UAE) / JM Sanchez (France) – 59pts
3= Qatar 95 - A Al-Sulaiti (Qatar) / M Nicolini (Italy) – 48pts
3= Qatar 96 - H Al-Thani (Qatar) / S Curtis (England) – 48pts
5. Jotun 90 – IB Aarbakke (Norway) / J Tandberg (Norway) – 42pts
6. Foresti & Suardi 8 - K Selmer (Norway) / G Montavoci (Italy) – 32pts
7. Roscioli Hotels Roma 88 - S Carrasco (Spain) / D Cirilli (Spain) – 12pts
8. SeveneleveN 18 - G Manuzzi (Italy) / N Giorgi (Italy) – 7pts
9= Negotiator 50 - B Eker (Norway) / C Parsonage (England) – 4pts
9= Qatar 9 - M Al-Nassr (Qatar) / L Nicolini (Italy) – 4pts
(championship points include bonus points allocated to teams for running engines for two consecutive races - one point, per engine, per race)
