Saturday, August 16, 2008
Worlds Final is GO - Live Coverage Categories - Events, Gas, International, On Road, Racing , trackback
Warmup has begun, 4 minutes to race start.
Cars have been called to the grid.
Final is GO!
Lap 1 - Groskamp leads from Tironi. Tosolini spins out and last
1 minute - Balestri gets Stop & Go for hitting Leino
2 minutes - Groskamp clear lead from Lemieux
3 minutes - Top 4 - Groskamp, Lemieux, Leino and Tironi. Tosolini up to 6th.
3:30 minutes - Tosolini hits Bertin. Gets Stop & Go.
4:30 minutes - Groskamp still leads from Lemieux.
5:30 minutes - After first Pitstops. Groskamp extends lead.
6 minutes - Balestri out. Front corner off after getting collected following a spin.
7 minutes - Order is Groskamp, Lemieux, Leino, Tironi
7:30 minutes - Groskamp makes mistake, Lemieux leads.
9 minutes - Lemieux has comfortable lead from Groskamp and Leino.
10 minutes - Tosolini and Groskamp run out of fuel.
11 minutes - After second pit stops - Lemieux, Leino, Groskamp and Bertin. Top 8 on lead lap.
12 minutes - Order is Lemieux, Leino, Groskamp, Bertin, Tironi, Hudy, Ielasi, Christensen, Tosolini & Balestri (out).
13:30 minutes - Balestri rejoins race.
15 minutes - Bertin stalls during pitstop
16 minutes - Leino’s car stops on track
17 minutes - Leader Lemieux about to lap Groskamp who is second!
18 minutes - Order is Lemieux, Groskamp, Hudy, Tironi, Ielasi, Christensen, Bertin, Tosolini, Leino & Balestri.
19:30 minutes - Groskamp stalls after his pit stop.
20 minutes - Lemieux has lapped entire field. Hudy second. Groskamp back running - now 6th.
22 minutes - Lemieux about to pass Hudy who is second 2 laps down!
24:30 minutes - Order is Lemieux, Hudy, Ielasi, Tironi, Christensen, Groskamp, Bertin, Tosolini, Leino & Balestri.
26 minutes - Lemieux 2 laps up on the entire field! Balestri crashes again.
27 minutes - Groskamp closing on Tironi for fifth.
28 minutes - Lemieux doing tyre change.
29 minutes - Lemieux’s car stalls - trouble restarting but he is back on track
30 minutes - Half way and Hudy leads from Ielasi and Christensen. Lemieux 9th.
32 minutes - Order Hudy, Ielasi, Christensen, Groskamp, Tironi, Tosolini, Bertin, Leino, Lemieux and Balestri (out).
34 minutes - Groskamp stalls again after pit stop. Pit crew adjust ideal.
35 minutes - Order is Ielasi, Hudy, Christensen, Tironi, Tosolini, Leino, Groskamp, Bertin, Lemieux.
36 minutes - Lemieux running super fast laps but 2 laps down running 8th but he has fresh tyres.
38 minutes - Leino crashes and damages car.
39 minutes - Bertin stops on track.
42 minutes - Bertin changing engine!
44 minutes - Ielasi leading from Hudy and Christensen. Lemieux is 7th now one lap down.
48 minutes - Hudy back in lead from Ielasi. Lemieux storming through the field and 6th.
52 minutes - Hudy leads from Ielasi
53 minutes - Tironi rolls
55 minutes - Tosolini passes Hudy for second
57 minutes - Ielasi leads by almost a full lap
57:30 minutes - Christensen stops on track
58 minutes - Order Ielasi, Tosolini, Hudy, Lemieux, Groskamp, Tironi, Christensen, Bertin
60 minutes - Ielasi is World Champion
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congratulations to all, exspecially my son Chris Toss.