21.06.2017
Report by J-P.Huhtala
2017 SEASON 1 1:8 SPORTCARS ROUND 8 Heemstede 1
PRO level
Heemstede was hosting last race of 1:8 sportcars series in 2017 SEASON 1.
American super talent, double World Champion Joshua Berman dominated PRO level race. He was fastest in every round and won this race with style and showed how champ drives.
Irish driver Austin Elliot was the closest behind Berman in qualifying and practice. But It was a bit dull because Elliot wasnt at the grid when main final started.
Another American, Kevin Bacon was third in semifinal and started from third grid. Kevin had the pace, but he was totally out of rhytm. He made several mistakes during his run and these gave him huge 30 seconds extra. Portugese Nuno Lourenco got third place and was one lap behind Bacon when race ended. Nuno started from fourth grid, so he secured his position when Elliot retreated from the race.
Joshua Berman, PRO level SEASON 1 CHAMPION
SPORT level
SPORT level race was exiting. We saw great run by Thailands Rudolf Aigner. "Rudy" had found something special for the final. He started from the fourth grid, and with 14.9 average he totally crushed others.
American Steve Pitts who earned pole from semi, was second in this race. With average 15.3, he was one lap behind when race ended. Third in this race was Australian driver Steve Young. Like Pitts was one lap behind winner, Young was also one lap behind Pitts. So, differences were really clear in this level.
Rudolf Aigner(orange) found great pace for the final
CLUB level
Like Berman in PRO level, American Gary Crowell did the same in CLUB level. If Berman crushed others, Crowell totally hammered his fellow competitors. With 14.6 average, nobody couldnt challenge that. Another American, Manuel Weber came second, over 50 seconds behind Crowell. Japanese driver Isla Pesca was third.
Gary Crowell, SPORT level SEASON 1 Champion
FINAL RESULTS
A-main PRO
1|1 → 1|Joshua Berman|US|85|20:01.576
2|3 → 2|Kevin Bacon|US|83|20:09.872
3|4 → 3|Nuno Lourenco|PT|82|20:05.942
4|5 → 4|Izidor Tratnik|SI|80|20:07.096
5|8 → 5|Alvaro Cuesta|ES|80|20:09.198
6|7 → 6|Pierre Dumusc|CH|80|20:09.742
7|6 → 7|Mugen Mrx-5|BE|78|20:00.416
8|9 → 8|Raimondo Magliulo|IT|77|20:00.144
9|10 → 9|Marco Mognol|CH|77|20:10.856
10|2 → 10|Austin Elliott|IE|DNS
A-main SPORT
1|4 → 1|Rudolf Aigner|TH|78|20:01.952
2|1 → 2|Steve Pitts|US|77|20:05.848
3|2 → 3|Steve Young|AU|76|20:07.404
4|6 → 4|Gary Sundman|US|75|20:02.938
5|5 → 5|Laurent Edet|FR|75|20:06.730
6|7 → 6|Yuriy Meshkov|RU|73|20:04.374
7|10 → 7|Karl heinz Johann|DE|67|20:08.820
8|3 → 8|Olivier Gurdebeke|BE|DNF
9|8 → 9|Hans Guenther Heitsch|DE|DNS
10|9 → 10|Mike Bridges|CA|DNS
A-main CLUB
1|1 → 1|Gary Crowell|US|81|20:06.186
2|2 → 2|Manuel Weber|US|78|20:15.102
3|3 → 3|isla pesca|JP|77|20:07.840
4|5 → 4|Johann Jury|AT|73|20:09.842
5|4 → 5|palm outlawz|TH|73|20:13.758
6|6 → 6|Giulio Ghiraldo|IT|72|20:13.110
7|7 → 7|Yann Pecout|FR|68|20:06.320
8|8 → 8|PHILLIP HARRIS|US|63|20:07.966
9|9 → 9|Christos Katsigiannis|GR|62|20:14.746
10|10 → 10|Benoit Plourde|CA|58|20:04.742
FINAL RESULTS OF VRC PRO SEASON 1, 1:8 SPORTCARS
PRO level
1|Joshua Berman|720
2|Kevin Bacon|696
3|Austin Elliott|666
4|Graham Raistrick|666
5|Pierre Dumusc|595
6|Mugen Mrx-5|586
7|Nuno Lourenco|583
8|Alvaro Cuesta|544
9|Marco Mognol|530
10|Sven Dellebeke|504
SPORT level
1|Gene Sears|699
2|Rudolf Aigner|687
3|Olivier Gurdebeke|648
4|Laurent Edet|633
5|Gary Sundman|598
6|Hans Guenther Heitsch|570
7|Yuriy Meshkov|537
8|Maxime Vincent|531
9|Tony DELMASTRO|514
10|Mike Bridges|507
CLUB level
1|Gary Crowell|717
2|Manuel Weber|702
3|Johann Jury|669
4|Yann Pecout|639
5|Dorian Marcel|627
6|Christos Katsigiannis|569
7|Benoit Plourde|520
8|Curtis Damm|508
9|isla pesca|447
10|Brammy Hansen|393
CONGRATULATIONS TO JOSHUA BERMAN, GENE SEARS AND GARY CROWELL!!
THEY ARE VRC PRO 2017, SEASON 1 CHAMPIONS!!!
Comments
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(Total posts: 6)
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Austin Elliott
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Sorry i couldn't make this one guys.
I was away for this one but looking forward to season 2.
Well done to josh , Kevin , Rudolf , Steve , Gary and Manuel.
Also great report Jupe Keep up the good work.
Edited by author: 29.6.2017 22:26:00 GMT
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Kevin B.MULTIPLE WORLD CHAMPION
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Thanks Jupe, you are right. I could not find a rhythm for this event. But even so, Joshua is just a "Juggernaut" and even if I had a clean run, I wouldn't have been able to catch him.
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Jukka-Pekka H
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Thanks Kevin, you had great race, even you havent got good rhytm.
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Kevin B.MULTIPLE WORLD CHAMPION
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Nice report and video Jupe!
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Jukka-Pekka H
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Thanks Rudolf! You had great race, from fourth to top of the podium!
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Rudolf A.
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Hi Jup,
great report. Thanks a lot for the efforts you did.
Cheers
Rudolf Aigner
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