04.02.2016 2 comments Video: 1 available
Report by J-P.Huhtala (VRC race reporter)
2016 Season 1 and round 1, Bangkok RCS Long
After qualifying was ended, expectations of upcoming very tight race was true. Bailes, Raistrick, Kutvonen and Caley were those four drivers who stand out from the result list. These drivers were inside six seconds. And also it was very true that, anyone in this group could take this race. As we saw in the race, anything could happend. In some point also Hasegawa showed magnificent racing and speed against these top qualifiers.
Start was very intence, Bailes, Raistrick and Kutvonen took lightning start and fight was on. Coming to second turn Viljami made pit too hungry cut to the corner and drobbed to last position.
Bailes and Raistrick were leading the final, Hasegawa had third place. After first lap Kutvonen had gained his place already to 5th, and was chasing Hasegawa and Caley who was now at third place.
Racing was furios. At lap four... read more
04.02.2016 6 comments Video: 1 available
Report by J-P Huhtala (VRC race reporter)
2016 Season 1 and round 1, Bangkok RCS Long
1:12 Sportcars 10.5 season started from Bangkok RCS Long. Bailes, Kutvonen, Raistrick were those names at top after qualifying. Danas pace was in shape, he left Finnish Viljami Kutvonen almost 3seconds behind. Britains Graham Raistrick was third over five seconds behind Dana.
Fourth, who qualified with same amount of laps was Carson Yeung from Hong Kong.
By this qualifying we could expect decent battle to final, to be honest expectation of winner was at Danas side.
But what happened, during the final we could see that, maybe Danas concentration wasn’t good enough or something else was wrong because this US supertalent made tiny mistakes first half of final. Start was very stable, those three at front were competing very close each other. Kutvonen was chasing Dana very close range, Raistrick waiting those mistakes from these two. At lap four, first co... read more
