Awesome Racing Challenge

Muhlau 2005

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Fastest Lap Results
Driver	Car	Pos.	Points	F.Lap	kph	Gap
Raska	AudiA4	1	1	16,92	145,74	—
akouk	AudiTT	2	1	16,92	145,74	—
robylu	MercedesC-kl	3	0	17	145,06	0,08
Jo	Alfa155	4	0	17,56	140,43	0,64

A very interesting 20Km -R session took place on Sun, Apr 10 2005, at the tight circuit of Muhlau Germany. The race had it all: close fights, lead changes & furious chases. Chassis selection was an important factor, as the track wouldn’t favor large bodies. To all fans disappointment, jo.sk didn’t make it to race. He was played highly on the bets and the fight would have been spectacular.

Akouk desided to use the narrow body AudiTT, thinking it would be more appropriate for Muhlau. The car was slower than the competition, but what it lost at speed, it gained at flexibility.
Raska used the Audi A4, a good choice for this circuit, but now he may have  to use the TT elsewhere, on a more open track, thus then having a disadvantage.
Robylu’s car choice didn’t pay off, as the large body of the Mercedes C-class slowed him down.
Akouk lead the race for the first quarter, followed closely by Raska who was pushing hard the A4 at the chicanes to exploit his car’s advantage. The lead changed at lap 6 when Raska made a marvelous move. Akouk was on a two pit strategy and on lap 10 he made his first stop, letting Raska breathe a little. Then on fresh tyres he started a furious chase for the lead and caught Raska by the time he stopped for refueling. The roles was now reversed as Raska was faster and on the hunt.
By lap 20 akouk pitted for the 2nd time and the lead passed to Raska again. Akouk fought his way through his AIs and on lap 28 regained the lead which held untill the finish. Raska finished 2nd respectively and if he hadn’t made a few mistakes he would have probably won.
Robylu drove a lonely race about 5 sec behind the leading duo to a third place.
Akouk has a 2 point difference over Raska at the session classification, due to 5 R-Pts earned over his AIs. Raska scored fastest lap point and is still in the fight for SE victory. A lot will be decided by robylu’s performance in the Sprint, who is seeking to get even for the Futura_SE.

Once again the Sprint battle was fascinating! Spectators eager to see how the pilots would respond to the weight handicaps and hoped for some close results… and they weren’t proved wrong.
Robylu seemed strong and capable of winning the session at first, but a few mistakes took victory away. The Italian led the race in the first few laps, just ahead of Raska and akouk, who watched every step of his. Akouk knew that even the slightest mistake in the heaviest car would be enough to drop him back and tried hard to drive through all corners clean.
At lap 4 robylu payed for his first mistake, as got overtaken by akouk to first place. Due to a second similar mistake he lost second place to Raska too, but he didn’t give up. He followed right up and when Raska gave away the tight hairpin, robylu passed to second and managed to hold there for the last lap, finishing half a body ahead of he Swiss.
This was a good event which kept the interest alive at all times. Akouk used the TT wisely and managed to get the best out of it. Raska’s choise was good and could have done better with a few mistakes less. Robylu’s capabilities showed at the spint, as he could do nothing more in the Regular with the C class.
Thanks for the good racing and the healthy spirit!