Archive for April, 2010

TBR: Action packed racing at Donny

By Andreas Hultgren on TBR|

The first round of the TBR 2010 Championship, the champinship where the team members go head to head with each other, was held at Donington and it National layout. Andreas Löffler stormed to pole to clinch the first point of the season but he would not be first over the line in race 1. Gregory Degreef wanted other things and after a race long battle between the two the beat his compatriot with .6 of a second.

Andreas Hultgre and David Cuthill was with the top group for a couple of laps but later dropped off and had their own battle that lasted for quite some laps. A mistake by DC in McLeans could see Hultgren pass and take the final spot on the podium.

After a fantastic first race the second one would have much to live up to and so it did. Right from the get go the drivers, all six of them, were in a mighty battle with sometimes four wide (!). Andreas Hultgren who could pass both Kevin Ledoux and DC had built up a gap of about a second to the chasing cars when disaster struck with 5 to go. Gregory made a little mistake in the Old Hairpin and Dariusz Swiderski had no were to go. Andreas Löffler also joined the crashfest and all of a sudden Hultgren were alone and could take it easy to the flag.

DC, who had tested the grip level in the gravel trap after a little mistake in Coppice, managed to get second while Gregory Degreef managed to get to grips with his damaged car to pass Kevin Ledoux on the last lap to score third.

Unofficial results round 1: Donington National
Pole: Andreas Löffler 1:19.899 1p

Race 1
Position/Name/Laps/Time/Points
1. Gregory Degreef 15L 20:21.299 10p
2. Andreas Löffler 15L +0:00.608 8p
3. Andreas Hultgren 15L +0:16.744 6p
4. Dariusz Swiderski 15L +0:18.116 5p
5. David Cuthill 15L +0:20.782 4p
6. Kevin Ledoux 15L +0:22.682 3p

Race 2
Position/Name/Laps/Time/Points
1. Andreas Hultgren 15L +20:37.407 10p
2. David Cuthill 15L +0:5.746 8p
3. Gregory Degreef 15L 0:18.075 6p
4. Kevin Ledoux 15L +0:18.887 5p
5. Andreas Löffler 15L +0:23.561 4p

6. Dariusz Swiderski 11L +4 laps (suspension)

Unofficial standings after round 1: Donington National
1. Gregory Degreef 16p 1w
-. Andreas Hultgren 16p 1w
3. Andreas Löffler 13p 1p
4. David Cuthill 12p
5. Kevin Ledoux 8p
6. Dariusz Swiderski 5p

 

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STC: Sugo a race to forget for the Rebels

By Andreas Hultgren on TBR|

TBR lacked a bit of form when the Simracing Team Challenge headed to the twisty Sugo circuit, Japan. After a great start to the season and a third place in the standings going into the event, Andreas Löffler and Mikael Hellén took on the Corvette this time. But it was a difficult task.

Mikael started in 14th and over the line he was 11th. But it could have been a top 10 for the Swede had he not got punted of the track at a late stage of the race while being 9th. Andreas also had a tough race after starting in the position just behind Mikael. He came over the line in 13th.

Despite the relativly bad result the team clings on to that 3rd place in the standings but lost to the two teams infront, DMSv and RPM. RPM took their first win of the season with Marcin Skrzypczak behind the wheels. His teammate Rami Kaukola made it a 1-4 for that team and is now trailing DMSv by only eight points.

Results
Standings

 

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