Here with some delay, due to leave the team manager, the report of the epic race in Milan Fair.
Race : Cup of Fair
Location: Fair Milan City, Milan
Date: 27-28-29 June 2008
Pilots : Vieri Lorenzo , David Montoro, Regazzoni Dodo, Marco Zipoli, Vigan Stefano, Luca Fioravanti
Pit lane : Emanuele Sala, David Landolfo.
Team Manager: Lorenzo Vieri.
VRM great triumph of the team at the Cup in Milan Fair. Centered victory and pole position in both races and receives the prize "Fair Play" in a race for being the only team not to have granted Stop & Go. But we begin to talk about this weekend triumphant.
Friday, June 27 (+ free qualifying race 1)
Meeting at 17.00 for the whole team starts to turn walking the track to discover the secrets and especially the large depressions present. The track immediately showed great speed to the eye, yet dangerous because there were very decisive and pull the areas where the track was narrow.
After being credited with many difficulties, at 22.00 an hour late start free practice. We are now very competitive and in fact we in the lead right now, but shortly after the start of the tests begins to enter the safety several times not allowing us to understand the track until one hour after the red flag comes to fix the track. From the stop we were still one hour in the pits, the time lost is not recovered and finished the 3 laps with virtually free-to-head starts. For the record fastest time in free practice done by Marco Zipoli with 1.46.6. Starting with the qualifications for which is appointed David Montoro that trims 1.4 seconds for the second place, with a time of 1.44.8. After declining from karts and have received compliments from all over the paddock, David said: "I seemed to have gone up." At this point, let alone going strong .. Moral of the story: according to the timing had to finish by midnight was past one o'clock instead of a piece when we were able to reach the hotel. But the satisfaction of the pole for the race gave us morale that would have held a few hours later.
Saturday, June 28 (race 1 + race 2 free and qualifications)
I think Saturday was one of the toughest days of my life both mentally and physically. After sleeping for about three hours we are off for the 12 hour race 1. Marco Zipoli designated for it now that takes a good margin is increased by Montoro and Fioravanti. Arrived about an hour of the race with 40 'convenience, safety comes before 5 that the compacts group. After these 5 safety revenue in about two hours, we are still five teams enshrined in less than 10 seconds as in spite girassimo getting stronger, we could not take off because of constant interruptions. But then the nth safety, we are able to earn a ride because we pass before the car enters the track and our pursuers, having a nice delay we are not able to do the same thing.
Then halfway through the race begins the management of the benefit which was increased further to more than 2 turns.
But at 2 hours after the thrill: to bend the end of the longest straight, the right front tire exploded, and then do a half turn with the kart undriveable and luckily we fall the pits. The rest is pure administration of the benefit with the great joy of victory when Mark Zipoli finishes at 20.00. Lap with flags prepared specially by our sponsors for the event and award ceremony to follow race 1. But you could not relax too much, as there was to focus on race 2 with practice and qualifying.
Race 2, however, would be played in the opposite direction to race 1. At 22.30 the start of race 2 free with about 1h30 late. But this time, both for the few teams left in either the experience of a race, are held in the liberal peace without red blindfold and without safety. Best time ever Zipoli with 1.43.8 with a lead of 1 second over all. Qualifications this time assigned to Zipoli who manages to pull a Tempone: 1.42.910. Only Porsche manages to get anywhere with 5 tenths. The others are back. At 2 we left the circuit to lie down.
Sunday, June 29 (race 2)
Departure at 9 am as written in the timing (perhaps it was the only time respected throughout the event). Zipoli always start that can keep your head, however, tailed by a Porsche and Trigger. We understand now that the level was much higher on the day before and reconfirm it would be difficult. Trigger fact take the lead, thanks to an injury Montoro and penalize them for that Zipoli Throughout the second race. In fact, in Game 2 will run very little. Then tap the "followers" try to compensate for the absence of our two samples, and it is here that came out the true spirit of the team. Lap after lap Fioravanti, Vigan, Regazzoni Vieri and lower their lap time maintaining an impressive pace and managed to stay a few seconds behind the leader, never more than 30 'despite a major step.
But the seventh hour of the race the kart race leader betrays him and breaks. He stands at a point far away from the pits and lost about 2 laps. So once again as a VRM is the race with two laps to administer to the end of the race. Despite this, the race pace does not increase the contrary, we do not lose ground by pursuers. In order to avoid making the race as a drill and just moments from the end, we decide to change the front tires as it is very worn. Then we take a stop and go, which, unfortunately makes us lose a lap and the prize "Fair Play" to race 2. Approximately 15 minutes after you put a violent storm to cast doubt on the victory but with VRM Zipoli driving knew that there were problems with the rain, in fact crossed the line below the first flood again.
Conclusion
That weekend guys! Perhaps the most satisfying moment of the year as the accessible but also the heaviest of the year for mental and physical stress of the event. It 'was an event very beautiful, beautiful track and sleeping on the stomach (average of 74 km / h every turn) and very competitive kart all more or less the same level. We thank Andrea Pagano for the success of the event, all participants but especially the team Trigger, very sporting, fair and above all fast track, in which both races have really put us in difficulty, despite the bad luck in race 2 are still able to get a strong second place.
Thanks also to the pilots guests we had with us, Luke, Stephen and Mark ... You were simply fantastic!. Thanks also to David Hall and Emanuele Landolfo for helping in the pits! A proper thanks also to our sponsors that allowed us Tack System with a considerable economic effort to compete in both races and get these rewards. We also thank all the supporters who came to cheer for us during these three days notice. We note with pleasure that more and more fans VRM and we hope to increase this number again! Finally publicly thank the Friends of GDM and Funny Formula we have complimented our recent victories. Hopefully one day we get to your level and your reputation. And after this interminable
Report, I greet you and give you an appointment at 6 hours of Business Jesolo, scheduled for September 27.
Greetings
Lorenzo Vieri
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