Re: FIM World Sidecar Championship 21/23 June Most
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2024 7:06 am
Race one report from Mark Walters
Most, race one.
“Schlosser and Schmidt take race one win”
The sun was shining and there was a nice breeze for the 10 lap race in Most for the FIM Sidecar World Championship teams.
As the lights went out it was Marcus Schlosser and Luka Schmidt who were to come out of turn one in the lead, but this was very short lived as it was Harry Payne and Kevin Rousseau who took the lead out of turn two. The Christie Brothers, Sam and Tom slotted nicely into third, it was a right old have a go after that, but it probably was the result of Lukas Wyssen and Ema Salmon blasting into the first corner, locking all brakes up and nearly having a spin. Pekka Paivarinta and Adam Christie were next up with Todd Ellis and Emmanuelle Clement way out on the outside getting good drive to pass Patrick Werkstetter and Valentine Pirat who got a great start. Bennie Streuer and Kevin Kolsch were to come out of turn two next with their sidecar wheel arch all broken. Paul Leglise and Marjorie Cescutti were next up; their fairing at the front was all pushed in. Lennard Gottlich and Lucas Krieg were next. Sam and Jack Laidlow were right on the tail of Gottlich and Krieg with the Peugeot’s, Ted and Vincent next. Rupert Archer and Thomas Hofer were next leading a four bike train, Claude Vinet and Leane Marsal, Markus Venus and Ondrej Sedlacek, kevin cable and Charlie Richardson, who had a really bad start, they were followed by Pierre Leguen and Clemant Conil.
Out at the front it was Payne and Rousseau who were setting the pace with Schlosser and Schmidt a good two the three bike lengths back from them and it was the same for the Christie brothers they too were about the same distance back.
Paivarinta and Christie were holding their own in fourth but Ellis and Clement were closing them down.
Streuer and Kolsch were managing to keep a good pace despite their damaged wheel arch.
There was a fair battle going on behind them, between the Peugeot’s and Leglise and Cescutti, the Laidlow Brothers, Werkstetter/Pirat, Wyssen/Salmon, Gottlich/Krieg.
Archer and Hofer were staying out in front of the next group battling away, Cable and Richardson fought hard and managed to get up to the front of this group, Venus/Sedlacek, Vinet/Marsal, these three teams were starting to get a away from Leguen/Conil.
With two laps to go Schlosser/Schmidt caught Payne and Rousseau and made the pass for the lead, they pulled out a gap and this was to stay like this till the chequred flag came out. Schlosser and Schmidt were also credited with the fastest lap of the race, a time of 1:41.441.
The Christie Brothers Sam and Tom took third with Ellis and Clement fourth, they did manage to catch the Christie’s mid to three quarter race but just could not get right up with them.
Paivarinta and Christie took a lonely fifth place with the team wondering why their speed was down.
Streuer and Kolsch battled on to take sixth place but the team were not happy with what had happened at the start of the race.
The Peugeot’s took seventh ahead of Wyssen and Salmon with Leglise and Cescutti ninth.
Gottlich and Krieg rounded off the top ten.
After a great start to the race Werkstetter and Pirat fell back through the pack but still a good eleventh place for them.
Archer and Hofer took twelfth, they were happy with this.
The Laidlow Brothers Sam and Jack took thirteenth, they were in a good battle midfield, but at the end of the race they were passed by Wyssen and Salmon, still with Wyssen and Salmon the team out braked themselves going into a corner and spun leaving them with this position, but still the team were happy with this result.
Cable and Richardson battled their way up to take fourteenth place, the team were happy and enjoyed the race.
Venus and Sedlacek took fifteenth with Vinet and Marsal sixteenth and Leguen and Conil seventeenth.
Tomorrow there will be a 17 lap race starting at 12.25 local time.
Most, race one.
“Schlosser and Schmidt take race one win”
The sun was shining and there was a nice breeze for the 10 lap race in Most for the FIM Sidecar World Championship teams.
As the lights went out it was Marcus Schlosser and Luka Schmidt who were to come out of turn one in the lead, but this was very short lived as it was Harry Payne and Kevin Rousseau who took the lead out of turn two. The Christie Brothers, Sam and Tom slotted nicely into third, it was a right old have a go after that, but it probably was the result of Lukas Wyssen and Ema Salmon blasting into the first corner, locking all brakes up and nearly having a spin. Pekka Paivarinta and Adam Christie were next up with Todd Ellis and Emmanuelle Clement way out on the outside getting good drive to pass Patrick Werkstetter and Valentine Pirat who got a great start. Bennie Streuer and Kevin Kolsch were to come out of turn two next with their sidecar wheel arch all broken. Paul Leglise and Marjorie Cescutti were next up; their fairing at the front was all pushed in. Lennard Gottlich and Lucas Krieg were next. Sam and Jack Laidlow were right on the tail of Gottlich and Krieg with the Peugeot’s, Ted and Vincent next. Rupert Archer and Thomas Hofer were next leading a four bike train, Claude Vinet and Leane Marsal, Markus Venus and Ondrej Sedlacek, kevin cable and Charlie Richardson, who had a really bad start, they were followed by Pierre Leguen and Clemant Conil.
Out at the front it was Payne and Rousseau who were setting the pace with Schlosser and Schmidt a good two the three bike lengths back from them and it was the same for the Christie brothers they too were about the same distance back.
Paivarinta and Christie were holding their own in fourth but Ellis and Clement were closing them down.
Streuer and Kolsch were managing to keep a good pace despite their damaged wheel arch.
There was a fair battle going on behind them, between the Peugeot’s and Leglise and Cescutti, the Laidlow Brothers, Werkstetter/Pirat, Wyssen/Salmon, Gottlich/Krieg.
Archer and Hofer were staying out in front of the next group battling away, Cable and Richardson fought hard and managed to get up to the front of this group, Venus/Sedlacek, Vinet/Marsal, these three teams were starting to get a away from Leguen/Conil.
With two laps to go Schlosser/Schmidt caught Payne and Rousseau and made the pass for the lead, they pulled out a gap and this was to stay like this till the chequred flag came out. Schlosser and Schmidt were also credited with the fastest lap of the race, a time of 1:41.441.
The Christie Brothers Sam and Tom took third with Ellis and Clement fourth, they did manage to catch the Christie’s mid to three quarter race but just could not get right up with them.
Paivarinta and Christie took a lonely fifth place with the team wondering why their speed was down.
Streuer and Kolsch battled on to take sixth place but the team were not happy with what had happened at the start of the race.
The Peugeot’s took seventh ahead of Wyssen and Salmon with Leglise and Cescutti ninth.
Gottlich and Krieg rounded off the top ten.
After a great start to the race Werkstetter and Pirat fell back through the pack but still a good eleventh place for them.
Archer and Hofer took twelfth, they were happy with this.
The Laidlow Brothers Sam and Jack took thirteenth, they were in a good battle midfield, but at the end of the race they were passed by Wyssen and Salmon, still with Wyssen and Salmon the team out braked themselves going into a corner and spun leaving them with this position, but still the team were happy with this result.
Cable and Richardson battled their way up to take fourteenth place, the team were happy and enjoyed the race.
Venus and Sedlacek took fifteenth with Vinet and Marsal sixteenth and Leguen and Conil seventeenth.
Tomorrow there will be a 17 lap race starting at 12.25 local time.