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Entry list......
http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfre ... 3_July.pdf

FIM Sidecar World Championship
Championnat du Monde FIM de Sidecar
Provisional Entry list – Sachsenring -Germany, 13 July
N° RIDER PASSENGER NAT MACHINE
1 PÄIVÄRINTA Pekka KARTTIALA Timo FIN FIN LCR BMW
3 STEINHAUSEN Jörg KÖLSCH Axel GER GER LCR BMW
7 GALLERNE Philippe CHESNEAU Julien FRA FRA RCN Suzuki
8 STREUER Bennie KOERTS Geert NED NED LCR Suzuki
12 HOCK Kurt BECKER Enrico GER GER LCR Suzuki
16 BIRCHALL Ben BIRCHALL Tom GBR GBR LCR Suzuki
18 GÜRCK Uwe WECHSELBERGER Manfred GER AUT LCR BMW
34 NUSSBAUM Andreas AEBISCHER Tobias SUI SUI LCR Suzuki
40 ZIMMERMANN Robert FABER Sander GER NED LCR Suzuki
55 REMSE Janez BIGGS Jamie SLO GBR LCR Yamaha
56 RUTZ Jacob HOFER Tomas SUI SUI LCR Yamaha
58 KRETZER Andre LEHNERTZ Jens GER GER LCR Suzuki
59 SCHRÖDER Peter HIRSCHI Manuel SUI SUI LCR Suzuki
60 PICHLER Berhard PICHLER Mario AUT AUT RAR Suzuki
61 BRUNAZZI Jean-Philippe RIGONDEAU Michael FRA FRA LCR TBA
66 ROSCHER Mike BURKARD Anna GER SUI LCR BMW
77 REEVES Tim CLUZE Gregory GBR FRA LCR Kawasaki
88 OUGER Michaël PLETTE Geoffray FRA FRA LCR Suzuki
99 MAKKULA Petri ASUMANIEMI Harri FIN FIN LCR BMW
TBA VINCON Patrick TBA TBA GER TBA OSR Suzuki

Wally's preview...
http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/sideca ... to-saxony/

In 1927, the first race was held on an 8.7km public roads circuit, and the venue was dubbed “Sachsenring” in 1937. Between 1962 and 1971 the East German Motorcycle Grand Prix was held here. In 1971 West German racer Dieter Braun won the East German GP. As he stepped on to the podium, the thousands of fans sang the West German national anthem, after that entries were limited to east European entrants only. In 1990, racing through the village of Hohenstein-Emsthal was considered too dangerous with western machinery becoming ever faster. With the redevelopment of Eastern Germany in the new unified Federal Republic, a new 2.9km short circuit was built in the 1990’s. In 1998 the German Motorcycle Grand Prix was moved from the Nurburgring to the Sachsenring on a faster 3.670km circuit, which runs in an anticlockwise direction. Well known for its party atmosphere and large spectator attendances, the Sachsenring will certainly see a great weekend of racing.

Only two weeks have passed since the last round in Assen, where Tim Reeves and Gregory Cluze took their LCR, Kawasaki to another win, giving them a healthy 51 point lead in the Championship. Reeves has been on the top spot of the podium at the Sachsenring in the past, and he will be hoping that he and Cluze can do the same this year. The team will be on a high having won the last four races in the Championship.

In Assen, the Birchall Brothers Ben and Tom made their comeback to get their title challenge back on track. Driver Ben, still with a bad hand injury from the Isle of Man TT races, fought through the pain barrier to finish a great second to Reeves and Cluze. Brothers Ben and Tom were delighted with the result on their LCR, Suzuki. Although 51 points behind Reeves and Cluze this second place would slot them into second in the Championship fight. The Birchall Brothers have had great success at the Sachsenring in the past, taking four of the last five races here, and they will be hoping to continue that winning streak this year.

A solid fourth place in Assen keeps Uwe Gurck and Manfred Wechselberger third in the Championship, only 1 point behind the Birchall Brothers. German driver Gurck and Austrian passenger Wechselberger know this circuit well, and they will be looking for a good result here to keep them in the title hunt, and possibly get them back in front of the Birchall’s in the Championship points table.

Another pair who know the Sachsenring circuit well is German driver Mike Roscher with Swiss passenger Anna Burkard. They have been working well together throughout the season and they are sitting fourth in the Championship. They are delighted with this and have no intention of letting up. As this is an anticlockwise circuit, it could be very hard work for passenger Burkard, but she would certainly say that the same is true for all the passengers.

Jacob Rutz and Thomas Hofer sit only 2 points behind Roscher and Burkard. They were lucky to finish in Assen, as they had a puncture in the rear tyre causing them to spin on track, but a finish in tenth place gave them 6 valuable points. Rutz and Hofer are another team who know this track well and they will be looking for a big improvement in their Championship points.

The Dutch pairing of Bennie Streuer and Geert Koerts stood on the third spot of the podium at their home GP in Assen, to the delight of the home fans. Currently sixth in the championship, Streuer and Koerts like the feeling of being on the podium and another one here with their immaculately prepared LCR, Suzuki would be a great boost to their campaign.

Petri Makkula and Harri Asumaniemi will want to forget the last round in Assen. After two podiums in Croatia, a DNF in Assen was not what the Finish team were looking for, and they will want to get a good result here at the Sachsenring to try and get their Championship back on track.

Jorg Steinhausen and Axel Kolsch were sidelined from the Championship owing to a massive crash in Croatia, although they still sit in eighth on the leader board. This will give the French team of Phillipe Gallerne and Julien Chesneau a chance to move up the Championship table. The team are lacking power with their RCN, Suzuki, but they have been working away steadily in the Championship, and another finish here will be grist to their mill.

Kurt Hock and Enrico Becker have been absent from the last three races, leaving them way down the Championship table, but if the team are present at the Sachsenring they will go well with their LCR,Suzuki. Hock stood on the top spot of the podium in 2010.

The weekend will see a huge spectator attendance in the Sachsenring and once again the FIM Sidecar World Championship will join Moto GP for this prestigious event.

Timetable (Local time , GMT + 1)
http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfre ... 14_(4).pdf

Friday 11/7 1800-1830 Q1
Saturday 12/7 1815-1845 Q2
Sunday 13/7 1635 Race 22 Laps

Wally's Q1 Report.....

FIM Sidecar World Championship. Sachsenring Qualifying 1 - Once again, one hour before the sidecar teams were to take to the track the heavens opened, a thunder storm hit the circuit of Sachsenring. There was no decision in what tyres to fit, wets all round was the order.

Kurt Hock and Enrico Becker, back for this round on their “Hock Racing” LCR, Suzuki were first out on track followed by Tim Reeves and Gregory Cluze on their “The Relocator” LCR, Kawasaki. It was Reeves and Cluze who set the fastest time of the session with a time of 1’44.969 in the wet conditions.

The Birchall Brothers Ben and Tom on their “Mitchells of Mansfield” LCR Suzuki set the second fastest time of 1’47.525 just in front of Hock and Becker, who were third with a time of 1’48.036.

Fourth fastest time went to Uwe Gurck and Manfred Wechselberger on their “Polizi Sport Verein Wels” LCR, BMW, Gurck likes the wet conditions, they set a time of 1’49.369 Fifth fastest time went to Bennie Streuer and Geert Koerts on their “Team Streuer” LCR, Suzuki; they fought with the wet conditions, getting their machine well sideways on numerous occasions round the circuit.

Mike Roscher and Anna Burkhard on their “Roscher Hanni Racing” LCR, BMW slotted into sixth spot, only just in front of Jacob Rutz and Thomas Hofer on their “Sidecar Racing Team Rutz” LCR, Yamaha.

Eighth place went to Petri Makkula and Harri Asumaniemi with a time of 1’49.989 on their “Team Makkula” LCR, BMW. Andre Kretzer and Jens Lehnertz would be the first of the wild card teams with their LCR, Suzuki, they set a time of 1’51.104 to slot into ninth.

Robert Zimmermann and Sander Faber would round of the top ten with a time of 1’54.157 on their “Zimmermann-Faber” LCR, Suzuki.

Hopefully tomorrow will see dry conditions for the second qualifying session, that will decide the grid positions for the 22 lap race on Sunday.

Q1 from Tim

Possible results link !

http://www.racesport.nl/KALENDER/MotoGP ... fault.aspx

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http://www.racesport.nl/OVERIG/WKZijspa ... fault.aspx

http://www.racesport.nl/OVERIG/WKZijspa ... fault.aspx

Is there a chance of Live Timing on MotoGP site?
Currently showing Red Bull Rookies ....Log in required (Free to register)

http://www.motogp.com/en/Live+Timing


Edit.... Timing screen still running after Red Bull Rookies , now showing Junior Cup (Although with no rider numbers/names)
Sidecar Q2 due to start 1715 GMT

Grr...Timing screen still running , showing Sidecar Q2 , but with no numbers or names , just the times.

Q2
http://www.racesport.nl/Portals/0/MotoG ... /SCQP2.pdf

Looks as if my boys are back in business, just got a photo of the podium from Wally and it looks like Ben and Tom won with Tim and Greg second, not sure who was third but they were stood under the German Flag!

The Birchalls won by 0.145 from Tim and Greg

I followed the live timings for about 30 seconds, no names or numbers showing just times and that was the gap give or take a few tenths throughout the race

Zimmerman in 3rd

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =1&theater

Race Results from Sander Faber.