Telstra Penrith Speedway Challenge // Penrith Speedway, Australia // Pacific Rim Cup Round 1 // January 8th, 2017 QualifyingThe main thing of note here is that Benoit Voeckler does not start last. Renato Bulku, be ashamed.
Race - 38 lapsDue to a FRAPS malfunction, I was unable to screenshot the race results.
1) Shane Walsh (Hunky Dory Glory Racing)
2) Terry Hawkin (Jones Ford Juniors)
3) Jordan Davies (Aeroracing Engineering)
4) Carter Simpson (Holden Young Lions)
5) Yuka Katayama (Falik Arrows)
6) Lukas Zuber (Hunky Dory Glory Racing) FLAP
7) Jorge Álvarez Torrente (Nebula Grand Prix)
8) Eric Swerts (RonDen Racing Engineering)
9) Renato Bulku (Holden Young Lions)
10) Marie Simon (Aston Martin Motor Racing)
11) Nick Nurmester (Jones Ford Juniors)
12) Franc Piscine (Melrose Racing Team)
13) Matthias Valsattis (Simpson Motorsports)
14) Marcel Agyemang-Badu (Voeckler GPE)
15) Salvatore Miccoli (RonDen Racing Engineering)
16) Luca Modena (Scuderia Aqua)
17) Benoit Voeckler (Aston Martin Motor Racing)
18) João António Soares (Licor Beirão Portugal Racing)
19) Gianluigi Pazzini (Melrose Racing Team)
20) Quentin Reatherson (Nebula Grand Prix)
Ret. Dan Greenlaw (Voeckler GPE) / 35 laps (DNF)
Ret. Alexandre Dorval (Gillet ENB) / 14 laps (Engine)
Ret. Johannes Rueckert (Licor Beirão Portugal Racing) / 11 laps (Suspension)
Ret. Brucie Kibbut (Aeroracing Engineering) / 11 laps (Accident)
Ret. Yui Megumi (Scuderia Aqua) / 8 laps (DNF)
Ret. Jason Hamilton (Gillet ENB) / 7 laps (Accident)
Ret. Hwok Kwol-Cho (Falik Arrows) / 6 laps (Collision with Lucarelli)
Ret. Alessandro Lucarelli (Simpson Motorsports) / 6 laps ( Collision with Kwol-Cho)
Ret. Cave Johnson (RBWRT) / 5 laps (Accident)
Ret. Sebastien Prost (RBWRT) / 0 laps (DNF)
PositivesShane Walsh - Got the better of Marcel Agyemang-Badu in both qualifying and the early stages of the race. After Badu sent himself to the midfield after 11 laps, Walsh controlled the race, coming home to take his first victory in F2RWRS machinery, and the first victory for the newly-formed Hunky Dory Glory Racing team. Da.
Renato Bulku - Poor runs in qualifying saw him slower than everyone's favourite Voeckler, but redeemed himself by climbing to 9th from the last row of the grid.
Terry Hawkin - Impressive result from Sammy Jones' prodigy.
Jordan Davies - Davies' career is on the line and he knows it. He looked out of his depth in qualifying, missing braking points, turn ins and apexs, leaving him in 22nd position. An outstanding drive was needed today to silence his critics and he delivered magnificently, rising to the final step on the podium, to take 6 points in the DHL cup and the first Infinite
Improbability Drive of the Race award of the season.NegativesDan Greenlaw - No where in qualifying and anonymous in the race, before spinning with 3 laps to go and retiring the car. Whether or not his struggles were down to setup of mechanical problems his performance does not look good on paper - he needs to pull his finger our sharpish if he wants to retain his seat.
Melrose Racing Team - The mad Uncle will not be happy when news filters back to whatever beach he's lying on. An awful qualifying performance saw the two MRTs in 26th and 28th, and although Piscine showed some actual pace in the race, he could only progress to 12th.
Jason Hamilton - Comprehensively beaten by Alexandre Dorval in qualifying, Hamilton languished near the rear of the field, before a lazy spin whilst all by himself put paid to his afternoon after just 7 laps.
Reject of the RaceStandings for the Pacific Rim Cup can be found here