12H HONGRIE : P.KOX (LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO) EN POLE POSITION

Les 12 Heures Hungary se déroulent aujourd'hui sur le Hungaroring près de Budapest. Les qualifications ont eu lieu hier dans des conditions difficiles, avec une piste très humide. Le plateau n'est pas très fourni, avec 17 engagés. A noter la présence dans cette course de la BMW du LD Racing pilotée par Thierry Perrier, Bernard Salam  et le belge Jean-Lou Rihon, qui ont réalisé le neuvième chrono des qualifications.

La météo n'a pas perturbé Peter Kox, le néerlandais s'adjugeant la pole position à bord de la Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 du Blancpain Racing qu'il partage avec Nico Pronk et Marc Hayek. En 2'07''850, Kox n'a pas fait dans le détail, son plus proche poursuivant étant distancé de près de huit secondes !!!

Peter Kox : « Cela a été difficile de monter les pneus à la bonne  température, car il faisait très froid. Pour nous, cette course est principalement un test en conditions de course, car notre voiture est toute neuve, mais les performances sont vraiment bonnes. »

La Gallardo a à ses côtés en première ligne la Lotus Evora du Cor Euser Racing, pilotée par Hal Prewitt, Dirk Schulz, Henk Thijssen et Cor Euser lui-même.

La deuxième ligne associe l'Audi R8/Red Camel-Jordans de Ryan McLeod, Ivo Beukers et Henk Thijsen, ce dernier étant inscrit sur deux voitures, et la BMW M3 du Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport des turcs Ayak Biter, Can Artam, Ibrahim Okkay, Levent Kobabiyik et Selcuk Salargil.

Belle performance du français Jean-Michel Gerome, meilleur temps de la catégorie 997 et cinquième chrono absolu avec la Porsche Speedlover qu'il pilote en compagnie de Philippe Richard et de Jesus Diez.

Les chronos sont ici 

Claude Foubert(Endurance-info)

Cal Crutchlow blitzes field in FP4 in Qatar

from Twowheelsblog

Cal Crutchlow is in a state of grace. The Yamaha Tech3 rider dominated the new half hour FP4 session with a blistering lap of 1:55.655 and was the first rider to break the 1.56 barrier this weekend and he was followed by Marc Marquez who also joined him under the 1.56s but he did it on hard tires and finally didn’t run off track.

Jorge Lorenzo took the third spot on the timesheets and while he was +0.485s adrift, but it looks that his race has improved by at least two tenths of a second from yesterday.

Valentino Rossi was fourth followed by LCR Honda’s Stefan Bradl, an excellent Andrea Dovizioso who was a little more than seven tenths from Crutchlow. Dani Pedrosa seems to have solved his corner entry problems even if he was only 7th, but his best lap time was done on very used soft tires (more than the race distance).

Nicky Hayden was 8th followed by who Ben Spies suffered a crash when his Ducati folded as he was outside the racing line. He’ll have to start the Q1 with a bruised and battered left shoulder. Alvaro Bautista closed out the top ten. Yonny Hernandez was another rider who also suffered a crash.

MotoGP Qatar FP4 results:

01- Cal Crutchlow – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – 1’55.655
02- Marc Marquez – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC213V – + 0.342
03- Jorge Lorenzo – Yamaha Factory Racing – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.485
04- Valentino Rossi – Yamaha Factory Racing – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.506
05- Stefan Bradl – LCR Honda MotoGP – Honda RC213V – + 0.657
06- Andrea Dovizioso – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP13 – + 0.723
07- Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC213V – + 0.743
08- Nicky Hayden – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP13 – + 1.230
09- Ben Spies – Ignite Pramac Racing – Ducati Desmosedici GP13 – + 1.405
10- Alvaro Bautista – GO&FUN Honda Gresini – Honda RC213V – + 1.408

GARB: TOGGLED TOGETHER

Stay warm, look good, and start something in this go-anywhere ensemble.

Sofia Knit Hat ($65). Sebago Beacon Boot ($130). Bononbos Gloverall Wax Toggle Coat($615). Bonobos Blue Ridge Jeans ($125). Bonobos Shawl Collar Sweater ($118).

This edition of Garb is sponsored by Bonobos.

THE WOODEN VESPA BY CARLOS ALBERTO

It boggles the mind to think how much skill, talent and patience it must have taken Carlos Alberto to create this fully-functioning laminated hardwood Vespa. He built it for his daughter Daniella and subsequently named it after her, the 50cc 60s era scooter is built to the same exact dimensions of the original, iconic Vespas that rolled off the factory floor throughout the decade of free love.

I’m not usually much of a scooter aficionado but this is clearly a work of art, anyone who’s attempted to build a set of wooden shelves will understand the level of craftsmanship that went into creating this little 50cc Vespa. It’s breathtaking.

Via Carlos Alberto + Retro Thing via Silodrome