A short documentary about the motorcycle custom company : Cafe Racer Dreams.
CRD was created in 2010 by Pedro Garcia in Madrid. Since 2012, Efraon Triana is his partner. They are now based in Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
The main idea is to rehabilitate and transform CRD motorcycles. Although at first the brand name focused on the Cafe Racer, CRD goes beyond and encompasses all kinds of styles. In short, motorcycles with a vintage look and different from what we usually see on the roads.
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mercredi 26 août 2015
BRSCC MAZDA MX-5 SUPERCUP ; Oulton Park ; Henderson tightens his grip on the 2015 SuperCup title....
A month after the frantic racing at Cadwell Park the BRSCC MX5 SuperCup rolled on to the Oulton Park meeting which would take place as always on the International layout of the Cheshire circuit. In the run up to the meeting the weather forecast deteriorated, with the dreaded “two blobs” of rain indicated on the BBC weather app for the majority of the one day meeting. Fortunately these predictions are not always correct…
Practice
Having rained overnight the circuit was definitely wet as the drivers headed out for a very early 8.30am start, the busy one day meeting meaning that with 4 sessions for the SuperCup drivers they were first out on track. With a wall of spray being kicked up into Old Hall corner many drivers perhaps felt caution in these conditions for the first session of the day was the way to go and times built slowly throughout the session. Having acquired Chris Dawkins car after the Cadwell meeting, James Blake-Baldwin’s first action was to find the tyre wall and sustain minor damage to his new car. But that didn’t stop him continuing on and setting fastest times for the majority of the session. It wasn’t until the final lap that championship leader Alan Henderson topped the times with a 2:13.2 lap time, much slower that the pace expected if the circuit were dry.
Qualifying
With only short break after practice decisions on whether to go for a wet or dry set up had to be made quickly and with no rain in the air and the temperature rising most drivers gambled on it drying out. Once on track it was clear that some sections remained damp while a dry line had appeared around the majority of the circuit so lap times again got quicker as the session progressed. Blake Baldwin set the early place until on lap 4 Henderson became the only driver to dip below the 2:01 mark and this was the way it stayed, Henderson going quicker again late in the session to take a dominant pole. It was Cadwell race winner Liam Murphy who pipped Blake Baldwin to 2nd fastest but still 0.8 of a second behind pole. John Davies took his best qualifying result of the season in 4th while Charlie Charmin was also right on the pace in only his second SuperCup meeting qualifying in 8th. Lap times were close, with only 1.2 seconds covering 2nd to 11th on the grid, setting up as usual for some very close racing later in the day.
Race 1
Following on from the last race at the Cadwell meeting several drivers had Blue Book imposed grid penalties to serve, demoting Murphy to 6th , JJ Clements to 11th and Jonathan Greensmith to 15th. The weather had improved and the sun shone with no sign of the predicted rain… perfect conditions for racing.
The front row was Henderson and Blake-Baldwin and as the race got underway it was Henderson who made the better start, leading into the first corner. Behind it was Goddard who slipped into third ahead of Davies as several further back in the pack scrabbled across the grass on the exit of the first turn.
From there on the front two were in a class of their own stretching away a significant lead over the first lap as the cars behind fought for position. It was Davies however who came over the line in 3rd followed by Nield and then Goddard, the group having gone into the Knickerbrook chicane three abreast earlier in the lap. On lap two it was all change as Blake Baldwin took the lead from Henderson while a spin for Nield left Davies fending off Goddard and now Murphy for 3rd.
The racing at the front was superb, Henderson running bumper to bumper all the way round the lap behind Blake Baldwin for several laps until finally retaking the lead on lap 5. By now the front two were 10 seconds clear of the chasing pack and its was a straight fight for the win but despite Blake-Baldwins best efforts he couldn’t find a way past a defensive Henderson who took the chequered flag just over 1 second in front. Fastest lap went to Henderson set on the final lap of the race.
The battle for third was another thriller with Murphy, Clements and Greensmith all recovering superbly from their grid penalties to begin pressurising Davies for third place. The racing was close but fair and in the last few laps it was Davies who just had enough pace to keep Muphy at bay for the last step on the podium.
Further back and no-one was left without a good fight newcomer Will Picken enjoying a superb race with the ever improving Carl Garnett and returning Paul Sheard Autos Driver Justin Newnam – Justin’s in-car footage is available on YouTube and is well worth a watch! With only a single DNF resulting from Charlie Charmans unfortunate off at island bend (causing only minor damage) the first race at Oulton was a return to the clean close racing the drivers expect in the MX5 SuperCup.
Race 2
The sun shone again and the temperature was up as the cars lined up for race 2 of the day following another only short break. Lining up in finishing order of race one (no penalties!) it was again Henderson who lead the way into the first turn this time Davies challenged for 2nd but had the door firmly shut by BlakeBaldwin.
Once again the front two cars streaked away in a race of their own while the battle for third was a huge pack of cars circulating as one. Davies hung onto 3rd as the cars arrived 3 abreast into cascades then on lap 4 it was Greensmith pressurising Davies for third having moved ahead of Murphy. One lap later and a brake issue for Davies caused him to lose control at Island bend in a race ending copy of Charmans incident earlier in the day.
Out front the race was frantic once again with Blake-Baldwin hitting the front on lap 3 but unable to stay there as a late braking move into the Knickerbrook chicane saw Henderson slide back in front on lap 6. The next time round and Blake-Baldwin tried to repeat the same move but was too far back and forced both drivers down the run off escape and to cut the chicane, fortunately with enough in hand to re-join without pressure from the chasing pack. From there on Blake-Baldwins challenge faded as Henderson put in successive laps at record pace to take a second win by over 3 seconds.
For third it was Greensmith who was hanging on, showing his experience to hold off former race winners Murphy and Clements to a take his first proper podium of the season. Other notable drives came from James Aspinall who ran right on the front running pace and Charlie Charman who recovered from the back to take 11th. It was a tough weekend for Richard Wiklen who was dogged by mechanical issues with little time to remedy them between sessions despite which he did a great job bringing the car home in both races.
Hendersons new lap record of 2:00.20 is impressive and his lead in the championship is further extended after Oulton but with James Blake-Baldwin clearly happy with his new car Henderson will not have it easy for the rest of the season. Overall the pace of all drivers was much quicker than 2014 and shows just what a high quality field there is in the MX5 SuperCup.
Championship Standings: http://www.mx5supercup.co.uk/standings
ERC, Barum Rally Zlin : Skoda en reconquête / Skoda targeting home win
Skoda Motorsport est de retour en Championnat d’Europe des Rallyes FIA à l’occasion de la manche tchèque, le Barum Czech Rally Zlin, avec une Fabia R5 officielle pour Jan Kopecky. Breen (Peugeot) et Kajetanovicz (Ford) vont s’affronter pour le titre européen.
Une semaine après l’ADAC Rallye Deutschland où Jan Kopecky et Skoda Motorsport ont brillamment remporté la catégorie WRC-2, le pilote et le constructeur tchèque sont au départ du Barum Rally Zlin (7e manche ERC) pour décrocher le titre national et reprendre le pouvoir sur ce rallye. Invaincue à Zlin de 2009 à 2013, Skoda a été battue par Vaclav Pech et sa Mini John Cooper Works l’an passé.
Après cinq victoires d’affilée en WRC-2, la Skoda Fabia R5/Michelin officielle débute en ERC et vise un premier succès européen devant son public que l’on attend très, très nombreux. La 45eédition du Barum Rally Zlin a attiré 143 concurrents (118 en ERC) dont pas moins de 22 voitures R5 et S2000 !
Parmi les autres prétendants à la victoire, l’Irlandais Craig Breen et sa Peugeot 208 T16 qui était lui aussi au Rallye d’Allemagne la semaine passée, le Polonais Kajetan Kajetanowicz (Ford Fiesta R5), sans oublier le vainqueur sortant Vaclav Pech (Mini John Cooper Works) et le vainqueur du dernier Rally Estonia, le Russe Alexey Lukyanuk (Fiesta R5).
Les pilotes tchèques sont toujours très véloces sur ce tracé qu’ils connaissent par cœur, comme Tomas Kostka (Fabia R5), Pavel Valousek (Fabia S2000 ou encore Jan Cerny (Skoda S2000). A suivre aussi le retour de l’Allemand Sepp Wiegand (Skoda S2000). Les partenaires de Michelin disposeront de la gamme de pneus rallye asphalte « Compétition-Clients » (R11, R21…) élargie avec le nouveau R32 (hard).
Cette épreuve très populaire se déroule autour de Zlin, au sud de la Moravie, près des frontières slovaques et autrichiennes. Le parcours asphalte présente un profil très rapide, étroit et vallonné, avec des passages en sous-bois où le tarmac peut rester humide et piégeux. Les conditions météo peuvent rapidement évoluer dans cette région.
La spéciale la plus redoutée est Pindula (18,43 km), mais Trojak (23,01 km), Semetin (11,74 km) ou encore Kudlovice (17,97 km) sont également très difficiles. Le rallye s’élance traditionnellement avec une Superspéciale nocturne tracée dans les rues de Zlin, près du siège de Bata, marque de chaussures bien connue fondée par Tomas Bata.
La Qualifying Stage est programmée vendredi, avant la cérémonie de départ et la Superspéciale à Zlin. Arrivée dimanche 30 août après 15 ES et 229 km chronométrés.
The factory Skoda Fabia R5/Michelin is poised to make its first FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) appearance at its home event, the Barum Czech Rally Zlin, in the hands of Kopecky. Breen (Peugeot) and Kajetanovicz (Ford) will go to head in their 2015 Euro title bid.
Less than a week after the ADAC Rallye Deutschland, where Jan Kopecky and Skoda Motorsport scored an assertive victory in WRC2, both the driver and the Czech make will be back in action at the Barum Rally Zlin, round seven of the ERC. Their aim will be to secure the national title and resume Skoda’s winning record on home soil that lasted from 2009 to 2013. Last year, the brand was thwarted by Vaclav Pech and his Mini John Cooper Works.
With five straight WRC2 wins to its name this year, a factory-run Skoda Fabia R5/Michelin will be making its first ERC appearance in front of a huge crowd. The Barum Rally Zlin has attracted 143 entries (118 ERC-registered), including no fewer than 22 R5 or S2000 cars!
Potential winners include Irishman Craig Breen (Peugeot 208 T16), who was also in Germany last week, Pole Kajetan Kajetanowicz (Ford Fiesta R5) and, of course, the 2014 victor Vaclav Pech (Mini John Cooper Works), plus the recent Rally Estonia winner Alexey Lukyanuk (Fiesta R5) from Russia.
Home-grown drivers have always been strong on this event which they know by heart. The list includes Tomas Kostka (Fabia R5), Pavel Valousek (Fabia S2000) and Jan Cerny (Skoda S2000), while a guest star will be Germany’s Sepp Wiegand (Skoda S2000). Michelin’s partners will benefit from the usual customer range (R11, R21, etc.), along with the new hard-compound R32.
The Zlin-based rally visits southern Moravia, near the Slovakian and Austrian borders. Its asphalt stages are very fast, narrow and hilly, and are famously tricky under tree cover where the roads can be damp. The weather can change quickly in the region, too.
The most feared stage is Pindula (18.43km), but Trojak (23.01km), Semetin (11.74km) and Kudlovice (17.97km) are also notorious challenges. The rally will start with Friday’s traditional night-time super-special in the streets of Zlin near the headquarters of shoe brand Bata.
That will be preceded by the Qualifying Stage and the official start ceremony. The finish will be on Sunday, August 30, on completion of 15 stages totalling 229km.
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