Da ich das Geschehen gerade so nebenbei auch auf internationalen Foren/Pages verfolge.. schließlich wüsste ich schon gerne, was da los war und wie das für 2013 ausschaut, habe ich bisher rausgelesen, dass für das F1-Rennen nicht nur der Teil des Dragtracks "gefräst" wurde der Teil des Rundkurses ist, sondern die komplette Strecke! Dabei wird normalerweise eine Wasserdruck-Fräse benutzt.
Irgendwas (da hängt der Mantgel des Schweigens drüber) wurde dieses Jahr wohl anders / aggressiver gemacht, so das eben nicht nur die Gummischicht gelöst wurde, sondern der Track in seiner Asphaltauflage nachhaltig beschädigt wurde. ein Teammember von "fast Freddy" meinte: Es wäre das erste mal, dass er erlebt hat, dass jemand problemlos auf einer geklebten SStrecke mit Flipflopps spazieren konnte
Entnommen dem pistonheads-Forum:
first off all sorry for my spelling, i´m a bit worn out after a 1180 km. drive in at truck
I talked to Anita, Chris, Jari, Risto, Stig, Fast Freddy and Bruno Bader
they all wanted to race or do something for the crowd. Anita felt sorry everybody, crowd, drivers and staff, nobody did this on purpose. Risto would like som more effort from FIA inspecting the track before all the racers left home. I´m sure they did before the F 1 event. Chris was asking why every thing on his car had to be inspected and send to USA, and nobody have too inspect the track?? Jari talked abouth the big expenses for the teams. Freddy said that the track was vorse then when he went on ice!!! they tried the grip on the track and on a wood table.....the tabel had more grip. Bruno wanted to run, and he was wery sad that the other drivers would not, he thought that he could set up his car for the track.
I try to write this i an objective way.
I feel sorry for the 68000-70000 fans who came and saw nothing. I feel sorry for the drivers who wanted to drive and i fell sorry for the organisers because i fear that nobody will come next year.
Stig made his 5.7 something by not pulling the trottlestop out after the burnout ;-)
und hier Anitas Summary zum Wochenende auf eurodragster.com:
Anita's weekend.
15th August: Finnish Top Fuel Dragster racer Anita Mäkelä has been in touch with a review of her weekend at Hockenheim:
I feel so sorry for the spectators.
I feel so sorry for the officials.
I feel so sorry for us racers and teams.
This should not ever happen: a spoilt track
The surface of the drag strip is supposed to be even when running Top Fuel Dragsters. This weekend the Hockenheim track was not.
After Friday's qualifying was cancelled, we were scheduled to have three rounds on the Saturday.
On the first run we turned all the power down as much as we could without hurting the engine.
Instant smoke and pan pressure activated the automatic shut off system and I stopped on the middle of the track with open chutes.
The second and third round were driven on the throttle stop, times were 6.9 and 6.1.
But that was not racing. It was a lottery. And when the speeds were growing, it was getting dangerous.
Our cars need to meet FIA safety regulations.
But it takes two for racing: a car and a track.
I'm wondering where was the FIA sanctioning body to tell everyone that this was not safe for Top Fuellers any more and to call the race off. Safety must be the number one issue always and I'd be amazed if this isn't the FIA's rôle and duty.
We tried to run there but it was simply too dangerous for racing.
Show runs are of course different thing. It was a pleasure to run in the Night Show with Janne Ahonen. It is a unique feeling the be a part of that great show.
To sit there in my dragster surrounded by that fantastic crowd made my weekend! What a feeling again! Super Show!
Sorry that we couldn't give the audience the best possible racing, but 6.9 and 7.1 runs were all we could do. But we were smiling all evening.
Anyway, I just love Hockenheim. Hockenheim has had the reputation as the fastest track. I look forward breaking my records there again in the future.
ich werd das mal weiter verfogen, denn wenn ich solche Aussagen lese:
Jerry Lackey said to me sunday night as we were packing, that FIA will not come to Hockenheim as long as he lives.
.. und soweit nachlesbar auch einige Fahrer als "Pussys" beschimpft wurden von ihm, dann frag ich mich, wo der Weg der NitrolympX hingeht...
Eine Nitro ohne Nitro? ein No-Go....
unsere Gruppe hat mit allem drum und dran zusammen um die 5000,-- EUR springen lassen für das Wochenende, ich persönlich knapp unter 400...wozu sollte ich so viel Geld ausgeben für nen reines Sportsman-Event mit lockeren Demoruns der Nitros bei der Nightshow?
bin noch dabei, meine Bilder und Videos zu sichten...dauert diesmal etwas länge als sonst, sorry.. aber sie werden noch vorm kommenden Wochenende von mir hochgeladen
Nachdem die Regierung erfolgreich die Umweltzonen einführte, versuchte sie vergeblich den Wind zu bekämpfen
