TP52 World Championship, finale incerto
Level ClassTP52Vela 8 Ottobre 2010 Zerogradinord 0
TP52 World Championship – Valencia – Ancora tutto da decidere, a una sola giornata dalla conclusione del TP52 World Championship, in corso di svolgimento a Valencia. Certo, Quantum Racing (2-1), oggi incontenibie tra brezze evanescenti, vanta un esiguo ma significativo margine, dietro però, Matador (3-2) non ha ancora gettato la spugna. Più di impeto che di ragione le speranze legate a Synergy (10-4) e Artemis (7-6), più di qualche passo distanti dal team argentino. In generale sale Cristabella, quinta a due punti da Artemis, dopo aver superato un’altalenante Audi A1 All4One.
Domani, altri due bastoni per assegnare il titolo. Gloria a pochi bordi. Quantum Racing, ha il vantaggio di sapere su chi fare la regata. A Matador il compito di smarcarsi e mangiare i tre punti che lo vedono in ritardo.
TP52 World Championship 2010
1. Quantum Racing – Terry Hutchinson, 1-3-3-3-4-7,5-2-1, pt 22,5
2. Matador – Alberto Roemmers, 4-2-5-3-5-1,5-3-2, pt 25,5
3. Synergy – Eugeni Neugodnikov, 5-1-1-2-7-6-10(DSQ)-4, pt 36
4. Artemis – Torbjorn Tornqvist, 3-5-2-4-4-9-7-6, pt 37
5. Cristabella – John Cutler, 6-4-4-7-9-3-1-5, pt 39
TP52 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, DOWN TO THE WIRW IN VALENCIA
[Tp52 World Championship, Press Release] As the TP52 World Championship heads into the final day of racing Saturday, could it be the revenge of the countback bridesmaids? Last year in Palma both Quantum Racing and Synergy lost out on first and third respectively on countback to Matador and Artemis. This time they have the upper hand, but only just.
Quantum Racing took two small, but very positive steps closer to a second TP52 world championship title today off Valencia as their second and first place finishes in light, hazy sea breeze conditions allowed them to increase their lead over defending title holders Matador to three points.
The American team, who won their 2008 world title in breezy Lanzarote and tied on overall points with winners Matador in Palma last Autumn, just got the better of their rivals to win the key second race today.
After a nail-biting opening beat Matador had only just lead around the windward mark but Quantum split away on the run and were able to just squeeze in front of Matador when they converged on the approach to the first leeward gate.
“It is just great racing against them.” Said Quantum Racing’s tactician Adrian Stead of the second, cliffhanger race: “ We have of course been racing against them all season and so we know them pretty well and they know us.”
Their 2,1 for the day against Matador’s 3,2 sees Quantum Racing go into the regatta’s final day with a small cushion, their reward for now only once finished outside the top three over the eight races to date.
In third place overall remain Russia’s Synergy team, who finished fourth last year, losing their claim to Artemis’ third on countback. This time the Russian crew, with Kiwi Rod Dawson doing sterling work as tactician, lead Artemis into the final day by a margin of just one point. But their day’s work today was marred by disqualification from Race 7 after a protest against them by Audi A1 powered by All4ONE.
Noticeably today the pairs of duelling protagonists often stayed within the same stretch of water as the regatta nears its conclusion, with more protective rather than attacking tactics evident.
Racing concludes tomorrow with two scheduled windward-leeward races
TP52 World Championship 2010
1. Quantum Racing – Terry Hutchinson, 1-3-3-3-4-7,5-2-1, pt 22,5
2. Matador – Alberto Roemmers, 4-2-5-3-5-1,5-3-2, pt 25,5
3. Synergy – Eugeni Neugodnikov, 5-1-1-2-7-6-10(DSQ)-4, pt 36
4. Artemis – Torbjorn Tornqvist, 3-5-2-4-4-9-7-6, pt 37
5. Cristabella – John Cutler, 6-4-4-7-9-3-1-5, pt 39
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