TP52 World Championship – Valencia – Come da pronostici la lunga del Campionato Mondiale TP52 è andata a Matador che, grazie al successo odierno, muove importanti passi in classifica e si attesta a una sola lunghezza da un Quantum Racing apparso in leggera difficoltà. L’equipaggio di Terry Hutchinson, infatti, è riuscito a conquistare il quinto posto dopo aver doppiato la prima boa in ottava posizione: un’impresa non da poco se si tiene conto che sul campo di regata valenciano la brezza ha soffiato tra gli undici e i diciotto nodi, permettendo a tutte le barche il raggiungimento di spunti prestazionali significativi.
Seppur leader, il team grigioverde non può certo permettersi di dormire sonni tranquilli. Oltre ai campioni del mondo uscenti, sempre guidati dalle chiamate di Bruni-Vascotto, a insidiare gli statunitensi sono anche Synergy, ora staccato di due punti e mezzo dalla vetta, e Artemis, che rispetto a ieri scivola di un paio di posizioni ma in termine di lunghezze difende una posizione di attacco.
Pare invece difficile immaginare l’inserimento nella lotta di vertice di Audi A1 All4One, attualmente quinto. L’equipaggio di Jochen Schuemann accusa infatti un ritardo di otto punti e mezzo rispetto ad Artemis.
Giornata da ricordare per Cristabella, finito secondo al termine di una prestazione in linea con altre proposte nel corso della stagione e salito al sesto posto della classifica generale ai danni di Bigamist 7. Tra le altre cose gli uomini di John Cook sono a meno di un punto da Audi A1 All4One e c’è da scommettere che faranno di tutto pur di irrompere nella top five.
Il Mondiale TP52 riprenderà domani con lo svolgimento di altre due prove sulle boe.
TP52 World Championship 2010
1. Quantum Racing, Terry Hutchinson, 1-3-3-1-4-7,5, pt. 19,5
2. Matador, Alberto Roemmers, 4-2-5-3-5-1,5, pt. 20,5
3. Synergy, Eugeni Neugodnikov, 5-1-1-2-7-6, pt. 22
4. Artemis, Torbjorn Tornqvist, 3-5-2-4-1-9, pt. 24
5. Audi A1 All4One, Jochen Schuemann, 2-10(DSQ)-8-6-2-4,5, pt. 32,5
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TP52 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, THE KING OF THE COASTAL RACE
[TP52 World Championship Press Release] Matador lifted the top points today in the world championship Coastal Race.
Victory came when they needed it today for the defending world champions Matador. A big win in the 1.5 points multiplier 28 miles ‘coastal’ race brings Alberto Roemmers’ team to within one point of Quantum Racing, the 2008 champions.
With owner Roemmers on the helm, Matador were the first to break to the right off the start line, along with Bigamist and Cristabella and they formed the leading trio at the first windward gate.
From there on through a circuit of windward-leeward, triangle, windward-leeward loops in 11 to 16 knots of NE’ly breeze on choppy waters, on to to a spectacular finish in front of the iconic Veles et Vents building, in the heart of the America’s Cup Marina Real Juan Carolos 1, Matador extended their lead, finishing 1 minute and 24 seconds ahead of Cristabella.
If it was a day to savour for the current world champions, their second big coastal race success in 14 days after winning the coastal at the final event of the Audi MedCup Circuit in Sardinia, bringing them sharply back into contention for this year’s title.
For the regatta leaders Quantum Racing it proved a much more frustrating day, spending their coastal contest chipping away through the fleet to a gain fifth place after they had rounded the windward gate in eighth. Other than rescuing three valuable points, Terry Hutchinson and crew would also have a small measure of satisfaction that it was Artemis, who were their main challenge going out this morning, who finished on their tail pipe.
Both Quantum Racing and Artemis were on the wrong side of the right shift on the first beat and were the only two who stood on to the right hand buoy at the windward gate and so were forced to play catch up from there on in.
In many respects the die was set on that first two miles upwind leg. Bigamist lost out on the first downwind first to Cristabella and then Audi A1 All4One.
Audi A1 All4One had made the best start and came round the first gate as the best of the group which went left.
The British Cristabella crew – with Roberto Bermudez steering and John Cutler calling tactics – had a spirited joust all the way through the ensuing legs, containing the Franco-Germans, surging in to the spectacular finish line with the red and white Audi logo’d boat hard on their heels.
Tomorrow’s schedule is for two more windward-leeward races from 13.00hrs CET.
TP52 World Championship 2010
1. Quantum Racing, Terry Hutchinson, 1-3-3-1-4-7,5, pt. 19,5
2. Matador, Alberto Roemmers, 4-2-5-3-5-1,5, pt. 20,5
3. Synergy, Eugeni Neugodnikov, 5-1-1-2-7-6, pt. 22
4. Artemis, Torbjorn Tornqvist, 3-5-2-4-1-9, pt. 24
5. Audi A1 All4One, Jochen Schuemann, 2-10(DSQ)-8-6-2-4,5, pt. 32,5
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