Gauteng/Kyalami thread - 10-Tenths Motorsport Forum

**Kiwi3** · 15 Feb 2009, 04:48

http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEditi...aspx?id=939359

Looks like the Gauteng/Kyalami weekend will be a sellout. Not sure if good for A1GP's cashflow or if the local promoter takes all gate takings with a set rights fee being paid to A1GP. Either way good news and it should be a great weekend of racing with a packed house.

Should also be a key weekend in terms of the championship. If Ireland do well again then could start to have a very useful gap. If Portugal or Switzerland win however it could even up, and if France, Netherlands and New Zealand are to seriously challenge for the championship they really need double podiums or a win.

Overtaking should be more than possible, as Zauggy said in the preview interview with James Hinchcliffe this circuit has all kinds of corners.

rychard · 15 Feb 2009, 09:26

have a look at www.saracer.co.za ... check the forum!

F3 Rocks · 15 Feb 2009, 09:38

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Originally Posted by Kiwi3

http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEditi...aspx?id=939359

Should also be a key weekend in terms of the championship. If Ireland do well again then could start to have a very useful gap. If Portugal or Switzerland win however it could even up, and if France, Netherlands and New Zealand are to seriously challenge for the championship they really need double podiums or a win.

Are you forgetting Malaysia & Australia they are 7th & 8th in the championship only a few points behind new Zealand & Netherlands. Fauzy is more than capable on this sort of track, as to is Martin.

RichardRenes · 15 Feb 2009, 10:11

Ah, but Jeroen Bleekemolen has allready raced at Kyalami (Last November, while team NED was in ChengDu.) and we have a team owner who has raced there recently aswell.

And us Dutchies allways do well in South Africa

F3 Rocks · 15 Feb 2009, 10:44

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Originally Posted by RichardRenes

Ah, but Jeroen Bleekemolen has allready raced at Kyalami (Last November, while team NED was in ChengDu.) and we have a team owner who has raced there recently aswell.

And us Dutchies allways do well in South Africa

Lets hope you stick with Doornbos then

or put Jan in the car he always wants to drive

RichardRenes · 15 Feb 2009, 11:02

Jeroen is driving :P Not confirmed on A1GP yet (for some reason), but it's been known since the start of the season that Jeroen would be driving.

rychard · 16 Feb 2009, 16:25

No sign of the cars yet...........there's also been very little advertising so I cant see how they can say its a sellout

**Kiwi3** · 18 Feb 2009, 02:24

Good that Indonesia have promoted Ali over Hermanto. While Formula BMW Asia is well below A1GP level Zahir Ali was very competitive in that series (race winner), and I rate him higher.

Will be a bit weird if KOR run a Japanese driver (Kunimoto) with a Korean name as kerrmanningjarv has indicated in the prediction comp thread. There are plenty of second and third generation Koreans in Japan so it would be interesting to see how he qualifies as a Korean.

RichardRenes · 18 Feb 2009, 07:27

Well, if one can win the Macau GP, one has to have talent; right?

It will be interesting to see how he will do.

**Kiwi3** · 18 Feb 2009, 08:58

I am sure he is a very good driver, what I meant was I wonder how he meets eligibility requirements.

kerrmanningjarv · 18 Feb 2009, 11:41

His family is Korean, check his Wiki page

his Korean name is Gyeong-Woo Lee.

kerrmanningjarv · 18 Feb 2009, 11:42

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keisuke_Kunimoto -> "birth name: Lee Gyeong-Woo [...] is a Japanese/Zainichi Korean race car driver who races with Japanese racing license."

**Kiwi3** · 18 Feb 2009, 13:06

Well and truely eligible then! Where would we be without wikipedia?

gpracing27 · 19 Feb 2009, 08:05

Are all the cars in SA now? I ask as there were 10 in transport racks at Auckland Airport last night which does not give much time to get them there.

Mak · 19 Feb 2009, 09:12

The lead up to race is becoming more thrilling than the race it self. lol
A1 just seem to be cutting it closer and closer for each meeting.

Just hope they can get the cars out of TT backyard once there.

This is looking like it could be one of the best A1 races, with 2 more cars likely at the front, GER and KOR. Also Adam for PAK should be in the mid field. Danny back for GBR and Earl for NZ. Pitty F Nippon test going on as Loic and Lottera there. I do like the look of team Germany with both drivers strong(think Amermuller gets rough ride due to a couple of previous mistakes but I like an agressive driver just need to get his timming right).

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