Nicky Pastorelli the New Euro 3000 champion!

Daisy · 31 Oct 2004, 17:31 (Ref:1141409)

Not Fabrizio del Monte, but Nicky Pastorelli is the Euro 3000 champion! Pastorelli finished 3rd in the first race (won by Siedler) and won the 2nd race, and because of two zero scores of Del Monte, Pastorelli takes the title, one point ahead of the Italian

For the Alex Lloyd fans, he had (again) a DNF in race one, and finished 2nd in race 2.

Kicking-back · 31 Oct 2004, 18:16 (Ref:1141450)

Well done to Pastorelli.

Over the season, consistency rather than speed has been his strong suit.

The general standard in the series this year has been poor, in my opinion, and this was demonstrated by some of the shoddy driving today.

But well done to Nicky.

I think Alex Lloyd and Jonny Reid are the only guys with real potential to feature this year though.

Russfeld · 31 Oct 2004, 18:21 (Ref:1141451)

My overwhelming feeling watching the race last night was "who?"

Kicking-back · 31 Oct 2004, 18:30 (Ref:1141459)

Certainly the momentum for 2005 in terms of the serious career drivers seems to be GP2.

Many of the current Euro 3000 teams are doing Italian 3000.

So where is Superfund going to get its 20 drivers from?

luke · 31 Oct 2004, 18:39 (Ref:1141463)

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Originally posted by Kicking-back
So where is Superfund going to get its 20 drivers from?

A few F3 teams maybe?

Kicking-back · 31 Oct 2004, 18:48 (Ref:1141472)

Once the good ones with money have gone to GP2 who does that leave?

luke · 31 Oct 2004, 18:50 (Ref:1141474)

Geez I mean their entry list this year wasn't huge it's not looking great for next year.

Daisy · 31 Oct 2004, 20:36 (Ref:1141566)

I saw a lot of Euro 3000 teams on the new Italian F3000 entrylist. Are they gonna do both championships? Looks a bit expensive to me!

foreversideways · 31 Oct 2004, 23:08 (Ref:1141644)

Just got back from there and i have to say the new car looks very good indeed. Not to many people were upset that the title didn't go to Del Monti.

Mr Jinxx · 31 Oct 2004, 23:57 (Ref:1141688)

Horrid weekend in many ways. The Nurburgring is 2000' above sea level, and was this weekend mostly above cloud base. Most of the drivers had been there before, except Alex Lloyd and Jonny Reid.

Alex was quickest in the wet from the off, by around 1 second on average - they were using the short circuit. There wasn't any real dry running except for the end of qualifying 1, where Alex got pole by just under 3/10ths. It wasn't properly dry. Weird weather up there!

Qualifying 2 was a cock up - Alex just over a second quickest until a red flag about 12 mins from the end. Full wet session. Others put on new tyres, Alex didn't. It was thought that new wets would not make up 1 second deficit, but they did. Siedler on is new tyres nicked pole from Alex.

Q2 counted for race 1, confusingly. The track was dry on the outside (pole side), but wet on the inside. Slippery old track anyway. Alex radiod in to say he estimated he would lose 6 places at the start because of the differece. All the outside runners got the drop on the inside runners. Some guy called Ippolitti charged from 5th and chopped across Alex at the first hairpin, dislodging his (Alex's) front wing. Alex was able to keep station in 5th - having to go past the pits until a replacement could be readied, but unfortunately the wing (which would normally have just snapped an end off) completely dislodged and wedged under the plank, lifting the front wheels off the ground, and it was game over for Alex. Siedler continued in front on the dry line, with Reid behind and Pastorelli I think behind him, but no-one could/would overtake, because it was very slippery offline.

Warm up was damp, but just slicks. Alex quickest from Pastorelli. Alex on pole, Siedler 2nd, Pastorelli 3rd. Del Monte (championship leader) last. If Del Monte didn't score, either Siedler or Pastorelli could win the championship, if they won the race.

It was completely dry for the race, which was no good for us (Alex) as he hadn't run before in the dry. Pastorelli got a great start and pipped Alex into the 1st corner, behind it was mayhem as Tor Graves spun at the start, taking team mate Del Monte out on the spot. At the first corner (swine of a first corner) Siedler and Reid and another tangled, leaving Siedler out of the race.

Pastorelli was too quick in the dry. They'd gambled on it staying bone dry (and it was a gamble) and taken a chunk of wing off their cars, and stiffened the cars, and try as he might all race, Alex couldn't catch him. Pastorelli won by 2.8 secs from Alex, and with it took the championship. Ippolitti (Pastorelli's team mate) was 3rd.

Alex was semi disappointed with 2nd, as he had been so much quicker all weekend, but if you drive your socks off and get the most from a car that you think it will give, you don't get too disheartened. I think the DNF in the first race was far more gutting, as he was totally without fault in this one (Donington and Monza DNF's were marginal, he reckons) although it would obviously have been difficult to overtake when no-one else seemed able to, with one dry line and a slippery circuit offline.

If anyone saw the race today (Sunday) - what do you think of Lauda? I'm not reserving judgement, as I'm very clear on my opinion, but if I mentioned it, bella would just bleep me out to eternity and beyond

Mr Jinxx · 1 Nov 2004, 00:05 (Ref:1141697)

Pastorelli, I must say, drove very well. He knew Del Monte was out, he knew Alex had been dominant all weekend, and he knew he had to win and Alex had no such championship issues. Yes his car was quicker, but he kept a very narrow lead from Alex throughout the race, who also didn't make any mistakes, and really drove the nuts off his car to try and keep the pressure on, and Pastorelli didn't panic and didn't make mistakes for the race distance (an hour or so) so well done to him, and more than anything, to Draco who got the car dead right for the conditions.

I wished it had rained half way through the race!

105octane · 1 Nov 2004, 09:33 (Ref:1141879)

Well done to Alex Jinxy. For the amount of rounds he has done to the rest of the field and where he finished the series you have definetly got a class act there mate.

foreversideways · 1 Nov 2004, 09:39 (Ref:1141886)

In respect of Lauda, he really does need to get his race craft together. A weekend at the Walter Hayes Trophy would do him just fine. If he can handle five abreast into Copse and come out on top he should be OK

Russfeld · 1 Nov 2004, 11:06 (Ref:1141951)

Well the problem is he might come out 'on top'

foreversideways · 1 Nov 2004, 13:24 (Ref:1142030)

Somehow i dont think he would, and actually on this point i am not being critical of Lauda. I think to win an event like the Walter Hayes you need to be totally up to speed in the cut and thrust of a FF1600 event.

Russfeld · 1 Nov 2004, 13:41 (Ref:1142047)

On top = upside down

foreversideways · 1 Nov 2004, 13:56 (Ref:1142063)

Ah Ha got u

Emma · 3 Nov 2004, 08:58 (Ref:1143611)

I watched it

What a good race LOL!

Well done Nicky!

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