Pau Meeting May 14-15th

[zefarelly]

Did anyone go ? was anyone lucky enough! results ? action shots ?

[Andrew Fellowes]

Well I'm glad someone asked that question 'cause I cant open the results page on the Jochen Rindt F2 web page, and I can only get the 1st page of the report.

This is the 1st page;-
The weekend started with the arrival of the teams, cars and tires were rolled off the trailers, tents were put up and the smell of freshly brewed coffee or the first spaghettis soon covered the paddock with this special camping atmosphere. Some arrived ready for the race and some still had some work to do before the qualifying started on Saturday.
Without a free practice, everything had to be right when the qualifying started – there was no second chance and the result, the position on the grid, was good for both races on Sunday. As expected, the group of former F2 Champions dominated the qualifying. Robert Simac, the F2 reigning champion, demonstrated that he still knows where the throttle is bolted to the chassis of his car, by posting the fastest qualifying lap of just under 80 seconds. Remember, in 1970, Jochen Rindt’s pole position at Pau (and except the tarmac the track has not changed) was only 2 second faster with 1:17.7 seconds.
After the qualifying all F2 pilots had to report to Regula in order to have their photo taken for the website. The spirits were high, a few beers were opened and some started to change gears and prepare the car for the races on Sunday. But first, we all had to attend a Gala Dinner at the Casino hosted by the mayor of Pau. The food was great, the old race movies interesting and the marketing of presentation of Pau very American…. after all a nice dinner in a relaxed atmosphere.
The first race was scheduled for early Sunday morning. The engines were properly warmed up an hour before the race, the positions were taken on the pre-start grill, a few words exchanged with the competitors, last checks performed by the mechanics… yes all engines fired up, ready for the race.
The start of the race followed the usual procedures and within 10 minutes the red lights were out and the race under way.

[zefarelly]

thanks for that, I can't find any results anywhere, I'd like to know how the top hat saloons went. if the mighty mini won again !

[Andrew Fellowes]

Can't help you on the saloons, I've googled without succcess, but the Rindt page is working now with some great photos. Duncan Dayton and Chris Ball are the 2 class winners on 37 & 42 points respectively.

here's the link;
http://www.formula2.org/index.html

and 1 from TNF
http://forums.atlasf1.com/showthread...threadid=79213

[Jeremy Jackson]

Andrew, the pdf results are working on the F2 site, from the results page:

http://www.formula2.org/01fdae96591406001/index.html

Autosport has results from in this weeks issue, but since I don't buy the thing these days, I can't help with the saloon winner either, sorry.

[simon drabble]

I was testing at Silverstone yesterday at the press day for the Silverstone Historic (which if yesterdays cars are anything to go by should be SUPERB!) and the general consensus of those who went was that the marshalling was diabolical to the poiint of being dangerous (not the greatest circuit to have this problem and the main reason why I didnt go back!). Oil was all over the track an dno flags went out and no yellows shown for an accident just after the kink on the home straight resulting in a pile up.... personally I think this is a meeting to avoid!

[zefarelly]

sounds scary ! there where no results for the saloons in Autosprout (I looked in Tesco!) I'm not so much bothered by who won, more who finished in one piece !

[jminsh]

The FF1600 race was quite good ,with by FF standards very few incidents
great fun. I've never raced inside a baked bean tin before weird not being able to see round the bends till you get there!

[zefarelly]

saloon results here

http://www.tophatracing.co.uk/pau2005.html

some strange positions . . .I guess its an odd circuit, so like Monaco it'll alaways throw up some suprises.