18th August, 2014 Hungarian Baja 2014

18th August, 2014
Hungarian Baja 2014: G-Energy Team with Vladimir
Vasilyev/Konstantin Zhiltsov finished with “silver” Cups!
G-Energy Team and Russian duet Vladimir Vasilyev/Konstantin Zhiltsov continue
to make their fans happy with an outstanding sporting achievements in the FIA
World Cup for cross-country rallies.
Successful performance at the seventh stage of the Cup in Hungary "Hungarian Baja 2014" where the crew took "silver medals", allowed to increase
leadership and to strengthen positions.
Race started in absolutely extreme conditions.
Storm rains seriously washed
away the Baja route, having turned numerous high-speed bends and forest
pieces of the first special stage into the extremely dangerous and slippery.
Starting the first, Vasilyev and Zhiltsov had to rake all most mud places and
deep pools that led to loss of time of rather main rivals.
The most exciting sport battle took place in Saturday’s racing day on the tank
proving ground in Veshprem where participants should pass four special stages
with a general distance of 310 km.
Having reached the third intermediate position in overall ranking after the first
two test sections, Vasilyev and Zhiltsov very competently and tactically correctly
passed the remained two special stages, having relied on a stable driving and
lack of mistakes!
The total position deal in the three of leaders was solved after leading of official
results. Nasser Al-Attiyah/Matthieu Boumel's (Toyota) crew became the winner
of race, "silver" was received by Russians Vladimir Vasilyev/Konstantin Zhiltsov
(Mini), and Orlando Terranova together with Bernard Grau (Mini) was closed
top-3.
Summarizing the race in Hungary, the pilot of G-Energy Team Vladimir
Vasilyev noted:
"In general, the race was pleasant, and we carried out our goals, by reaching
the podium and having gathered necessary points for leadership strengthening
in the World Cup classification. The second place in so difficult race for me is an
excellent result! Certainly, weather conditions and especially, the first day, were
for us especially difficult as we opened the route under a pouring rain and on
standard tires. Though the launching site and type of tires were major factors
on this race, but no more important, than reliability of the car and lack of
mistakes. Here, certainly, we had a good experience. Sports Mini All4 Racing
proved most well in road ability and suspension work, in what a big merit of our
technical partners – X-Raid and G-Energy. Accurate work of crew allowed to
increase the pace and to rise on the second total position".
After a week for rest, Russians will continue their way to a Champion's title at
the eighth round of FIA World Cup - "Baja Poland 2014" which starts on August,
29th in the Polish Szczecin.
OVERALL RESULTS:
1. AL-ATTIYAH Nasser/ BAUMEL Matthiew
Toyota
04:04:34
2. VASILYEV Vladimir/ ZHILTSOV Konstantin
Mini
+ 12:09
3. TERRANOVA Orlando/ GRAUE Bernardo
Mini
+ 12:17
4. ZAPLETAL Miroslav/ MARTON Maciej
H3
+ 18:30
5. RAKHIMBAYEV Aidyn/ NIKOLAEV Anton
Mini
+ 24:55
6. FODOR Imre/ MESTERHÁZI Márk
Ford
+ 27:14
7. FEKETE Antal/ TÓTH György
Toyota
+ 30:55
8. DABROWSKI Marek/ CZACHOR Jacek
Toyota
+ 34:40
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