SUUR VÕIDUSÕIT // Thursday Practice / 2015

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Suur Võidusõit (Big Race) is considered to be one of the top circuit racing events in Estonian calendar. Many different classes take part: BMW 325 Cup, Porsche Carrera Cup, HRX Camaro Cup/V8 Thundercars, Formula Ford Zetec, Formula Scandic, Legends, Baltic Touring Cars and so on. Yesterday was the first training session before the “Big Race” of Saturday.

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2. In the morning teams were setting up their pits, setting up their cars and getting ready for testing

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3. So called “Legends” were winning the quantity race between disciplines.

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4. Baltic Compact Cap Championship? Or 1600? Or how is it called?

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5. These hatches were looking pretty much stock

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6. Speaking about stock, I believe this Radical also didn’t go far from it’s factory setup

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7. Sticky slick wheels were a must-have for everybody though

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8. They said that 4 time World Rally Chmapion Juha Kankkunen was behind the wheel of one of the Porsches

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9. Nope, not in this one

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10. Classes were changing quite fast between each other

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11. I still love this small Yaris T-Sport

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12. I believe this is Formula Ford, or maybe Formula Student, are they the same? Gosh, I don’t know anything about cars..

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13. And this F3 look-a-like should be the Scandic

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14. Personally I liked the legends, because of the number of cars and their entertaining look & driving style.

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15. I see that they use 3 different body types

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16. Still, don’t think aerodynamics play a big role in this class

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17. V8 Thunder Cars were being unloaded, they would go next

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18. Their session was together with Radicals. Don’t know how will it be on Race day.

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19. During mid-day pause I went through the parking that also had some nice cars parked

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20. I fell in love with this Porsche

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21. Also I made few more circles around the pits

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22. Auto24ring is getting prettier an better every year

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23. Camaros were ready to go out to the track again

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24. Looking at the weather, it seemed that V8 were bringing the clouds closer

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25. Is that why they’re called Thunder Cars?

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26. Too complicated

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27. I also thought about one project that I will probably do. Stay tooned!

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28. This just looks like a scene from Wacky Races

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29. Close one!

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30. Few Porsches also spun out on the last corner of the track, Juha was one of them.

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31. And don’t forget that it was a practice session, nobody battled for places

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32. It was more about finding the right setup

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33. And improve on time

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