Um olhar sobre as corridas

HRC - Historic Racing Cup

Actualização do calendário  para o HRC - Historic Racing Cup

Luís Barros - Ford escort MK1 nacional – 1974

Um dos reis de Vila Real no Século XXI

Luís Barros

Vila Real

2009

http://manueldinis.blogs.sapo.pt/22864.html

2010

http://manueldinis.blogs.sapo.pt/67598.html

http://manueldinis.blogs.sapo.pt/67598.html

http://manueldinis.blogs.sapo.pt/69972.html

http://manueldinis.blogs.sapo.pt/71875.html

2014

http://manueldinis.blogs.sapo.pt/campeonato-nacional-de-classicos-289284

 800 KM, 306 CV, 2000 CC, Viatura Nacional, Motor BDG Field Motosport, Caixa de velocidade ZF, motor com 5h depois de revisto, aproximadamente 800km's.

Ganhou várias corridas incluindo o campeonato Nacional. Revisão feita, com algum material suplente. Todas as informações constantes neste

Informações Gerais

MARCA Ford

MODELO Escort

TIPO DE VEÍCULOCompetição

TIPO DE CAIXACaixa Manual

TON. INTERIOROutra

TON. EXTERIOROutra

PORTAS1-3

AIRBAGS1

ESTOFOS Estofos em Tecido

Informações Gerais

IUC

VER. DO MODELO

QUILÓMETROS 800

POTÊNCIA 306 CV

CILINDRADA 2.000 cm3

COMBUSTÍVEL Gasolina

ANO DE REGISTO1974

in:

 https://www.facebook.com/Patrick-Cunha-Autom%C3%B3veis-341734115906132/?pnref=story

Rafael Lobato e Pedro Salvador presentes na Gala dos Campeões FPAK 2015

Rafael Lobato recebeu este fim-de-semana no Parque de Exposições de Braga, onde decorreu o 3º Salão dos Campeões da FPAK, o Troféu de Vice-Campeão Nacional de Sports-Protótipos da época de 2015.

O piloto foi um dos protagonistas de uma Gala que juntou os campeões  do automobilismo nacional , num evento aberto ao público que pode observar também os inúmeros veículos de competição expostos no recinto.

 Rafael Lobato, que se sagrou vice-campeão em conjunto com Pedro Salvador, não escondia mais uma vez a satisfação com o trabalho desenvolvido ao longo da época: "Esta cerimónia representa o fecho de um ano repleto de trabalho, emoções e vitórias. Estou muito satisfeito com o meu trabalho e de toda a equipa. Demonstrámos que tínhamos todas as capacidades para conquistar o título nacional, que só nos escapou na última corrida devido a um problema mecânico fortuito. Resta agradecer a todos que me rodeiam, desde patrocinadores, amigos, fãs e família, o enorme apoio e as excelentes condições que me proporcionam para continuar a progredir na carreira. Espero muito em breve voltar com notícias sobre a época 2016, confirmando o projecto desportivo com que pretendo conquistar novos títulos".

Race of Portugal WTCC  Vila Real de 24 a 26 de Junho

 24-26 June 2016: FIA WTCC Race of Portugal (Circuito Internacional de Vila Real) S

O site do FIA WTCC divulgou o calendário do WTCC revisto onde a Corrida de Vila Real passará a ser de 24 a 26 de Junho.

WTCC-Race-of-Russia-image-1-800x533.jpg

WTCC 2016 calendar adjusted

09/02/2016 15:30 

The FIA World Touring Car Championship calendar for 2016 has been voted on by the FIA Touring Car Commission today with Russia added to the provisional list of events already approved by the FIA World Motor Sport Council during its meeting in Paris on 2 December. The amended WTCC schedule for 2016 will now be submitted for WMSC approval.

Including Russia on what will remain a 24-race, 12-weekend schedule for the second year running, has resulted in a change of dates for WTCC Race of Portugal, which will now take place from 24-26 June, two weeks later than originally scheduled, with WTCC Race of Russia occupying the 10-12 June slot at Moscow Raceway.

The minor calendar adjustment will ensure WTCC Race of Portugal in Vila Real retains its status as the final event of the European season prior to the summer break and will ensure that all logistical arrangements to transport the WTCC cars and equipment to South America by sea for WTCC Race of Argentina from 5-7 August will remain unaffected.

Furthermore, the WTCC Art Cars Competition at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK from 23-26 June will go ahead and further details on this exciting new initiative will be announced in due course.

By scheduling WTCC Race of Russia in June, it means WTCC Race of France will become the championship’s new curtain raiser with Circuit Paul Ricard hosting the action from 1-3 April.

François Ribeiro, Head of Eurosport Events, the WTCC promoter, said: “It has always been our intention to preserve Russia’s presence on the WTCC calendar and we are very pleased to have reached agreement with Moscow Raceway for this to happen. The venue always delivers excellent WTCC races and its close proximity to the Russian capital provides a number of promotional opportunities and I expect this event to run at a much larger scale than previous editions. Our sincere thanks go to the city of Vila Real, the FPAK in Portugal, the RAF in Russia, our Russian stakeholders LADA and Rosneft and the FIA Touring Car Commission for all their assistance with this calendar change. We now look forward to a very exciting WTCC with new cars, new drivers, new MAC 3 format and other new initiatives in store.”

FIA World Touring Car Championship calendar 2016*

1-3 April 2016: FIA WTCC Race of France (Circuit Paul Ricard)

15-17 April 2016: FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia (Slovakia Ring)

22-24 April 2016: FIA WTCC Race of Hungary (Hungaroring)

7-8 May 2016: FIA WTCC Race of Morocco (Circuit Moulay El Hassan, Marrakech) S

26-28 May 2016: FIA WTCC Race of Germany (Nürburgring Nordschleife)

10-12 June 2016: FIA WTCC Race of Russia (Moscow Raceway)

24-26 June 2016: FIA WTCC Race of Portugal (Circuito Internacional de Vila Real) S

5-7 August 2016: FIA WTCC Race of Argentina (Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo)**

2-4 September 2016: FIA WTCC Race of Japan (Twin Ring Motegi)

23-25 September 2016: FIA WTCC Race of China (Shanghai International Circuit)

4-6 November 2016: FIA WTCC Race of Thailand (Chang International Circuit)**

23-25 November 2016: FIA WTCC Race of Qatar (Losail International Circuit) N

S Indicates street race; N Indicates Night Race; * subject to final FIA World Motor Sport Council approval; ** pending on signature of promoter agreement

in

https://www.fiawtcc.com/wtcc-2016-calendar-adjusted/

Rali de Trás-os-Montes / Carnaval 2016

Hoje fui ver uma etapa do já tradicional Rali Trás-os-Montes / Carnaval 2016 o tempo não estava de feição mas mesmo assim ainda pude fazer os registos fotográficos dos participantes.

Um trabalhar diferente despertou imediatamente a minha atenção, era um Ford de 1931 que imperialmente passava á minha frente, curiosamente nos mesmos trilhos onde outrora deslizavam os comboios na Linha do Corgo, na Estacão Ferroviária de Vila Pouca de Aguiar.

1 JORGE SANTOS SILVA HELENA SILVA FORD A 1931 

2 PAULA CRISTINA FERREIRA RUI SOUSA VOLKSWAGEN 1959 

3 VANDA AIRES  TRIUMPH TR3 A 1959 

4 JOSÉ BERNARDINO XAVIER ALVARO GUIMARAES TAUNUS 17M SUPER 1960 

5 ADAO MARTINS RAFAEL ROSA RAFEL MERCEDES BENZ 230 SL 1965 

7 ANTONIO DIONISIO AUGUSTA RODRIGUES  JAGUAR E 1968 

8 MANUEL RIBEIRO DA SILVA MARIA JOSÉ BRILHANTE CITROEN DS 1969 

9 JORGE FARIA  TRIUMPH STAG 1973 

10 MARIO VITAL MELO CARLOS DIONISIO  OPEL MANTA 1974 

12 ANTONIO VALENTE VIEGAS Mª BERNADETE VIEGAS  VOLKSWAGEN 1300 1974 

14 CARLOS  BALREIRA CELESTE BALREIRA MERCEDES BENZ 280 SL 1975 

15 JOAO PLACIDO PIRES MARIA TERESA DIOGO  MERCEDES BENZ 350 SE 1978 

16 JORGE MENDES DIAS TERESA MENDES DIAS  LANCIA 137 AS 1981 

 17 ALFREDO  DIAS FERREIRA JOSÉ ANTUNES  PORSCHE 944 1983 

77º Encontro de Clássicos Além Corgo 

Em dia de Carnaval,

cada um diverte-se como quer… à sua maneira.

 Enquanto uns foram para o Carnaval, outros divertiam-se na neve, e que o diga António Vilela …

Pela manhã começamos com mais um Encontro de Clássicos, o 77º Encontro de Clássicos Além Corgo 

Ao longo da tarde tivemos o Cortejo Carnavalesco, onde não faltou um forte incentivo a Tiago Monteiro ou não fosse Vila Real a Capital do Automobilismo.

E pela primeira vez com o seu carro que foi do dia-a-dia de Benedita Pinto, o Toyota Corolla DX Liftback de 1982

E o “Toni” com o Renault Super 5 de 1990

A habitual visita a um estabelecimento aderente para o café e ou pequeno-almoço.

De que estarão a falar…. Mini ou Seat ? !!!...

Uma volta pelo circuito para apreciar a nova decoração das rotundas….

Á tarde foi ver o Carnaval a passar pelas bancadas…

e a apresentação de um carro muito conhecido….

Porsche 906 Carrera 6 de Américo Nunes

O Porsche 906 - Carrera 6 de Américo Nunes com o qual participou no Circuito de Vila Real 1972 foi reproduzido por José Manuel Smiley Madureira e faz parte da colecção Smiley - Scale Models

Base KDW

E no Blogue onde se pode ver o excelente trabalho

http://smileyscalemodels.blogspot.pt/

Mas por vezes....

"Quanto construímos um modelo, temos como uma das ferramentas essenciais o suporte fotográfico documental do modelo em questão, como meio orientador. Acontece que algumas vezes somos induzidos em erro devido ao facto de ou as fotos não são suficientemente esclarecedoras ou o nosso "olho de falcão" falhou. Foi o que aconteceu comigo durante a construção do Porsche 906 (Carrera 6) de Américo Nunes. Após uma observação feita (e bem) por um amigo meu, a quem eu agradeço aqui, sobre a falta de um pequeno rebordo nas cavas das rodas traseiras, vim a comprovar como realmente "ele" existe, daí, procedi de imediato à correcção exigida. Assim nas fotos seguintes poderão ver o dito rebordo e o modelo já com a correcção executada.

Posso dizer que agora está em condições."

Dias mais tarde também ao ver a minha miniatura que nunca acabei.. 

Agora, ao ver na revista "Hobby, jogos e brinquedos" a segunda parte do artigo de Jorge Curvelo e onde encontrei este esquema do 906 de Américo Nunes em Vila Real e que me levou a pintar a entrada ar no tejadilho do meu Auto Pilen, de verde.

A divulgação do 46º Circuito Internacional de Vila Real

Cerimónia de abertura do Dia de Vila Real no 17º Salón Internacional de Turismo Gastronómico de Xantar

http://www.tvi24.iol.pt/videos/sociedade/ourense-feira-mostra-gastronomia-portuguesa-a-espanhois/56b662d50cf2bd2dbd2cabce

WTCC Trophy the place to be, says independent champion Michelisz

 05/02/2016 12:00 

Norbert Michelisz reckons his time spent racing as a privateer in the FIA World Touring Car Championship has equipped him with the skills necessary to cut it as a factory driver in the WTCC.

Honda signed Michelisz for its works WTCC effort after the Hungarian landed his second independent title in 2015, while LADA has followed suit by recruiting former privateer Hugo Valente for its factory squad after the French youngster impressed on a number of occasions.

Michelisz, who achieved his success with Zengő Motorsport, said: “I honestly believe the possibility to drive for a works team – or at least one part of it – was because I won the independent championship two times and if you are consistent enough as a driver to do that then you have the right amount of feeling of how to approach bigger situations.

“As a private driver you can learn a lot how to approach a race weekend, especially in a way that makes it possible to fight for the top positions, you learn a lot and the works teams realise what it takes to be one of the frontrunners among the independents because there is big competition.”

Mehdi Bennani, Tom Chilton and Grégoire Demoustier are among the drivers signed up for this year’s WTCC Trophy, the new name for the championship’s privateer category.

In:

https://www.fiawtcc.com/wtcc-trophy-the-place-to-be-says-independent-champion-michelisz/

Álvaro Parente Mc Larem GT Bathurst

"Já estou em Bathurst…

McLaren 650S GT 3

"Este ano vou participar no Pirelli World Challenge com a K-PAX Racing. É um desafio enorme, com muitas variáveis desconhecidas para mim num campeonato com um plantel muito forte, mas acredito que, com o apoio da McLaren GT e da K-PAX Racing, poderei ser muito competitivo.

No link mais abaixo poderão encontrar o calendário desta temporada.

This year I will take part in the Pirelli World Challenge with K-PAX Racing. It’s a huge challenge, with many unknowns to me in a championship with a very strong field, but I believe that, with McLaren GT and K-PAX Racing’s support, I’ll be very competitive.

In the link bellow you can find this season’s calendar.

http://world-challenge.com/schedule/

‪#‎GoingHard ‪#‎McLarenGT ‪#‎650S ‪#‎2016Season ‪#‎PWC ‪#‎PirelliWorldChallenge ‪#‎KPAX Flying Lizard Motorsports"

O Pirelli World Challenge iniciar-se-á a 3-6 de Março em Austin, com onze provas que visitarão os mais importantes circuitos americanos, para terminar em Laguna Seca a 9 de Outubro

Já em Mount Panorama a aprender a pista…

Already at Mount Panorama learning the track

McLaren 650S GT3 nos treinos de quinta feira

Treinos  sexta feia

"P2 e P7 nos treinos-livres de hoje.

Foi um bom dia de trabalho… Aparentemente, estamos competitivos, mas normalmente toda gente esconde o jogo nos treinos-livres. Estamos confiantes…

P2 and P7 in today’s practices.
It was a good day… Apparently, we are competitive, but usually everybody hides its hand in the practices. We are confident…"

Álvaro Parente 

Want a guided tour of the epic Mount Panorama Circuit?

Let Bentley's David Russell take you for a guided lap aboard the mighty Continental GT3.

Thanks to the Bentley team for this amazing video.

 Pole-position!!!!! Grande volta do Shane Van Gisbergen…

A corrida é longa e difícil, mas estamos competitivos… Vamos dar o nosso melhor!

Podem seguir a corrida através do link, que se inicia às 18h45 (hora de Portugal)

 No início da prova...

 22h20

Álvaro Parente em 2º 

agora é primeiro.... 

Vitória....

Um vídeo sobre os bastidores da nossa vitória nas 12 Horas de Bathurst… Espéctaculo!!!

A behind the scenes video about our win at Bathurst 12 Hours… Amazing stuff!!!

 McLaren wins the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour and leads the Intercontinental GT Challenge

Shane Van Gisbergen, Alvaro Parente and Jonathon Webb drove their #59 Tekno Autosports McLaren to victory in an action-packed Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, the opening round in the new Intercontinental GT Challenge. The McLaren drivers held on to a mere 1.2 second lead over the 2015-winning Nismo Nissan GT-R. Third went to the #10 M-Sport Bentley, with the #2 Phoenix Audi and the #36 Erebus Mercedes making it five different manufacturers in the top five. McLaren therefore take an early lead in the 2016 Intercontinental GT Challenge ahead of Bentley, with Audi third and Mercedes fourth. The Intercontinental GT Challenge AM win went to Steve McLaughlin in the #75 MPC Audi.

Eight different leaders from five different manufacturers, a record 29 lead changes, a new outright lap record for Shane Van Gisbergen (2'01.567) and a new distance record with 297 laps: the spectacular and closely-fought 2016 edition of the Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour, the first round of the inaugural season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, was definitely one for the history books. But after twelve hours of non-stop on-track action, it was Tekno Autosports, and their McLaren 650S who triumphed, after their pit-stop strategy put them in the lead when it counted most.

As polesitter Shane Van Gisbergen led the 36-car strong field away at 5.45 am on Sunday morning, the New Zealand driver immediately made his mark on the race, claiming the outright lap record on the Mount Panorama Circuit. The orange machine stayed in contention for the lead all through the race, although there were some hectic moments. In the early hours, Alvaro Parente came to a halt on the pit straight with electrical problems, but a reset got the #59 McLaren going again, having lost some 45 seconds. The Portuguese driver and Jonathon Webb, from Australia, then drove the middle stints of the race, climbing back up the order.

When Shane Van Gisbergen got back behind the wheel for the final hours of the race, he immediately lost ground due to a drive through penalty for speeding in the pitlane. The last of 13 safety car-interventions, some 90 minutes before the end of the race, and a perfectly executed pitstop strategy allowed Gizzy to close on the leaders again and when the #1 Nismo Nissan made its final pitstop 50 minutes before the end, Van Gisbergen was back on top.

An inspired drive by reigning Blancpain Endurance champion Katsumasa Chiyo saw the Nissan claw back in the final laps, reducing the gap from over 13 seconds to less than 1,5, but Van Gisbergen kept his bearded head cool and took the victory, claiming the first major endurance win for McLaren in over twenty years.

Behind the McLaren-Nissan duo, #10 Team M-Sport Bentley driver Steven Kane held off Laurens Vanthoor in the #2 Phoenix Audi to claim the final podium position. Both manufacturers went through some tough times on the mountain. The two MPC Audi cars, that managed to qualify on the front two rows of the grid, were both hit by a spectacular punctures in the opening hours. On the #74 R8, the flailing rubber caused terminal suspension and oil cooler damage, while the #75 eventually finished in eighth. The #2 Phoenix Audi had lost a lap early on as well, but determined stints by Vanthoor and Winkelhock saw the car back on the lead lap at the beginning of the second half of the race, even claiming first position just before the 200-lap mark. The gamble not to change tyres for the final stint did not bear fruit however, and the Phoenix crew had to settle for fourth.

In the Bentley camp it was the #31 Continental that gave the team the most work. The car had made contact with the #60 McLaren early on - the Tekno Autosports machine never got back into contention - but it managed to get back to the top of the leader board, with both Bentleys lying in first and second positions for a while. However, a second contact proved to be too much for the #31 Continental, and the car eventually finished in seventh, four laps down.

The Mercedes of Erebus Motorsport and Mishumotors might have been the oldest GT3 machines among the Intercontinental GT Challenge cars, but they were more than a match for the other contenders. Even though the #33 and #63 SLS did not cross the finish line after making contact with the hard walls surrounding the Mount Panorama circuit, the #36 Erebus Motorsport Mercedes was at the sharp end for most of the race, leading the pack on four different occasions. In the final hours the Erebus drivers lost position on the lead lap and could not recover from that, finishing in fifth.

In the Intercontinental GT Challenge AM driver classification, the top points looked set to land in Tony Quinn's pocket, with the #37 Keltic Racing McLaren enjoying a five-lap lead halfway through the race and even running in fifth overall. Soon after, an incident with the #32 Lago Racing Lamborghini - both cars swerving to avoid debris on track - left the McLaren beached on a curb in Griffins Bend and any chance of victory was gone.

A great comeback after the early tyre problems gave the AM win to Steve McLaughlin, who shared the #75 MPC Audi with René Rast and Garth Tander. Roger Lago (#32 Lago Racing Lamborghini) and Rick Armstrong (#82 International Motorsports Audi) were second and third among the Intercontinental GT Challenge AM drivers, after a race in which both had to recover from a number of setbacks.

Next stop for the Intercontinental GT Challenge is the Total 24 Hours of Spa from 28 to 31 July 2016.

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Quotes

Shane van Gisbergen (#59 Tekno Autosports McLaren): “It was a pretty long day. The first stint was really awesome, I really enjoyed myself out there. It was pretty tough, I had never driven around here in the dark and we didn’t have our big lights on so couldn’t see much. After a few laps I started pushing but there were kangaroos coming out and there were warnings every lap so, I am a Kiwi and I am not used to that either! When I saw the car stop going to the last corner, I was heart in mouth, but thankfully it refired and gave us no more issues for the rest of the day. At the end, we had the Nissan covered, no need to do a 2'02 when you have a 15-second lead. But it was a pretty cool way to finish as well.”

Alvaro Parente (#59 Tekno Autosports McLaren): “That was fantastic, I don’t know what to say – thanks to my two team-mates, Shane and Jon, they have been fantastic all week. What a fantastic track you guys have here. I really enjoyed it and was on the pace quickly. That is always important. We had a few issues today, but at the end we went with the right strategy options and everything went smoothly. I couldn’t be happier."

Jonathon Webb (#59 Tekno Autosports McLaren): “Yeah, this probably is the biggest win of my career. To go out there on the podium at Bathurst is massive – a huge thanks to these guys and all the crew. For Tekno to debut with the McLaren GT and come away with a win is a huge thing for me. It was fantastic to come back here with Shane and we had our third man here this weekend, who has done an awesome job. He certainly picked up quick. Both the guys did an awesome job.”

Matt Bell (#10 Team M-Sport Bentley): “It is great to take third for sure, certainly after last year. We had a pretty good race, the three of us had good pace throughout the race. When we were in the lead with about four hours to go things were looking quite good. We thought we had the strategy covered and the legs to go the distance, but we just couldn’t quite match these guys in the last few hours. After the way it ended last year we were all just a little bit down and deflated after that, so it is great to stand up here and represent Bentley on the podium at Bathurst and to share it with these two guys who have done a great job. It is a big step up from last year and next year we will come back and try and catch these guys.”

Guy Smith (#10 Team M-Sport Bentley): “We found that as the track rubbered in and got a little warmer we struggled a little bit more. We had a bit of understeer in the car and it just got worse and worse and our pace definitely suffered. Really at the end there we didn’t really have the pace to challenge these guys, they were in a different league. So at that point it was a case of trying to consolidate third place, Steven was taking some pressure from Laurens Vanthoor and did a great job to hold him off and get the podium position. So we are happy with that, and we will come back next year and try again.”

Steven Kane (#10 Team M-Sport Bentley): “The final stint was quite tricky. Vanthoor had a lot of speed over the top of the hill, and the Audi was very, very fast. We had a bit of a straight line speed advantage, so it was just a matter of using that and trying to get through traffic, keeping our position and trying to bump in the lap times that we could achieve. Congratulations to these guys, they have been really fast all weekend and we are going to come back next year and try and go two better.”

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Results Intercontinental GT Challenge – Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hour

1 - #59 Tekno Autosports McLaren –Shane Van Gisbergen/Alvaro Parente/Jonathan Webb – 297laps

2 - #10 Bentley Team M-Sport – Steven Kane/Guy Smith/Matt Bell - +1:18.503

3 - #2 Phoenix Racing Audi – Laurens Vanthoor/Markus Winkelhock/Alex Davison - +2:05.621

4 - #36 Erebus Motorsport Mercedes – David Reynolds/Thomas Jaeger/Nico Bastian – 296 laps

5 - #31 Bentley Team M-Sport – Andy Soucek/Maxime Soulet/David Russell – 293 laps

6 - #75 Melbourne Performance Center Audi – Steve McLaughlin/Rene Rast/Garth Tander – 293 laps +47.366

7 - #60 Tekno Autosports McLaren - Rob Bell/Andrew Watson/Will Davison – 292 laps

8 - #32 JPS Australia Lamborghini Gallardo R-EX – Lago/Youlden/Owen – 291 laps (AM)

9 - #82 International Motorsports Audi – Bagnall/Armstrong/Halliday – 287 laps (AM)

Not classified

#11 McElrea Racing McLaren – Tony Walls/Warren Luff/Matt Campbell/Tim Slade

#33 Mishumotors Mercedes – Marco Schutis/Renger van der Zande/Patrick Simon

#37 Keltic Racing McLaren – Tony Quinn/Klark Quinn/Craig Baird

#63 Erebus Motorsport Mercedes – Bernd Schneider/Maro Engel/Austin Cindric

#74 Melbourne Performance Center Audi – Christopher Mies/Christopher Haase/Marco Mapelli

Full race results

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Classification

Manufacturers

1 McLaren 31points

2 Bentley 28 points

3 Audi 21points

4 Mercedes 12points