Run of the EST championship 2020 at the Harz-Ring

On July 11.07th and 12.07th, after a long waiting time, the time had finally come and the start of the EST championship 2020 could take place at the Harzring. The event was entirely under the sign of Corona and despite the conditions for the race, the encouragement on the part of the drivers was in no way interrupted. But on the contrary. It was clear to many drivers that they were happy and relieved to finally be able to get a taste of racing again after the long wait. And so the starting field recorded a total of 95 participants, which was a clear success compared to previous years. With the first race on the Harz-Ring, the concept of the new beginners' classes, such as the PitBike Stock, also started for the first time. In particular, the starting field of the Pit Bike and GP Open was well represented with a total of 25 starters. The beginners' concept of giving the up-and-coming drivers in the EST the opportunity to try things out under competitive conditions also met with great approval.

The schedule on Saturday's training session at the Harzring - due to the lack of a long distance - was characterized by a lot of driving time. And so, despite the large starting field and the great anticipation of the event, every driver was able to collect enough driving time on the track.

In the timed training, the first competition was about the best time in the respective classes. In particular, class 1 Rookies by Scooter-Attack was filled to the last place with 38 registered drivers. Sometimes the call was already loud for a separation of the class, with such a tight field of starters - the first 27 drivers were within 4 seconds - a separation was then rejected together with the driver's spokesman, as the competition was preserved. This decision is always made individually for the future races and also has a lot to do with the local conditions. In class 3 Expert by Scooter-Attack, it was eagerly awaited to see how the field would be reorganized. Many drivers from previous years have hung their station wagon in the corner, so that a whole new field would arise.

The results of the qualification and the starting grid are available on the homepage:

https://www.europeanscootertrophy.de/ergebnisse/

As a special feature of the new season, the first beginners' race took place on Saturday evening. In the end, various interested parties turned into 5 permanent starters who wanted to gain their first racing experience. J. Krahn and A. Moosmann fought at the top. Some distance behind were Drath, Bang and Knoth. Just before the checkered flag, Krahn got it. With a technical defect, he was eliminated with one lap to go and cleared the way for Moosman. As a result, Drath came in second and, surprisingly, Bang was able to take his first podium place. Nice gesture from the young drivers at the award ceremony. Moosmann dedicated his victory to Krahn and already showed true sportsmanship.

Results Grade 7 - Beginners

Place # 22 T. Moosmann
# 6 R. Drath
Place # 197 L. Berg

Race Sunday:

Race class 1 - Rookies by Scooter-Attack

Full house at the pre-start. Space was tight with 38 drivers. Still, all drivers wanted to find their place in the race. At the start, Klingenberg fell over which Mayerle fell. Depta, Triebs and Thönnißen fought like hell out of the lead and set off bit by bit from the rest of the field. On lap 4 Jänicke fell in the last corner before the start and finish and remained motionless in the run-off zone. The race management decided to abort in order to take care of the injured driver. The restart is delayed quite a bit due to medical care. After the restart, Depta kept his nerve and was able to hold his own against Thönnißen. Drühe followed in third place.

In the second race Thönnißen dominated the field. Depta was able to keep up until the second third, but then dropped out. As a result, Triebs manifested itself in second place. Drühe took a second, third place.

Daily ranking 1st run Harz-Ring 2020 Class 1 Rookies by Scooter-Attack:

# 43 Philip Thönnißen 45 points
# 188 Andreas Drühe 32 points
# 313 Marcel Triebs 29 points

Race class 2 - SuperSport

Denis D'Alessandro started in the SuperSport for the first time. Particularly committed, with top Italian paintwork at the start, they started the race from pole. D'Alessandro was absolutely unrivaled in both races. Behind it there was a real three-way battle with Schmitt, Herkli and Hasemann. Schmitt retained the upper hand in the three-way battle and was able to confidently win second place. In the first race, Herkli prevailed ahead of Hasemann. In the second, the picture rotated and Hasemann took 3rd place. As a result, Hasemann secured third place,

Daily ranking 1st run Harz-Ring 2020 class 2 SuperSport:

# 249 Denis D'Alessandro 50 pts.
# 33 Carsten Schmitt 40 pts.
# 96 Philip Hasemann 29 pts.

Race class 4: Supramatic

Unfortunately, there was not much competition for Zehe at the Harz-Ring. It was easy for him to win qualifying and both races. His colleague Gronow could not be dangerous to him and drove to second place in the qualification as well as in the first race. Gronow had to pass in the second race.

Day rating class 4 - Supramatic

# 24 Henry toe 50 pts.
# 144 Jan Gronow 20 pts.

Race class 5 pitbike stick

The newly installed PitBike Stock class was extremely popular. The unanimous opinion from the field of drivers was that there will be even more starters in the next race in Wittgenborn.

Nils Brzeski had planned for the weekend to fall and after his qualification was able to confirm his performance in the race. The sovereign first place could not be taken from him. N. Radermacher was also strong and always within easy reach of the Brzeski, but could never be dangerous for him. Nabbefeld and Reese drove outside of range, fighting for third place. In the end, Nabbefeld had the upper hand and was able to take third place on the podium.

Daily ranking 1st run Harz-Ring 2020 class 5 - Pitbike Stock

# 469 Nils Brzeski 50 pts.
# 217 Nicole Radermacher 40 pts.
# 59 Tobias-Alexander Nabbefeld 32 pts.

Race class 6 - GP-Open

Bähr was on pole in the open GP class. The lighter pit bikes with Jorewitz and Lang had the better starting position at the start. Bähr was able to bring himself back into striking distance relatively quickly and fought his way to the top position by position. Jorewitz tried to make life difficult for Bähr, but had to admit defeat by Bähr at the end of his dominance in performance. Bähr came in first place. Jorewitz with a whole starting driving performance in second place followed by Benjamin Lang.

Daily ranking 1st run Harz-Ring 2020 class 6 - GP Open

# 73 Achim Bähr 50 pts.
# 101 Dennis Jorewitz 40 pts.
# 70 Benjamin Lang 32 pts.

Race class 3 - Expert by Scooter-Attack

The new constellation of the expert class was tough in the first race in 2020. Despite the small number of participants, there was no lack of tension. Especially at the front, the field was very close together with a gap of less than a hundredth. Tire on tire duels were preprogrammed. Mirko Schröder, who had big plans for 2020, just had to hand over the qualification to guest starter Gaspar from Hungary. The trio Gaspar, Schröder and Lukas dominated both races.

In the first race Gaspar had better nerves and was able to keep the field of drivers in check with Schröder and Lukas. The asphalt burned, but Gaspar didn't give either rival a chance and deservedly won the first race. Lukas was second ahead of Schröder.

In the second run the battles for positions got tougher. Lukas felt that something was going and that he had a chance against Gaspar. Lukas fought for first place early and led the field until the last lap in front of Gaspar. Schröder was waiting for a mistake by the opponents. In the penultimate corner Gaspar overtook Lukas and then there was a contact before the last corner because Gaspar overtook Lukas in the penultimate corner and thus left the ideal line. When Gaspar wanted to get back on the racing line, Gaspar came into contact with Lukas. The duel was unequal due to the different weights. At least 117 kg fighting weight against a narrow 75 kg from Gaspar. Gaspar then fell. Lukas was first and Schröder was also able to pass in second place. The situation smelled like an unfair attack. The race management delayed the decision and asked the marshals and the EST driver's spokesman behind them. Both could not record any conclusive wrongdoing. Even the examined video recordings could not certify any misconduct on the part of Lukas. And so Lukas drove to his first win of the season in the Expert by Scooter Attack class.

Daily ranking 1st run Harz-Ring 2020 class 3 - Expert by Scooter-Attack