Grand Prix Moscow drag racing 2007. Barefoot through the puddles

Closer to the weekend weather upset residents of the capital, but a large proportion of experience fell to racers who departed from different parts of Russia in the Grand Prix of drag racing, because in this extreme sport, weather conditions affect primarily the safety and time of the track. Russian Automobile Federation, with the support of the Government organized the race with cash prizes in each class (except for Street Light) winner received a prize of $ 10,000 for second place gave $ 3,000, and for the third - $ 1,000. At such a big catch to build a strong drag mobilization of the country. For the Moscow race rather unusual cluster of so many cars at once, whose capacity ranges from 500 to 1,000 horsepower. But despite all the efforts of the organizers, the weather is still summed up many strong participants. Because of the wet track pilots feared much pressure on the gas, car thrown from side to side, in such circumstances, the advantage went to all-wheel drive vehicles. On Saturday, it was not possible to conduct a full qualification - the rain poured down incessantly. Holding of the race hanging in the balance, after the meeting organizers decided to move the qualifying heats on Sunday morning in the hope that the weather is more or less to normal. The next day the rain was really not so strong, but the asphalt was still wet. Thus, the muscle-car Chevrolet Camaro, whose power passes for 1,000 horsepower, does not qualify as overcame 402 meters in 17 seconds, although his best time of 10.5 seconds. After qualifying in the parking lot was a heavy atmosphere, the guys quietly fastened to the car and tow hitch, it turned out that they spent so much time, effort and money wasted. Meanwhile, the competition continued, the top scoring races enlivened the audience and participants. Still, entertainment took place at the Grand Prix - with bated breath the audience watched a serious struggle for first place in the class of FSA between "dozens" of a rotary engine (the sound is 150 decibels) and the Cossacks, who squeezed out of the cars all the power, risking not cope with control due to skidding on the road. Most probably the brightest impressions were of the class races Unlimited Street, where the "summer" in the main representatives of the Japanese car industry - Novosibirsk Toyota Supra, several Nissan Skyline, and also not without a pair of Porsche 911. Race ended at 8 o'clock in the evening, tired participants and guests, waiting for the ceremony, congratulated the winners: Class FSA (Fast Street A) 1 st place - Aslanov Elshan (VAZ-2110), Moscow, 2 nd place - Obukhov Boris (ZAZ 968M) , Moscow, 3rd place - Predmestin Denis (ZAZ 1102), Rostov-na-Donu Class FSB (Fast Street B) 1 st place - Dmitry Pleshakov (Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII), Krasnodar, Russia 2 nd Place - Denis Ponomarev (Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution II), Krasnoyarsk, 3rd place - Ignatko Sergei (Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII), Moscow Class US (Unlimited Street) 1 st place - Narovetsky Denis (Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe), Severodvinsk, 2 nd place - Roman Romanov ( Mitsubishi 3000GT), Samara 3rd place - Gorkovenko Sergei (Nissan Skyline GTR R32), Chita test group SC (SuperCars) 1 st place - Sergei Zharov (Porsche Cayenne Turbo), Arkhangelsk 2 nd place - Michael Tyrnov (BMW M3 ), St. Petersburg, 3rd place - Oleg Rychkov (Mercedes-Benz S220), Moscow