Grand Finale
This is just my personal point of view, do read it with a pinch of salt - yeah !!!
This was an eventful run. The rain started at about the 20-minute mark and lightning could be seen from a very far distance (we could not hear the thunder, so it must be very far). The iFMAR buggy rules and general rules has no mention on the issue of rain, so racing continued. It was at the 35-minute mark that a lightning strike was heard in the vicinity. It was a very loud crack that startled me too. A minute later, Mr Sanders called to stop the race and we all huddle off the driver stand into the paddock.
All the cars were impounded, but Vray had to catch his home flight and could not sit out the rain, so he asked to get his car out of impound, with full knowledge that he cannot continue to race.
Less than an hour later the rain stopped and the marshals started clearing out the water. Mr. Sanders and a discussion with me and we both agreed to follow the IC section rules which had a clause on rain, it says: If the final has completed less than 25% (15 minutes of a 1 hour final), then the whole final has to be re-run. If it is between 25% and 75% (>15mins buts less than 45mins) then when conditions permit, the remaining time should be run and the results added together. Finally if more than 75% has completed (ie, >45mins) then the final is done and the results shall be final.
Therefore, in this instance we completed 36+minutes and we will run the remaining 23 minutes to complete the final. After the announcement, the Spain Team Manager requested that the views of the team managers be heard. Mr Sander explains that he can hear out the Team Managers but the decision rests on the International Jury. The team manager meeting was called. Only team managers of the top 10 finalists were to be present. The meeting brought out 4 proposals in all and finally the majority (5 of 7) Team Managers voted for cancelling the 36 minutes results and use the semi-final qualifying result as the final result. Mr Sander then called for a International Jury meeting with a representative each from all Blocs, only FAMAR was not represented as there were no officials from FAMAR. Mr Mike Myers represented ROAR. The International Jury's decision was unanimous, the remaining 23 minutes is to be run and the total results added together, the starting position should be in the order of finishing of the 36 minute run. Drivers were given 15 minutes to prepare their cars, three minutes to warm up and they were off for their final 23-minute run.
At the end of the 23 minutes, it seems obvious to all, from the RMonitor screen that Raul Peris was the winner based on the total laps of 61.
The final standings are as follows:
Raul Peris SPAIN 61 laps
Miguel Matias PORTUGAL 60 laps
Ricardo Gomez SPAIN 60 laps
Robert Gustafsson SWEDEN 59 laps
Joseph Quagraine FINLAND 58 laps
Atsushi Kawamoto JAPAN 57 laps
Yannick Aigoin FRANCE 56 laps
Martin Wolhuter AUSTRALIA 55 laps
Wu-Chung, Chen TAIWAN 46 laps
Vray Guillaume FRANCE 29 laps
This was an eventful run. The rain started at about the 20-minute mark and lightning could be seen from a very far distance (we could not hear the thunder, so it must be very far). The iFMAR buggy rules and general rules has no mention on the issue of rain, so racing continued. It was at the 35-minute mark that a lightning strike was heard in the vicinity. It was a very loud crack that startled me too. A minute later, Mr Sanders called to stop the race and we all huddle off the driver stand into the paddock.
All the cars were impounded, but Vray had to catch his home flight and could not sit out the rain, so he asked to get his car out of impound, with full knowledge that he cannot continue to race.
Less than an hour later the rain stopped and the marshals started clearing out the water. Mr. Sanders and a discussion with me and we both agreed to follow the IC section rules which had a clause on rain, it says: If the final has completed less than 25% (15 minutes of a 1 hour final), then the whole final has to be re-run. If it is between 25% and 75% (>15mins buts less than 45mins) then when conditions permit, the remaining time should be run and the results added together. Finally if more than 75% has completed (ie, >45mins) then the final is done and the results shall be final.
Therefore, in this instance we completed 36+minutes and we will run the remaining 23 minutes to complete the final. After the announcement, the Spain Team Manager requested that the views of the team managers be heard. Mr Sander explains that he can hear out the Team Managers but the decision rests on the International Jury. The team manager meeting was called. Only team managers of the top 10 finalists were to be present. The meeting brought out 4 proposals in all and finally the majority (5 of 7) Team Managers voted for cancelling the 36 minutes results and use the semi-final qualifying result as the final result. Mr Sander then called for a International Jury meeting with a representative each from all Blocs, only FAMAR was not represented as there were no officials from FAMAR. Mr Mike Myers represented ROAR. The International Jury's decision was unanimous, the remaining 23 minutes is to be run and the total results added together, the starting position should be in the order of finishing of the 36 minute run. Drivers were given 15 minutes to prepare their cars, three minutes to warm up and they were off for their final 23-minute run.
At the end of the 23 minutes, it seems obvious to all, from the RMonitor screen that Raul Peris was the winner based on the total laps of 61.
The final standings are as follows:
Raul Peris SPAIN 61 laps
Miguel Matias PORTUGAL 60 laps
Ricardo Gomez SPAIN 60 laps
Robert Gustafsson SWEDEN 59 laps
Joseph Quagraine FINLAND 58 laps
Atsushi Kawamoto JAPAN 57 laps
Yannick Aigoin FRANCE 56 laps
Martin Wolhuter AUSTRALIA 55 laps
Wu-Chung, Chen TAIWAN 46 laps
Vray Guillaume FRANCE 29 laps
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