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2012/05/09

Season in the second WSK Euro Series race Sastamala man had the pace right, exercises until Simo was the fastest of the weekend on the track and clocks the fastest lap time in practice, Simo race tires too much wear and tear caused some problems.

On Friday, turbulence, driven in time trials Puhakka finished ninth.

Simo: "Qualifying was a little game of roulette, when the weather fluctuated throughout the weekend so much, when we were about to leave time for driving so began rain a bit, and when we get a green flag leave the track, so I managed to run only a half turn before, when it began pouring into the harbor water! who was able to leave a little earlier benefited from the fact it was almost a full circle with a dry track! "

Simo heat on Saturday, finished fourth and fifth!

Simo: "In the first the first heat rate would be enough to finish a third, but did not make sense to risk the final round and try to past the above-reaching guy, another early heat, some drivers benefited from the fact that the first heat was missed out and was all new tires to another, and when the track was about 0.70 difference between the new and the old tires, so they are the guys from his back hard. Track ate a lot of the rear tires.

Simo went to the finals in the first quarter of the box, and the finale had to leave, so 10 minutes before the water began to harbor, Simo first final ended 12nd.

Simo: "The first final was the rainy weather, and we have had for quite some time to warm up with the front brake problems in the rain, and this time either, no change from the factory had not entered the race, when I had to drive second behind as the car is not held back none!

On Sunday morning opened bright and it seemed that day to the exported through the dry weather, the first heat of Simo started in 12 place and the finish was sixth, early in the second tranche of investment was deteriorating a bit, the eighth. Sunday's main final Simo started in the seventh place. Output was wonderful, and as soon as the first corner after Simo was already on the fourth, on a couple of rounds Simo rose nicely already third, when the finals were run 13 laps, so the back of the driver hit the rear bumper a little Simo and briefly got stuck in the Simo and lost three places. The end result was sixth place.

Simo: "The finalists were fitted with new tires below and the landscape began to change, I got a great start and I was able to stand up as soon as the fourth, when we were driven 13 laps to Patrik (Hajek) hit my rear bumper, when his back coming guy had driven him up first. Too bad per se, since it went into battle podium place, the whole weekend we got the chassis works  really well with new tires, but a more drove car slide a little and it is difficult for a long finale just the tip of the battle, but the team was still happy! "

Now, Simo is a small sigh and a pause next race is the German Championship, a tournament in Germany until the end of May Wackersdorf track, which is the beginning of June in the European Championship race.

Simo: "This race comes to be important, as we gather the necessary information on the European Championship for the race, which is run, the German championship just a week after the race!"

2012/04/23

Germany Championship start's from Kerpen, during the weekend under varying conditions, is substantially complicated adjustments to the chassis, for every half hour of water and precipitation, the precipitation finished path in between so was able to dry.

On Friday, free practise, Simo is best reached up and running, but the reason for this is unclear, as Simo does not put on new tires at all times on Friday rehearsals!

On Saturday morning, clearing the rainy weather, the time-Simo went riding with confidence, as the morning Warm-up play car seemed to work well for a long time and the pace was the case, the weather, however, varied very much, and time trial resulted in a 15 place, as Simo's tires warmed up too much pressure, as the track began to dry and estimated pressure was not correct. Qualifying after the inspection, however, it became clear that Simo the engine serial number did not match, the day before give to numbers, and this was followed by disqualified , and 15th place change 50th.

Simo: "Qualifying went well in itself, the rate was roughly the case, lost a little bit of tires due to excessive temperature, just a pity that the team gave the wrong engine in the morning and I had to get the mistakes of others!"

In Germany, was compared to competitor that it exceeds the capacity of the track, and therefore qualifyings, the need to distribute groups A, B and C were, therefore, each driver drive two heats.

The first beginning of a track dried up, and Simo had to leave the last place from 33rd. Simo, however, was to rise moderately well up to 19th! In the second place in the early installments Simo 16th from 33rd place, through to the Of two points following the final installment of Simon was ranked 24th

Simo: "heats went ok, when on the track, however, there was only one decent place to pass, so it is difficult for some to rise above!"

On Sunday, the track was dry and the finals was reached to run a fine sunny weather, Simo went to the first finalist from  24th place and finished 15th Simo reached the finals in the second to leave the place 15th and arrived to fifth in just fine!

Simo: "In the finals, we decided to save new tires for the second finalist to getting advance properly, and this time it worked okay. I lost a few good rounds, when I was another driver behind, when it is closed to overtake. Pace would be enough to just win up to, if I were 15 have been kept in place after the time trial! "

Simo's next race is the after one and half a week in France in Val D'Argentona on the track, which is the second WSK Euro Series race, the first Sarno ran a week ago and there was a result of 1.Final 16th place and 2.Final 22nd.

Simo: "Sarno not only to a chassis from the rain and bad, and therefore the longer the difference between the track and fast came double!"

2012/04/03

WSK Series Master Series final race was held last weekend in Castelletto on the track in Pavia, Simo's not the original plan a series of last race shouldn't do, but races before and Simo's speed which the team decided to drive Simo, also the last race!

Exercises Simo had problems with the karts settings, and the best compression is obtained from, the qulifyings driving, the car was, however, from Simo pleasant settings and it seemed like an easy to drive and just the tip of the pace it was possible for the morning warm-up play Simo was third quickest time. When the time trial was run, Simo was ranked eighth, the result is not terribly pleased, it was a much better chance.

Simon: "We adjusted the exercises of a car tire, it had a big problem to get tires to work on the corners well, but when the slide. Time trial when I left so the car was supposed to be okay, but from the beginning of the second fast lap I noticed that the car's rear end slide quite impossible and I almost run out of your hands when you had to change also gears yet. In theory, the tires one should be the same mixture, as well as practice and race tires, but already exists in the collection period, there had been such that the tire manufacturer Vega has brought a different tire! All with whom I spoke, it was the same problem and no one was satisfied with the tires, but put this wonder, that the following series which begins in less than two weeks away, so that the tire is driven by, once a choice ... "

Qualifying heats went to the wrestling with tires leading slippage and, consequently, Simo was ranked ninth in both heats. Final Simo was determined from eighth place. At the beginning of the finale of Simon had already risen nicely in sixth place, while keeping the car began to weaken and eventually fell out of the investment for a tenth.

Simo: "Final eighth place was the maximum position what we could do this time, it is not only derived from the tires to work properly! In the finals, I had already got off to a few places to rise, before the tires started to slip by!"

On Sunday, the heat in the first heat Simo was forced to stop, because in front of the competitor gets rolling with your time in front of Simo in the first round of cold tires, and early in the second installment Simo came from 17 the place of the tenth. Final output was a box of 12

Final output managed really well, and Simo was to rise a few place in the final position after all the difficulties was the seventh.

Simo: "Final changed the car a bit and it seemed to work better when in the past. This race was difficult in that sense, because the track was very small and with gearbox class and the car was able to drive much tighter line and this is difficult for a lot of passes, I think that if all had gone the very spot on the finals, so the maximum investment could have been four. "

Simon disposal WSK Master series was 10

Simon the following games are less than two weeks to get on the track Sarno, near Naples, to begin a new series of WSK Euro Series, with four rounds to the other three races run in France, Val d'Argenton, La Conca in Italy and in Spain in Zaragoza!

2012/03/19

Second period, WSK Master Series race was held last weekend in Sarno near Naples. The whole weekend was exported to the sunny weather, on Friday and through the qualifying Simo ranked 18 suffering a problem with your car transmission. The first heat on Saturday, Simon went to 18 place, and got a good start thanks to eventually rise to 6 place.

Simon: "The first heat I got a good start, chassis and engine functioning properly, so it was easy to get up."

The second one went to the first heat of the order of finish, with Simo also finished seventh, suffering from a light kart understeering. Simo went to the finals seventh place and drove to the finish line in seventh.

Simo: "In the final miss a little, I lost time at the beginning, when I had to fight with another driver, when I get a little gap, so all the action began, and I was able to drive freely. Chassis on Saturday, I did not get the whole what I want, but certainly will do a great effort. Tires is changed a lot since last year and it will bring some problems to get the car balance. "

On Sunday morning began to warm-up in which a chassis was set to different settings of view, if that help me improve the finals for a long time.

Simo: "front of the chassis was changed a little as to achieve an output of the corners more front end grip and at least in the morning after warm up felt, that the set-up felt better sitting in hand!"

In the first heat Simo got off to well, but when we went to the track slow leg, behind the driver was coming hard after them and Simo flew to track dirty part of Simo and lost many positions in the race we were three three laps, Simo tried to pass in front of the driver, who shut the door closed and coincided with those of tires and as a result, Simo flying in the air. In the second heat Simo quickly the source of 24 place when the first heat was not completed due to a crash. In the second heat hit the car's controls do not want another frame, and as a result of lackluster 19 position.

Simo: "Well, the first heat was pretty fast and I do not have tires for action at the outset, when I was dirty, and on a couple of laps, when I tried to ignore the above, then it will shut the door and flew into the air from chassis went wrong and had to be transferred to another chassis, what could test only once to on Thursday and not been to work properly. For second heat we put it other chassis and that one don't worked well! "

Final Simo changed a lot of set-up for chasiis, that were unclear for the next races in which direction to go. Simo went to 23 from place and, finally, was able to stand up, after a hard fight 14 place.

Simon: "Final changed the rear end, a little freer, and the front end of an attempt to increase grip more, when the second heat was a big problem with the rear end was too much grip and I did not get the chassis turns for corners properly. The finals the car's brake pedal was finally get soft and get it even more difficult, because the car was none the less still a lot of understeering and did not have enough grip to the corners coming, so I had to slow down much exists in the collection which had and I lost time in the lot! Now should something happen with this and the next race's between, that can be fight yet run out of the future, and that the car can be properly balance! "

Simon next competition is in mid-April in Sarno, to begin a period of one main series WSK Euro Series!

2012/03/05

First round of WSK Master serie was at La Conca last weekend, Simo the race went fairly well, as the time trials on Friday tenth position and the pole position time was 0.255 tenths of a gap.

Simo: "Well, quite 'satisfied with the time I was in pursuit, but rather oishan it could not go, because I did not get used to a new tire for first laps properly, becuase I had always someone in front, I'm sure that I would have been able to about 0.150 better if it would have been free space only, it'd already got to go to sixth place! "

In the first heat Simo had a good speed, but slowed down a bit towards the end of the tire pressure was too hard to warm up, and Simo had to settle for eighth place. The second one went to the first heat of the finishing order of and Simo get eighth place in the grid. In the second heat speed was immediatly good and result could have been better than the seventh place without any hits.

Simo: "Well, Saturday second heat, all drivers did not seem to remember, that the variety is not the world championship, I do not get such an activity, the result could be much better.."

After Two passed heats, was calculated for two heats together and it was the least points who got to pole, etc. Simo's as a start place seventh.
Simo had an excellent start and was immediately taken off to one place, the finale progresses, the chassis worked well, and when the checkered flag was waved by Simo risen fourth place!

Simo: "Well, my first final went ok, fourth place was an ok performance, just thinking of that 4 months ago last time I've been driving a race, of course, we could do also better, without any problems in second heat, with my Team mate. The kart seemed to work okay, and engine function very well, however, in the end chassis slide a bit, but coming back was a good gap already, so I was able to relax a bit and save the tires for the next day! "

On Sunday, the first heat stating grid was, how we finished on Saturday, Simo got to break away from fourth position well-off and go to the third immediately after the first corner, and holding it until the end of the heat! In the second heat Simo went to the third place in grid, and after three laps was move to second place, as with competitor drove him to the side of the bypass and was part of the dirty asphalt, Simo dropped three places and the final of heat carburators became some problem, which dropped him to the end of ninth place.

Simo: "The second one I got a good speed and I was becoming a second, when the corner at the outlet guy was hanging alongside, and then drove on the side, if I had then dirty and it goes three laps, that will regain the tires at the same hold as before, and when it was all in the same bundle so they came over. All strange is, that my team mate had this pass, but apparently, even if driven in the same team so does not affect anything. final rounds carburators got some air, and did not get some fuel, and the pace slowed down, it lost a few more place. "

Simo the final of the place in the grid instead of the third change of the sixth, the second heat of problems. Final output went well, and Simo was on the fifth, when the chassis began to slide in a lot and was not able to go corners so hard, when you should have been, after all, Simo was ranked ninth the second in the finals.

Simo: " Before second final we change a bit of set-up for our kart a little more grip in front and in the end that would be a problem in the finals, then, the whole weekend was pretty good and I got one good race under and saw that the speed just enough to top!"

Simo run the next time in Sarno, near Naples in two weeks with the same WSK Master Series continues.

Simo: "I know Sarno as quite well, I living there for close to 2008 and I was able to drive a lot out there, and I believe that we are there for a very competitive there! At La Conca we saw already, that the power of the engines should be found sufficient, because it's required Sarno long straight"

Simo is a 7 place in WSK Master Series points!

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2012/01/22

Simon will continue to contract even Scuderia PCR with the class of shifter KZ1, the racing season is about 14-16 competition, and possibly a few more a single race. Simo's competitions during the season to find a Dutch team of AVG inside the tent. Simon season tests begin in january and February.

Simon: " I am very happy, that we were able to continue the already long-standing cooperation with PCR's. I look forward to the coming season, the races should be enough in the coming season. Season 2011 was very difficult for us, but we learn a lot of new things, which grew stronger and desire to win, but the 2012 season I think we were able to build the best possible and efficient package, I'm sure that the PCR / TM we have a combination of good and visible results in time!

In practice, things are not terribly changed, other than that, only on the races im come to be inside the Dutch team's tent AVG, because they drive TM engines and, therefore, I got together a competitive package, for season 2012 .. Rest of the time I spend at the factory in Italy, developing and testing the frames. "


Season starts with WSK Master series consisting of three rounds, but probably simon do just two race, first race is in La Conca, which is located just south of Italy, so to speak, the shoe heel and the other Sarno, near Naples.

Season continues the WSK Euro series, with four races, which are located in Italy, France, Italy and Spain. Simos racing calender including new colors, Simon participates also in the German championship series, which the competition calendar will add five races.

Simon: " It is great to drive in Germany acclaimed series, which has always been a lot of hard-quality drivers around Europe, will surely be tough races known, and I look forward to it! "

Highlights of the season and the biggest expectations are placed, however, until June, when the European Championship in Germany is in Wackersdorf what is quite bumpy track, and as well as the beginning of September when the World championship fights in Sarno, both of the competitions run
single race method. Season closing event in the karting world's largest branded competition in Las Vegas, which is run during the latter half of November.

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