Last weekend, on February 1, the second stage of the Vidzeme Winter Autosprint Cup took place on the Zilākalnas highway, which will be remembered as the coldest competition day in the history of the cup. The air temperature when the athletes arrived on the track reached -28 degrees. More than 80 participants took part in the competition, who made three trips.
Māris Millers, organizer of the competition: “The second stage of the Vidzeme Winter Autosprint Cup in Valmiera whent off without a hitch.Since the Vidzeme Winter Cup was held in 2017, this was the coldest day of the competition. More than 80 participants started in the stage, and three races were held, in which each athlete completed two full laps on the legendary Zilākalns auto track. I would like to thank the athletes for their participation, the zilākalns auto track team for for the work invested in the preparation of the track, as well as to the partners and supporters of the Vidzeme Winter Autosprint Cup, without whose involvement the running of the stages would not be possible.”
The athletes were delighted by the high-quality ice cover, the distinct terrain of the track and the historically known configuration. The riders admitted that the track is technically difficult, and in order to achieve the fastest results, it was necesary to use both the knowledge gained in the previous training sessions in Zilākalnas and the experience in other winter stages.
The results of the competition confirmed the high skill of the athletes – several participants climbed the podium in more than one class. Elmārs Aukšmuksts stood out, who won in the 4WD-REILAT, 4WD and 4WD-R classes, as well as Gints Bujāns, who triumphed in the FWD-REILAT, FWD and FWD-R competitions. Armands Bujāns also proved himself with a stable performance in several classes, who won the junior class and was on the podium in both the FWD and FWD-R competitions, while Raitis Škapars won the RWD class and won the podium in the RWD-REILAT class as well. It proved both the preparation of the athletes and their ability to adapt to different conditions.
Renita Aukšmukste won the competition in the Ladies’ class, leaving behind Ilzi Babri and Natalja Kamisarov, while armands Bujāns was the fastest in the Junior class, with Pēteris Nebars taking the second place and Armands Grozas the third.
Uldis Klucis won the RWD-REILAT class, followed by Kristers Škapars and Raitis Škapars, while Gints Bujāns remained unbeaten in the FWD-REILAT class, with Féliks Aukšmukstas and Ritvars Dovgiallo winning the second and third places. Elmārs Aukšmuksts won the 4WD-REILAT class, leaving behind Edgars Lusti and Aina Mušperts.
Fierce battles also took place in the studless classes – Raitis Škapars won the RWD class, Uldis Klucis took second place, and Kristers Škapars came in third. Gints Bujāns won the FWD competition, Armands Bujāns came second and Félix Aukšmuksts took the third place, while Elmārs Aukšmuksts triumphed in the 4WD class, Edgar Lust taking the second place, and Dainis Zomerfeld the third.
Pēteris Nebars was the fastest in the radzu RWD-R class, followed by Klāvs Rozītis and armands Groza, while Gints Bujāns won the FWD-R class, Armands Buj
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