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Tomorrow, on the Biķernieku monitor, the 2nd and 3rd levels of the “Planet RX” rallycross earth championship will commence. The residence staff will not participate in the most prestigious course, but 3 Latvians will contend in the European Championship.
For the initial time, the “Environment RX” planet championship will take area solely with electrical vehicles. 11 races are scheduled for the time, the to start with took put in Norway, now two in Riga, then two every single in Portugal, Belgium, Spain and Germany. In the European championship, or in the “Euro RX1” course, the autos commence with exhaust gases.
Dwelling crew Jānis Baumanis and Ronalds Baldiņš will get started in this course. Baumanis is an expert rallycross driver, a few yrs back he was sixth in general in the world championship and two more moments he was in the top ten at the stop of the season. At the commencing of his profession he grew to become European champion in the “Super 1600” course. He now also leads him in the Previous Continent competitiveness, exactly where he is vice-chief just after a few stages. In the competition he will get started with a “Peugeot” motor vehicle, specifically adapted for rallycross.
“In comparison to other cars and trucks that I have raced with before, this Peugeot is more difficult to travel simply because it is doable to brake afterwards. The brake pedal is firmer, you can also enter corners with a larger entry speed, you can push the gasoline to the ground faster, ”says Baumanis, who will be just one of the favorites in his class, with regards to the car’s specs.
Just one of his competitors will be Ronalds Baldiņš, for whom this will be his debut in a rallycross competition of this level. “The dream of taking part in this competitiveness has been cultivated due to the fact the initially rallycross held in Riga. It has finally occur legitimate. At the instant I have a car or truck worthy of the world championship at my disposal. I will attempt to facial area it”, suggests Baldiņš ahead of the levels of competition.
The racing program also contains the “RX2e” course, in which, just like in the Environment Championship, electric autos compete. Roberts Vitols will contend there, implementing for the competition only this week. “On Monday early morning I was surprised by a sudden get in touch with that improved all options. It was an present that should not be taken edge of,” Vitols mentioned right before the competition. The are living coverage of the Planet Championship stage will be accessible on the Television set6 channel.
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