Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Race :: Round 15 - Racing Down the Straight

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Finland's Tavho Myrsky continues his powerful advance at the lead of the pack, with only Norway now potentially in reach. Farther back, Monaco's Louis de Montignac brings up the lead position of the second group, with France's own Aristide La Fontaine and Germany's Godeschalk Hegkman vying for position as they both close on the curve by Hôtel Ruhl. Sweden's famed Shark inches past Victor Hugo Stéphane of Belgium, but it is hard to guess who will fare best in the upcoming curve. Italy's Sebi Orsi shifts up and redlines his engine in an attempt to stay with the pack, despite being in a lower gear than the others -- but he cannot catch Czechoslovakia's Vitez Rychly, who presses on and now closes the gap with Sweden and Belgium. Britain too pushes his engine but cannot yet catch the Italian, who remains just barely ahead, out of reach. At the very back of the field, Switzerland's Petrus de Salvion gracefully exits the curve, while Spain's Teide Sorolla fumbles his gears and is unable to hold on at the tail end of the pack, falling back even further into near oblivion. Suddenly, as the car accelerates away from the hairpin, a shrill shriek is heard above the din of the crowd. All eyes turn toward the Negresco. The race is suddenly an afterthought -- and there only a glimpse can be seen of VV as she disappears from the balcony heading at a run back into the hotel room and out of sight. Still upon the balcony, only half standing and clearly recovering from some sort of an impact, the crowd watches as Rychly's security man, Orlince Strazny, turns too -- a surprised look on his face seems to show that he was taken off guard by the sudden departure of the Czech beauty. In a flash, he too turns and runs inside. Ah, what mischief or wild scene is about to unfold.... This is Jacques Hévin reporting on the Grand Prix de Nice for Radio Côte d'Azur, broadcasting on 240,2 meters, 0,8 kW and brought to you by the Société du Casino de Juan-les-Pins. We are the voice of Nice, Cannes, Monaco, Corse et de Juan-les-Pins!

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