Norway makes a clean, fast start, nearly perfect as Megane Omalie, the only lady driver in the race, now takes an early, perhaps commanding lead. At the back, capitalizing on a fast breakaway, Finland's Tavho Myrsky pulls onto the circuit and heads down the track. With good timing and driving, Myrsky may take four or five places from the other drivers and even has a reasonable chance of taking second. While the other cars shift into 1st Gear, Norway and Finland will already be in 2nd Gear and accelerating away and even a few seconds lead at this point can translate into a great margin by the first curve, a tight hairpin, at the Hotel Negresco. The rest of the drivers make it to their cars and jump in. Will any stall at the start, the first critical moment in the race here at the Grand Prix de Nice? This is Jacques Hévin from Radio Côte d'Azur, welcoming you to France’s first race of the season!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Race :: Round 03 - Norway in a Clean Breakaway!
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Norway makes a clean, fast start, nearly perfect as Megane Omalie, the only lady driver in the race, now takes an early, perhaps commanding lead. At the back, capitalizing on a fast breakaway, Finland's Tavho Myrsky pulls onto the circuit and heads down the track. With good timing and driving, Myrsky may take four or five places from the other drivers and even has a reasonable chance of taking second. While the other cars shift into 1st Gear, Norway and Finland will already be in 2nd Gear and accelerating away and even a few seconds lead at this point can translate into a great margin by the first curve, a tight hairpin, at the Hotel Negresco. The rest of the drivers make it to their cars and jump in. Will any stall at the start, the first critical moment in the race here at the Grand Prix de Nice? This is Jacques Hévin from Radio Côte d'Azur, welcoming you to France’s first race of the season!
Norway makes a clean, fast start, nearly perfect as Megane Omalie, the only lady driver in the race, now takes an early, perhaps commanding lead. At the back, capitalizing on a fast breakaway, Finland's Tavho Myrsky pulls onto the circuit and heads down the track. With good timing and driving, Myrsky may take four or five places from the other drivers and even has a reasonable chance of taking second. While the other cars shift into 1st Gear, Norway and Finland will already be in 2nd Gear and accelerating away and even a few seconds lead at this point can translate into a great margin by the first curve, a tight hairpin, at the Hotel Negresco. The rest of the drivers make it to their cars and jump in. Will any stall at the start, the first critical moment in the race here at the Grand Prix de Nice? This is Jacques Hévin from Radio Côte d'Azur, welcoming you to France’s first race of the season!
Race :: Round 02 - Drivers Dash to their Cars
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Like at Le Mans, drivers at Nice must first dash across the track to their cars, then jump in to start the engines and race off down the first straight. The first cars onto the circuit have an advantage as they shift into higher gears, but it will be crowded as they jockey against each other to try for a clean breakaway. Now it begins.... There it is, the circuit official is raising the green flag.... And the green flag drops to start this year’s Grand Prix de Nice!! Fastest off are both Norway at the pole position and in last position the Finnish driver. Sweden, Czechoslovakia, France and Spain lag behind as the rest dash toward their cars! While Norway has a clean track ahead, Finland's Tavho Myrsky now must fight his way through the traffic ahead! Many drivers will opt to cross into the pit lane during this type of start to avoid collisions -- which is approved under the official rules for the start only.
Like at Le Mans, drivers at Nice must first dash across the track to their cars, then jump in to start the engines and race off down the first straight. The first cars onto the circuit have an advantage as they shift into higher gears, but it will be crowded as they jockey against each other to try for a clean breakaway. Now it begins.... There it is, the circuit official is raising the green flag.... And the green flag drops to start this year’s Grand Prix de Nice!! Fastest off are both Norway at the pole position and in last position the Finnish driver. Sweden, Czechoslovakia, France and Spain lag behind as the rest dash toward their cars! While Norway has a clean track ahead, Finland's Tavho Myrsky now must fight his way through the traffic ahead! Many drivers will opt to cross into the pit lane during this type of start to avoid collisions -- which is approved under the official rules for the start only.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Race :: Round 01 - Start Positions
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Ici le Poste de Radiodiffusion de Cannes, Nice et de Juan-les-Pins; émission Radio Côte d'Azur. This is Jacques Hévin from 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. Radio Côte d'Azur also covers the Region de Nice, Monaco, et Corse.
Welcome to the Grand Prix de Nice, the first race in France for this year's Grande Épreuve season. The start of the race has been delayed two days to today, Monday, April 23rd, due to a dreadful rain coming off the Mediterranean. This morning, the circuit in Nice is ready. The cars are lined up along the southern edge of the Quai des États-Unis, the drivers watching for the green flag to drop, signaling the start of the race. First they must dash to their cars, climb in, and then race off down the Promenade des Anglais, accelerating rapidly, then downshifting hard for a tight hairpin curve at the Hôtel Negresco. Then they race back up the Promenade, taking a turn at the Hôtel Ruhl, before heading up the west side of the Jardin Albert Ier to a sharp right turn at Avenue de la Victoire, followed in quick succession by a turn at Place Masséna, and then coming down to the curve where the river Paillon enters the Baie des Anges, a hard left turn onto the Quai des États-Unis, followed by a hard right hairpin at Opéra to run the straightaway back to the starting point and around again.
Today’s Grande Épreuve will consist of two laps with a pit stop available for those drivers electing to do so. It is expected to be a difficult course, with cars vying for position in the first curve at Hôtel Negresco. The curves in the Grand Prix de Nice are very tight, often necessitating drivers to shift all the way down to 1st gear and then open it back up accelerating down the straights into high gear -- a very tricky course which maximizes driver experience and is very hard on the race cars. Few expect all of the cars to finish.
Ici le Poste de Radiodiffusion de Cannes, Nice et de Juan-les-Pins; émission Radio Côte d'Azur. This is Jacques Hévin from 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. Radio Côte d'Azur also covers the Region de Nice, Monaco, et Corse.Welcome to the Grand Prix de Nice, the first race in France for this year's Grande Épreuve season. The start of the race has been delayed two days to today, Monday, April 23rd, due to a dreadful rain coming off the Mediterranean. This morning, the circuit in Nice is ready. The cars are lined up along the southern edge of the Quai des États-Unis, the drivers watching for the green flag to drop, signaling the start of the race. First they must dash to their cars, climb in, and then race off down the Promenade des Anglais, accelerating rapidly, then downshifting hard for a tight hairpin curve at the Hôtel Negresco. Then they race back up the Promenade, taking a turn at the Hôtel Ruhl, before heading up the west side of the Jardin Albert Ier to a sharp right turn at Avenue de la Victoire, followed in quick succession by a turn at Place Masséna, and then coming down to the curve where the river Paillon enters the Baie des Anges, a hard left turn onto the Quai des États-Unis, followed by a hard right hairpin at Opéra to run the straightaway back to the starting point and around again.
Today’s Grande Épreuve will consist of two laps with a pit stop available for those drivers electing to do so. It is expected to be a difficult course, with cars vying for position in the first curve at Hôtel Negresco. The curves in the Grand Prix de Nice are very tight, often necessitating drivers to shift all the way down to 1st gear and then open it back up accelerating down the straights into high gear -- a very tricky course which maximizes driver experience and is very hard on the race cars. Few expect all of the cars to finish.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Circuit Map :: Grand Prix d'Nice (France)
The track at the Grand Prix de Nice is a difficult challenge of tight hairpin curves, mixed with long straights. Drivers are forced to downshift to 1st Gear to take some curves, making for a race that requires considerable advance planning to remain competitive.
A full size version can be downloaded from here.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Starting Grid Announced for the Grand Prix de Nice
The starting grid was announced today for the Grand Prix de Nice and consists of the following:
01 NORWAY
02 SWEDEN
03 BELGIUM
04 MONACO
05 CZECHOSLOVAKIA
06 GERMANY
07 FRANCE
08 BRITAIN
09 ITALY
10 SWITZERLAND
11 SPAIN
12 FINLAND
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