
Friday, May 29, 2009
Race :: Round 28 - Finland Gaps the Field
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Tavho Myrsky of Finland shifts up and skids through the curve at Opéra, opening up a small gap on the field. Yet the Fin is barely under control as the big Chrysler Special fishtails back and forth onto the Quai des États-Unis. Gripping the wheel, Myrsky contemplates the smoke cloud obscuring much of the pit lane and the paddocks. Meanwhile, the Belgian, Norwegian and English drivers hold together in a tight knot, working through the curve close behind. Vitez Rychly shifts down yet again and coasts his orange Bugatti gingerly forward, losing more time and needlessly sacrificing position to France's Aristide La Fontaine and Germany's Godeschalk Hegkman. The sound of the car engines is nearly drowned out by the crowd as they cheer on Aristide La Fontaine. With the Monegasque out of the race, those from neighboring Monte Carlo now join the Frenchmen in cheering on the big blue Salmson racer. Both La Fontaine and the German hammer past the Czech Bugatti in a competitive assault on the hairpin curve ahead. They fall in line behind the British Amilcar as the pack jostles for position. Farther back, demonstrating true mastery of his machine, Sebi Orsi smoothly shifts up and races ahead of the Spanish driver, who cannot seem to keep pace with the red Maserati. The Swiss Bugatti, driven by Petrus de Salvion Bernardus, skids badly into the debris field as he struggles to go around the stricken Swedish Monza and hold on coming out of Paillon. His only hope is to make up lost ground as the black Bugatti pulls rapidly away.

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