Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Race :: Round 29 - Finland Flies On!

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Tavho Myrsky of Finland accelerates cleanly away down the straight toward the pits. The fires and smoke…. C'est incroyable! Black smoke clouds the question of what may happen to those who elect to try to make a pit stop -- but for many it is a must! Will Finland take to the pit lane? Crac! Was that more gunfire? At the curve by Opéra, the Belgian driver daringly skids through, fishtailing his yellow Bugatti back and forth to hold on as the car is closely dogged by the British Amilcar and the Norwegian Monza. With the straights of Quai des États-Unis beckoning, France's Aristide La Fontaine cuts tightly through the hairpin. “Aristide! Aristide! Aristide!!” the crowd chants, urging the blue Salmson forward. Incredibly, La Fontaine waves to the crowd, setting off even wilder cheers from many of us Niçoise. Yet Germany is there too, as Hegkman the Teutonic warrior shifts down and takes a cautious line into the curve. The Czech driver now finally eases his orange Bugatti T51 into the outside lane, only to see Sebi Orsi of Italy nose by to come close in behind the German. From far behind, suddenly the Spanish driver darts forward and takes the inside line. Steering deep into the curve, the black Bugatti shows its tires are still fresh from the easy pace Sorolla has kept until now. Yet in an instant, he overtakes three cars and nearly approaches the French Salmson! It is a daring move for the "Volcán" even still, yet great…. Truly great! At the rear, the Swiss Bugatti rushes forward in hopes of catching the field, but it cannot yet be….

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