
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Race :: Round 36 - Headlong into the Hairpin
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Norway's Megane Omalie skids out of the hairpin at Hôtel Negresco, her Monza fishtailing as she holds the line and lead. Britain's John Milk slides through the curve, still carrying a lot of speed as he barely holds on. The Belgian, Victor Hugo Stéphane, cuts around the curve in an attempt to close the gap on the leaders, but he carries too much speed as he enters the hairpin. Meanwhile, the Italian, Sebi Orsi, smoothly shifts down and laughs as he cruises his Maserati around the hairpin, his driving skill nearly perfect. From behind, France shifts down hard and skids perfectly into position closing on Orsi as the crowd cheers for their hero, “Aristide, Aristide, Aristide!!” The Czech driver, Vitez Rychly cuts forward in his Bugatti, his eyes glancing upward toward the empty balcony where his fiancée, VV, had been before -- the concern of her absence is visible in his eyes, even through his goggles. Germany soars forward from behind, his desire to catch the Czech leading him perhaps into too much daring as he comes to the deadly hairpin at Negresco. At the back, the Spanish driver presses forward and is stunned to see Petrus de Salvion Bernardus of Switzerland overtake in the left lane. The wreck of the Finnish Chrysler lies upon its side, gasoline pouring onto the ground as Tavho Myrsky crawls free of the wreckage, seemingly unscathed despite the horrific crash. His car, however, this great American machine -- a Chrysler Special -- is a complete loss. Perhaps he can rebuild by the time of the next race which will be upon the ice in the northern reaches of Sweden. Or perhaps not. It will take a superhuman effort on the part of the mechanics….

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