Day 2 of Qualifying cancelled at Nitro Touring Worlds
With racers waking up to heavy rain in Gubbio, Italy, this morning, following a meeting of the International Jury it has been officially announced that today’s track action at the IFMAR 1:10 Nitro Touring Car has been cancelled. This means qualifying is now officially complete with the results of the four round of qualifying run yesterday the final official ranking with 2 from 4 rounds counting. This confirms Balestri as the Top Qualifier with Filippo Domanin, Naoto Matsukura and Kyle Branson joining him directly in Saturday’s Main final. In an official communication to team managers, IFMAR said they had ‘Unanimously’ decided to cancel race program of today before giving detail of the new schedule for Friday’s Lower Finals that will start with a 30-minute free practice before a round of grouped practice for drivers from the 1/256B finalist to 1/16A finalist. Saturday’s Main final day will start the same practice schedule. Thankfully after today’s rain, the weather for the rest of event looks more promising and most importantly dry.
RECAP MEETING OF INTERNATIONAL JURY
– RACE PROGRAM OF THURSDAY: Unanimously decision to cancel race program of today, Qualification is done with 4 rounds made yesterday. 2 to count.
– RACE PROGRAM OF FRIDAY: Unanimously decision to open the track at 8.30am for free practice until 9.00am. Free practice means free tires, free fuel and no groups and no marshals. From 9.00am till 10.40am will have free practice by groups starting from 1/256 finalist B till 1/16A finalist. Free tires, free fuel and no marshals. From 11.00am will start 1/256B final until 1/16A final, following race program. Practice by groups will be 7 minutes + 3 minutes to swap drivers.
– RACE & PRACTICE ON SATURDAY: Unanimously agreed to open the track at 8.30am for free practice by groups from 1/8A finalist to main finalist in same conditions as agreed on Friday. Then after practice, we will start with 1/8B final. Timetable of Saturday will be publish tomorrow.
– EXHIBITION FINAL: We still planning to race exhibition +40 final if track conditions and timetable allow to do it.
Source: IFMAR
