Coelho takes A1 as Orlowski rolls out of lead
We’ve seen a number of drivers do it over the week and in A1 of the IFMAR ISTC World Championship decider here in Thailand it was Top Qualifier Michal Orlowski who rolled his Schumacher onto the straight as he came under pressure from defending World Champion Bruno Coelho, the Infinity driver taking the A1 win ahead of Marc Rheinard. In the opening stages of the first A-Main, it looked like Orlowski was in cruise mode after opening up an early lead over second place starter Coelho, the duo having quickly gapped the rest of the grid. The biggest moment of the first 2-minutes of the race a body tuck for Q1 winner Simon Lauter. As the race approached half way distance, Coelho started to close down the Pole having to check up at one point to avoid contact but then a trip over the curbing looked like the Portuguese driver might have thrown away the opportunity. Recovering from the moment and the race back on, then Orlowski would run wide at the end of the main straight which would leave him struggling to stay in control and then coming onto the main straight he hit the curbing sending his car into a roll with Coelho going through for the win. 3-seconds back Rheinard claimed second with Xray team-mate Jin Sawada completing the Top 3 ahead of David Ronnefalk.
