Race Gallery Winternats 2008 - the race:
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![]() Claudia and Kurt. |
![]() Alex didn´t have much time to let his soldering iron cool off (nothing new here, except for some fresh cars and motors). |
![]() Roger enjoyed his finest outing at his second Winternats with a well-deserved RU finish in S16. |
![]() Jürg was teaching professional photography (or the other way around). |
![]() Marcel and Jürg in a Gp12 duel. |
![]() Sascha´s Charger taking on Alex´Camaro in Gp12 qualifying. |
![]() Silvano´s Gp12/PR pickup and Jürg´s ´55 Chevy. |
![]() Kurt from Austria and Claudia from Switzerland are just two of the Rhine Valley racers competing in the Winternats. |
![]() The two Alexanders met in rd 1 of PR - the Camaro prevailed over the Merc. |
![]() Kescha´s ´34 Ford didn´t last long against Thomas´VW. |
![]() Thomas then eeked out a narrow win over Dani in the quarters... |
![]() ...while Jürg did the same to Dominik. |
![]() Kescha somehow mistook the mike for the controller messing up his reaction times. |
![]() Holger lost to Alex in the quarters. |
![]() The Rhine Valley gang - Hans, Dani and Kurt. |
![]() Kurt ebjoyed his first (and certainly not last) Winternationals. |
![]() Silvano took care of the flowcharts on Saturday and Sunday so Kescha could concentrate on commentating (and winning) races. |
![]() Jürg and Alex were a familiar sight in PR semifinals - Kescha explained the racing to the spectators while Matt kept an eye on the results. |
![]() ALex is not happy with his light! |
![]() The other semi-final: Kescha vs. Thomas. |
![]() Alex and Peter witnessed the battle of the two heavyweights (the cars, not the drivers). |
![]() Swiss precision prevailed over Austrian ingenuity and Thomas saw his dreams of a title destroyed by Jürg who could probably win bracket races in his sleep. |
![]() Kescha woke up Jürg in time to pick up another win in his favorite category. |
![]() Peter´s 37 was quicker then Dani´s Slingshot in S16. |
![]() Peter seems to imitate Jürg´s style with similar results. |
![]() The red light was only a minor setback on Peter´s way to the final round. |
![]() Dominik was unsure of his chances against Fred´s altered. |
![]() Jürg and Kescha were literally glued to each other before their S16 race. |
![]() Silvano´s Mini ran faster then ever... |
![]() ...but was second-best to Roger´s Slingshot. |
![]() The jet cars of Alex and Marcel then provided some fireworks. |
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![]() This competitor obviously had to add some weight. |
![]() Jürg brought all his cars to the starting line to make sure he is doesn´t miss a call. |
![]() Thomas is putting the finishing touches on his new Slingshot dragster for the Rhine Valley series. |
![]() Racers had to answer questions and sign autograqphs (just kidding) all weekend long. |
![]() Alex again brought his mascots to provide moral support. |
![]() The Boenish family took home a few scalps (but unfortunately missed out on the trophies this year). |
![]() Kescha´s breakfast didn´t give enough strength to his Fast Sled dragster and the car had to be retired from the race before qualifying had even begun. |
![]() Roger and Claudia showed the crowd how to prep the track for some quick ETs. |
![]() Kescha doing double-duty on computer and mike (and still smiling - probably after his Gp7 win). |
![]() Kurt and Dominik staging their cars for PS qualifying. |
![]() The gang from Berlin worked hard to finish their PS cars for the race and were ready for the first round of qualifying. |
![]() Dani & Claudia are the dynamic (and steadily improving) one-two punch from nearby Switzerland. |
![]() Zani´s Dodge and Dani´s Slingshot. |
![]() Silvano´s Mini qualified 7th, Thomas Rütsche´s Dragster 20th in S16. |
![]() Dani and Zani struggled a bit in S16 qualifying. |
![]() The raffle winners: Gerry,... |
![]() Claudia,... |
![]() Dominik,... |
![]() Holger,... |
![]() Lars,... |
![]() Ulli,... |
![]() Alex,... |
![]() Zani,... |
![]() and Fred. (Maybe we should have a "best dressed racer" trophy next time) |
![]() Gp7: Peter and Gerry. |
![]() Fred and Gerry. |
![]() Thomas finished 4th. |
![]() Alex held off Gerry. |
![]() New absolute track record by Alex Koch!!! |
![]() Powered by twin rockets set in a modified WRP Gp7 chassis... |
![]() ...the car went right through the bag and was never seen again. |
![]() The rocket scientist has already found some new "motors" to power his next creation. |
![]() Zani was hungry for some wins... |
![]() Fred beat Matt in rd 1 of PS. |
![]() Steve and Thomas. |
![]() Kurt and Matt. |
![]() Matt´s Fiat. |
![]() Bruno and Steve in Gp7. |
![]() Alex´new glue roller. |
![]() And Kescha´s short-wheelbased variation. |
![]() Fred and Jürg. |
![]() Alex, Claudia, Matt, Steve and Kescha. |
![]() Matt and Claudia. |
![]() Kurt and Alex. |
![]() The shirts are getting more professional each year... |
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![]() The jet racers cleaning the track for their passes. |
![]() The never-ending rivelry between Alex and Kescha continued in PR, PS, Gp20 and TF. |
![]() Alex won the battle in PR. |
![]() Thomas and Jürg in the PR final round. |
![]() Peter and Dani in S16. |
![]() Alex laying down some glue. |
![]() Peter and Kescha in a colorful Gp12 duel. |
![]() The Gp12 final - Fred´s Cougar and Kescha´s Prefect. |
![]() Top Fuel semi - Kescha and Alex. |
![]() Patrick and Kescha´s 0.7 bracket racer in Gp20. |
![]() Claudia and Kescha watching Peter in his Gp20 preparations. |
![]() Peter´s new Pinto lost to Fred´s (another 0.7 bracket racer) Mustang. |
![]() Holger and Matt were interested participants and later spectators in Gp20. |
![]() Roger built a hot seat for Silvano - all they need to improve their ETs is Alex and his rockets. |
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