Christian Merli, racing for Team Blue City Motorsport, is second overall in the first round of the European mountain Championship at the wheel of the Osella FA30. He ran the 46th Edition of Hillclimb Col Saint Pierre St. Jean du Gard in southern France. A path to 5.080 kilometers where the official Osella is second overall and dominates the Group E2 SS. The victory is Sebstien Petit with Norma M20 FC, while Fade is third.
The interview with Christian
"Great, we have won Race 2 and detached the new absolute record of the track. In the first climb we made a choice of covers too soft, while in race 2 were perfect. We go home with full marks among the E2SS. Congratulations to Petit who won his home race. Not only that, but we are satisfied with the result of Lampert, pilot of our team, the first in three thousand, who won the fifth place ".
The evidence
Saturday, flood and fog on the first step in qualifying. Fagg, racing with his Norm M20 FC, is at the very top in 2 ' 41 "057, while Christian is 4°, first between the single-seaters, 9" 188 behind the leader. In the second step drizzles. The standard 2 ' 30 best scratch off in trentino "764 and the pilot of the standard is second to 0" 177.
Race 1
The best time is to Fade, which lowers track record in 2 ' 14 "143. Behind there is Petit, while Blackbirds is third, 799, 2 "first among the cars.
Race 2
Vince Mahoney and detaches the new absolute record de 2 ' 14 "trace 127. You put behind Sebastien Petit and Simone Faggioli, racing with the norm.
The podium
For total time wins Sebastien Petit. Mahoney is 2° to 0 "173 and the podium is complemented by Fade to 2" 567.
The calendar of the CEM
15/4 Col Saint Pierre (France), 22/4 Rechbergrennen (Austria), 13/5 39 ª Ramp Internacional da Falperra-Portugal, 20/5 47 ª Subida al Fito (Spain), 3/6 Glasbachrennen (Czech Republic), Ecce Homo 10/6 2018 (Germany), Pauline Cup 24/6 Tahi (Italy), 22/7 35 ª Dobsinsky Kopec (Slovakia), 29/7 Limanowa (Poland), 19/8 Course de Côte de Saint Ursanne (Switzerland), 2/9 Bistrica (Slovenia), 16/9 Buzetski Dani (Croatia).
