BLACKBIRDS EUROPEAN CHAMPION MOUNTAIN SPEED

Christian Merli's European mountain Champion 2018. The rider of the Blue City Motorsport Team has competed at the wheel of the Osella FA 30 GHD Ilirska Bistrica in Slovenia in LRM 24th Zytek, penultimate Act of the European mountain Championship. Cronoscalata 5.010 kilometers in length. Test and two of three heats race. At the end of the race's second and mathematically clinched the continental title ever. It's a great time for the fiavetano. A hit chased for a few years now and is now his.

The joy of Christian

"It's been a long season, full of satisfaction and results. With Giuliano Seraphim we traveled about 25000 kilometres across the continent. After so many years we bring home this title. I am very happy. Thanks to all those who supported me and I dedicate this title to people who are close to me. Get out of here with another spirit from last year. Allow me to thank the technical sponsors: first Enzo Osella, Mauro Bianchi for suspension and engine care LRM Oram, Avon because of the great tires provided. Believe me, I'm more happy for those who stood by me and for me. We wanted ".

A comment on the Slovenian weekend

"Saturday, under the deluge, we conducted only one heat of evidence and certainly wasn't going to find the right set up. Today, in the dry, the important thing was to win the victory among the cars and we succeeded. I do not deny that this morning I was really under pressure ".
Christian participates in the three last races of the Tricolor
"Now we can focus on the Italian Championship speed mountain. Missing three races with 1.5 coefficient. Surely we will start to mount Erice on 16 September, to Caltanissetta Cup later this month and in Calabria on 7 October.

Official tests

In Slovenia, the first round of qualifying is in the rain. Best time for Peter Muhammad with the Mitsubishi Lancer. Sport drivers decide not to climb. The second Moto reveals, reading the charts, it was incredibly slippery. Is the first Austrian Hermann Blasl with the Opel Kadett G. Fade is second to 0 "296, third Karl Schagerl goes ahead with the Golf R TSFI 2" 392, while cautious Battlements the 4th in 3 "977.

Race

Imposes Fade with M20 FC with Christian Merli staccato of 2 116 "behind it. In the early afternoon Race 2 with Fade front and Battlements only 0 445 ". The driver of Fiavè won group E2 SS and is champion of Europe.

Christian WINS 2018

To date, the champion trentino, racing with the Osella FA 30 Zytek LRM rubberized Avon, has dominated six of eleven Hillclimb races. Christian stepped onto the top step of the podium in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia and Poland in Ascoli, Tabu. Not forgetting that the Scuderia Vimotorsport won in Europe the Group E2 SS in nine rounds of Cem. Not only that but has signed eight new records on the tracks. He has not done anything, saw that dominated the European cronosalite concomitant with the evidence not of the tricolour. Victory in Hong Kong in may, to Ascoli in June and took the win after 48 years after victory in Bondone Antonio Zadra. On 5 August climbed onto the top step of the podium in the trophy Scarfiotti.

Calendar and winners of CEM 2018

15/4 With Sait Pierre (France)-Winner Sebastien Petit (Norma M20 FC), 22/4 Rechbergrennen (Austria) – winner Christian Merli (Osella FA30), 13/5 39 ª Ramp Internacional da Falperra (Portugal) – winner Simone Faggioli (Norma M20 FC), 20/5 47 ª Subida al Fito (Spain)-winner Simone Faggioli (Norma M20 FC), 3/6 Ecce Homo (Czech Republic) – winner Christian Merli, 10/6 Glasbachrennen 2018 (Germany) winner Christian Merli, Pauline Cup 24/6 Tahi (Italy) winner Christian Merli, 22/7 35 ª Dobsinsky Kopec ( Slovakia) winner Christian Merli, 29/7 Limanowa (Poland) winner Christian Merli, 19/8 Course de Côte de Saint Ursanne (Switzerland) winner Simone Faggioli, 2/9 Bistrica (Slovenia) winner Simone Faggioli, 16/9 Buzetski Dani (Croatia).



For more information, call: Christian Merli Tel. 348/4724465
E-mail:christian.merli@gmail.com
Website: www.christian-merli.it
By James Frassoni tel. 0461/512133 – 335/6228821

By | 2018-09-04T17:06:15 -02:00 2 October, 2018|

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