Oulton Broad

Date	Time
28th Apr	6.00pm
2nd May	12.00pm
12th May	6.00pm
19th May	6.00pm
26th May	12.00pm
9th Jun	6.00pm
16th Jun	6.00pm
23rd Jun	6.00pm
30th Jun	6.00pm
7th Jul	6.00pm
14th Jul	6.00pm
21st Jul	6.00pm
28th Jul	6.00pm
4th Aug	5.45pm
11th Aug	5.30pm
18th Aug	5.30pm
29th Aug	4.00pm
11th Sep	12.00pm

Hydroplane Meetings
2nd May	Round 1: Oulton Broad
11th-12th Jun	Round 2: Bodymoor
3rd-4th Sep	Round 3: Bodymoor
24th-25th Sept	Round4: Stewartby
6th-7th Aug	Sprints: Stewartby

European Formula 250cc
7th-8th May	R1: Boretto
1st-3rd Jul	R2: Baja
12th-14th Aug	R3: Bitterfeld
World Circuit 0-250
16th-17th Jul	Hirvensalmi

 

European Championship F-250: Round 1 - Baja, Hungary

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The JC Racing Team ventured into their first full season of international racing with a fifth place finish at the opening round of the European F-250 Championship Series held in Baja, Hungary in blisteringly hot conditions.

 

 

Qualifying saw team driver Julian Codling put the 250cc GRM powered Trombetta hydroplane onto an impressive third place on the grid with reigning champion Rene Behncke from Germany taking the pole, with the current 350cc champion Salvatore Chuiri From Italy taking second.

 

The remainder of the grid was made up of Peter Bodor (Hungary), Christoffer Soderstedt (Sweden), Michal Kosut (Slovakia) and Dimitiry Gerasymenko (Ukraine).

 

The first race saw the JC Racing Team get a fantastic start and team driver Julian was able to leap frog Salvatore Chuiri into second place. Salvatore however was able to regain the position as the race developed but suffered mechanical problems as Julian and the JC Racing Team were promoted back into second place behind the impressive Rhene Behncke.

 

It looked like being a fantastic start to the team on the international stage until Julian hit an object in the water, which lifted the skeg that made turning virtually impossible. Julian was still able to bring the boat home in fifth place.

 

Race two saw the JC Racing Team repeat the performance of the first heat finishing fifth and heat three saw the team improve one place to finish fourth. The final race saw Julian drive the JC Racing Teams 250cc outfit to their best result of the weekend, a third place behind Salvatore Chuiri and Peter Bodor.

 

EUROPEAN F-250 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: ROUND 1 - BAJA HUNGARY
Position	Boat No	Driver	Nationality	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Total Points
1st	109	Rene Behncke	GER	400 PTS	400 PTS	400 PTS	(DNS)	1200 PTS
2nd	72	Salvatore Chuiri	ITA	(DNF)	300 PTS	300 PTS	400 PTS	1000 PTS
3rd	33	Peter Bodor	HUN	(225) PTS	225 PTS	225 PTS	300 PTS	750 PTS
4th	57	Cristoffer Soderstedt	SWE	300 PTS	169 PTS	(127) PTS	169 PTS	638 PTS
5th	91	Julian Codling	GBR	(127) PTS	127 PTS	169 PTS	225 PTS	521 PTS
6th	42	Michal Kosut	SVK	95 PTS	95 PTS	DNF	DNS	190 PTS
7th	7	Dimitry Gerasymenko	UKR	169 PTS	DNS	DNS	DNS	169 PTS

 

Overall it was Rene Behncke who took the overall win with a maximum three wins from three races with Salvatore Chuiri finishing second with a first and two second place finishes. Third place went to Peter Bodor, fourth Cristoffer Soderstedt with Julian and the JC Racing Team finishing fifth.

 

It was a good experience for the team who now move onto the second round of the European F-250 Championships Series which is to be held at Bitterfeld in Germany.

 

 

OVERALL STANDINGS: EUROPEAN F-250 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Position	Boat No	Driver	Nationality	R1:Baja (HUN)	R2:Bitterfeld (GER)	R3:Auronzo (ITA)	R4:Boretto (ITA)	Total Points
1st	109	Rene Behncke	GER	20 PTS
2nd	72	Salvatore Chuiri	ITA	17 PTS
3rd	33	Peter Bodor	HUN	15 PTS
4th	57	Cristoffer Soderstedt	SWE	13 PTS
5th	91	Julian Codling	GBR	11 PTS
6th	42	Michal Kosut	SVK	10 PTS
7th	7	Dimitry Gerasymenko	UKR	9 PTS