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22 maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2013 MOTORSPORTS H.E. Dr. George Abela to visit ASMK Motorsport on Sunday MORE 'Assocjazzjoni Sport Muturi u Karozzi' (ASMK) motorsport events will take place at the ASMK Race Circuits at Ta Qali on Sunday 27th October 2013. First race starts at noon. At about 1.00pm ASMK Executives and members will be expecting a visit from H.E. Dr. George Abela President of Malta. This visit will take place of the one which was scheduled on an earlier date event. On this day his Excellency will be able to see and start both an Autocross and a Motocross event. Though the Autocross will be competing their 2nd ASMK-Pasta Poiatti National Championship, the Motocross riders will be competing hard though racing on a fun-day. Last Sunday 20th October, ASMK organized the 1st Enduro race from a series of 5 Enduro races for members and guests. This race was possible by the joint efforts of Executive members, the Enduro commission and the valuable support of some sponsors DUNLOP & KTM who really believe in the efficiency of ASMK. 35 riders registered for this Enduro race against time. Each rider had to demonstrate his skills over natural and other man-made obstacles such as riding over logs, tyres and through watery valleys on site. The riders were controlled and watched for any eventuality by trained marshals in several locations over the 2 Km long track. All riders had their first run to establish a Pole Position. Two (2) Timed Runs followed. During the Pole Run James Zahra of MX and Trials experience registered the best overall time of 4 mins. 31.30secs. riding his Yamaha 250cc. Paul Muscat clocked 4 mins. 32.93secs. on his 250cc KTM and Edward Ciantar also an MX rider registered 4 mins. 34.32 on a 300cc KTM. Though these figures did not count for the classification yet these showed a clear indication who the winners will be. James Zahra in the 125cc-250cc class with 10 competitors Zahra registered the best Official time of 4 mins. 2.39secs. winning both his Class A and the Overall too. Clayton Camilleri followed with 4 mins. 13.09 secs. and 3rd placed was Paul Muscat also on a KTM 250cc who clocked the Finish Line at 4 mins. 27.52 secs. Class B with another 11 competitors riding Enduro and MX bikes with a cylinder capacity between 251cc and 530cc had some real competitive Enduro bikers in this list. In fact, Matthew Gauci rining a 300cc KTM 2T bike won his class by registering 4 mins. 15.64 secs. Matthew Salamone on a 530cc KTM won 2nd in Class B with 4 mins. 21.64 secs. Edward Ciantar of MX experience placed 3rd in Class riding another 300cc 2T KTM bike and registered 4 mins. 35.83 secs. Class C was reserved for the Trials bikers though they had to ride over the same obstacles and on the same route. In this class Damon Bonello on his Gas Gas Trials 280cc bike won his class by clocking 4 mins. 33.95 secs. Rowen Bonello riding a 125cc Beta won 2nd in Class with 4 mins. 33.95 secs. Theo Said finished in 3rd in class in a 5 mins. 17.50 secs. pass. All showed great abilities riding over obstacles. Class D was reserved for the 4 Junior riders present. Carl Micallef riding a 250cc Honda clocked 4 mins. 54.11 secs to win his class. Kyle Camilleri on his 85cc Suzuki RM won second in a 5 mins. 30.37 secs. best run. Daniel Caruana on his Honda 250cc clocked his run in 7 mins. 48.78 secs. after some difficulties along the track. The Presentation took place on site where Mr Deguara ASMK president thanked all including the sponsors. Next event will be outdoors following all necessary permits requested are issued. Next event, Autocross and Motocross at ASMK Ta Qali starts at noon on Sunday 27th October. Saturday 26th will be dedicated for the Official Practice sessions between 2.00pm and 5.00pm. Entrance to the paddocks on Saturday is free for all. More information and events photos are found in www.asmk.org.mt ROLEX MIDDLE SEA RACE B2 count the minutes MICHELE Galli's modified TP52, B2 crossed the finish line of the Rolex Middle Sea Race early yesterday afternoon completing the race in just over three days. For the moment, the Italian yacht has the fastest corrected time of all the yachts that have finished the race. However, with the bulk of the fleet still racing, an overall win for B2 is far from certain. Although the conditions were light, it was a tough race for B2, as Spanish navigator, Nacho Postigo explained. "There were several key moments in the race that we managed well and that is why our overall performance has been good. However on the second night we had a major problem. All of our electronic instruments shut down completely. So we have been sailing with a smart phone for a compass, we have raced B2 like a dinghy and Francesco (de Angelis) has had to call the strategy almost completely blind, I don't think he has had more than two hours sleep, he must be exhausted." B2 will have to wait until several yachts finish the race to see if they can remain in pole position for the overall win. In IRC One, Andres Soriano's Mills 72, Alegre leads the class, however Maltese J/122, Otra Vez´, skippered by Edward & Aaron Gatt Floridia can still take both class title and the overall win for the race. Otra Vez must finish by 0900 tomorrow morning, which is unlikely but still possible. Although most of the yachts in IRC Two are still racing, none of them will be able to better B2's corrected time. Luca Simone's Baltic David Anastasi's Oiltanking Juno progressing up to the top of Sicily Rolex/Kurt Arrigo Mini Maxi, Nikka Sixty Five, has finished the race and is currently second in class. Johann Killinger's German Swan 60 Emma, Germana Tognella's Italian Cookson 50, Cantankerous and Hans Riegel's German Marten 49, Speedy are just a few miles from the finish. David Anastasi's Maltese J/133, Oiltanking Juno was leading IRC Three at 1500. Oiltanking Juno was also the leading Maltese entry with 168 miles to go. Timmy Camilleri's XP44, XP-Act was just four miles behind with 172 miles to go. Edward & Aaron Gatt Floridia's J/122, Otra Vez was the third Maltese entry, ten miles behind the leading Maltese boat. Arthur Podesta's First 45, Elusive II and Lee Satariano & Christian Ripard's J/122, Artie-RTFX are both 200 miles from the finish, having a close battle. Jamie Sammut's Unica, Jonas Diamantino & Ramon Sant Hill's Comanche Raider 2 Gasanmamo and Charles Borg Barthet's August Rush Beta Paints have formed a trio of Maltese yachts enjoying a tight race, with all three yachts in sight of each other. At Favignana in IRC Four, Renzo Grottesi's X40, Pita Maha was leading the class. Peppe Fornich's Grand Soleil 37, Sagola Biotrading was second with Rod Stuart's Elan 410, Eos in third. In IRC Double Handed, Anthony Camilleri's Vision 50, Bavaria has retired from the race at Trapani. Marco Rodolfi's Class 40, TWT Ucomm still leads the class but on corrected time, Massimo Juris' First 40.7, Blucolombre was only one hour behind. Third in class was Maltese skipper, Georges Bonello Dupuis' First 47.7, Escape by Tommy Hilfiger. By 1500 on Day Four of the Rolex Middle Sea Race, the vast majority of the yachts racing have now passed Favignana and many have made good progress down the west coast of Sicily. The battle for class honours and the first Maltese entry to cross the line is very much alive. Jamie Sammut, skipper of the allMaltese crew racing Unica, called the race office this afternoon at Pantelleria. "We are back moving again after a frustrating day yesterday." commented Jamie. "Tonight we have our usual dinner of lasagne, in fact every crew member has entered the Unica Lasagne competition. At the moment we have a dead heat between Matthew Fiorini Lowell and Anthony Demajo. However, it looks like we will have three more lasagne suppers before we finish this race and I am sure that we will have some more delicious helpings." Download the MaltaToday App now

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