Rain for the Sidecars

FIM Sidecar World Championship. Sachsenring Qualifying 1 - Once again, one hour before the sidecar teams were to take to the track the heavens opened, a thunder storm hit the circuit of Sachsenring. There was no decision in what tyres to fit, wets all round was the order. Kurt Hock and Enrico Becker, back for this round on their “Hock Racing” LCR, Suzuki were first out on track followed by Tim Reeves and Gregory Cluze on their “The Relocator” LCR, Kawasaki. It was Reeves and Cluze who set the fastest time of the session with a time of 1’44.969 in the wet conditions. The Birchall Brothers Ben and Tom on their “Mitchells of Mansfield” LCR Suzuki set the second fastest time of 1’47.525 just in front of Hock and Becker, who were third with a time of 1’48.036. Fourth fastest time went to Uwe Gurck and Manfred Wechselberger on their “Polizi Sport Verein Wels” LCR, BMW, Gurck likes the wet conditions, they set a time of 1’49.369 Fifth fastest time went to Bennie Streuer and Geert Koerts on their “Team Streuer” LCR, Suzuki; they fought with the wet conditions, getting their machine well sideways on numerous occasions round the circuit. Mike Roscher and Anna Burkhard on their “Roscher Hanni Racing” LCR, BMW slotted into sixth spot, only just in front of Jacob Rutz and Thomas Hofer on their “Sidecar Racing Team Rutz” LCR, Yamaha. Eighth place went to Petri Makkula and Harri Asumaniemi with a time of 1’49.989 on their “Team Makkula” LCR, BMW. Andre Kretzer and Jens Lehnertz would be the first of the wild card teams with their LCR, Suzuki, they set a time of 1’51.104 to slot into ninth. Robert Zimmermann and Sander Faber would round of the top ten with a time of 1’54.157 on their “Zimmermann-Faber” LCR, Suzuki. Hopefully tomorrow will see dry conditions for the second qualifying session, that will decide the grid positions for the 22 lap race on Sunday.