LAST NEWS
Ice Series in Breuil Cervinia (Italy) suspended for high risk of avalanches
Sunday, 31, January, 2016
The long-awaited race planned in Cervinia for this weekend has been suspended by the local authorities for high risk of avalanches.
On Saturday, the day started with a beautiful sun in a blue sky, but, during the afternoon, a big storm from West hit the Cervino areas and started the snowfall.
The heavy snowfall lasted for all the night and the following morning, making on the ground more than one meter of snow.
The Organising Committe did their best to prepare the track in a very extreme weather condition, but the risk of avalanche reached the maximum level (number 5) during the Sunday morning. The Police and the local authorithies decided to not take such a great risk and evacuated the area.
The Ice Series Circus accepted the decision and the Championship is postponed to the next event.
Photographic contribution by
Photo Alberto Caldani
D4S Motorsport – EFESTO – FIDIA: Agreement to produce a futuristic parallel hybrid race car for Baja 1000
Tuesday, 26, January, 2016
A collaboration between D4S Motorsport, EFESTO and FIDIA will shortly give birth to a new generation of hybrid parallel race cars for dirt application.
The basic idea is to twin two engines, a high performance internal combustion chamber racing V6, with a revolutionary super light electric engine setupp by EFESTO.
The combined power of the two units will produce a stellar 1000HP that will be transmitted to the ground through a D4S Motorsport full titanium gearbox.
Two options are under evaluation: a truck and a light rallycross car.
A running discussion with Armin Schwarz, a veteran of the race, will help to better understand the best technical options.
New logics and software strategies will permit to reduce the need of the batteries to the minimum, keeping the weight under strict control.
The exceptional quality of some machined parts will be guarantee by the latest generation FIDIA machine tools.
As usual in our philosophy, the car will participate to different races, to prove the technologies in the field and then re-engineered and transferred to normal production cars. The hard Baja 1000, the incredible Pikes Peaks and the stressing Dakar races are in the list of the best candidates.
Pictures: A developed parallel hybrid solution for aerospace application; Running tests on the super light electric engine capable of peaks of 300 HP and 500 NM of torque with a weight of only 20.3 kg; Dr. Eng. Sergio Durante and Dr. Luca Morfino, CEO of EFESTO in Paris (France ); The idea of a parallel hybrid car, involves high technologies as power electronic, batteries, engines and a lot of software programming; A last generation FIDIA machine tool.
Armin and Sergio in action at the ICE SERIES
Sunday, 17, January, 2016
The ring of Pragelato proposed a vibrant race, with a perfect ice thanks to the cold temperatures that have characterized the weekend. Three heats all three signed by Ivan Carmelino, who once again has put all his enemies with their backs to the wall. The point by the Marcauto was perfect and the driver did not commit the slightest mistake.
Armin Schwarz was the author of a starting pyrotechnics, second overall in a matter of seconds from Carmellino, showing the public that he is still the great champion of the time of the WRC. Unfortunately in the second race he was forced to remain in post for a structural failure that sent KO the alternator. Otherwise he would have been the game to the end.
Sergio Durante, fourth overall, managed a difficult day facing a structural problems during the second race, that slow down his DS3, then a third race without powersteering.
Second place overall went to the Opel Astra Aldo PIstono relegating the third step of the podium Luciano Cobbe. The pilot Veneto his second race absolute ice, the first behind the wheel of the Ford Focus WRC, has proven to handle even on the ice.
Among the cars in the IRC class 4 an excellent Alex Pregnolato perform a pefect race. While in Class 3 or reserved for N production cars is Sergio Luca Maspoli that did very well.
In WSC International to raise its voice is the Fiat Panda Piergiacomo Riva. While among all along the grouping “Promotion” it is the VW Golf Mattia Cola in breaking solo.
Photographic contribution by Photo Alberto Caldani
Pictures: Armin Schwarz and the D4S Motorsport DS3; Photo by Alberto Caldani; Sergio Durante, Armin Schwarz, Ivan Carmellino; Photo by Alberto Caldani