Stadium Race. Vicente Calderón becomes a circuit

 Tomorrow, Thursday, June 30 is celebrated at the Vicente Calderon Stadium stadium race. An event in the purest style The Race of Champions, although more typical. Spanish car for a grid of pilots that mixes equal foreign stars with some of the main drivers of our country.
The list of national pilots is headed by Jaime Alguersuari and Marc Gene, two formula one drivers, although it will be composed of others from different categories such as Andy Soucek, Dani Sordo, Nani Roma, Xevi Pons, Joan Vinyes and Gorka Antxustegui.
On the foreign side, other two pilots from the great Circus: Adrian Sutil and vitantonio liuzzi. And two others who do not need any type of presentation: stephane peterhansel and Jacques villeneuve. The Canadian has been the last to join the test and comes from directly in the NASCAR Nationwide Series that competed last weekend. And we have already discussed it rolled it a bit.

As we have said, the event will be in the style of The Race of Champions. The estadio Vicente Calderon has created circuit asphalt in the form of eight of 700 meters of rope and two lanes (8 metres wide) at which drivers can measure of your your. And it should not be forgotten in another of the protagonists, the car. The chosen vehicle has been a silver Car s2, renamed the Stadium Race Car. A CM of only 185 HP, although with a contained weight 450 kg, which makes it a perfect vehicle for this event. Small and fast.
To decide who is the best pilot of the stadium race, the event will consist of two phases: a classification and a second in direct duels. First, drivers will try to get the four best times to go directly to the quarter-finals while the remaining eight will begin to measure direct duel.
Time is important because it will set the pairings. From there, four pilots from the classification shall be measured with the winners of the second round duels. The winners will face off in the semifinals and there will be the two finalists, and of course, a champion.
In addition to the main event, there will be other shows. The two official Suzuki riders in the Spain and Spanish Rallyes, Joan Vinyes and Gorka Antxustegui will fight for a place among the twelve elected while the last spot will be the fastest pilot of the Suzuki Swift Cup.
There will also be various exhibitions. A car of NASCAR, but the rumors say that it will be Ander Vilarino with his car in the Nineteens Series, Chris Pfeffier stunts and the usual drifters. The quotation, June 30 at the Vicente Calderon Stadium, 19: 30.

Monster Jam at the Vicente Calderon

Before 30,000 spectators, last Saturday the monster jam landed in the capital of Spain, and more specifically in the estadio Vicente Calderon, home to Atletico de Madrid. 10 were participating monsters: Madusa, mohawk warrior, El Toro Loco, maximum destruction, Spider-man, Ironman, Batman, Disney XD, Mosnter Mutt and the best known of all, Grave Digger, author of this fantastic backflip.
While these giants more than four tons of weight, its 1,500 HP of power are that they can move from "graceful" form by the full circuit car scrapping by way of obstacles and jumps. That Yes, both jump usually end with the monster truck dump or side. If you want examples, nothing better than the photos sent to us by Garro 9.2 and that can be read at the end of the entry.
The event consisted of two tests. Firstly, a parallel slalom in which Mohawk Warrior emerged as the winner. After a performance of Grave Digger, bypassing the entire Mini range, would be the most anticipated moment of the night: the freestyle. For 90 seconds the Monster Truck delighted the audience with her choreography of jumps and stunts. In this second event are repeated winner, so the Mohawk Warrior, piloted George Balhan, emerged as the great winner of the nightlife.