Hi Media contacts,
Thank you very much for giving space to the Asianic Inline cup, as we get underway, as & when we have information we will send it out, as you know I am very active at providing up to date information & always promoting our sport, around the skating World, I am sure we will all work hand in hand, to create a Win Win situation for all, with our sport flourishing in the current difficult economic climate.
Our sport desperately needs exposure,new members, new countries & exciting competitions, we will bring more of this into the skating World, as we go into new territory, promoting the standard with a coaching service & competition & by lifting the standard encourage more new skaters to lift the bar & soon & contest the big WIC Asian races,interlinked into our overall points system.
Already Coaching & possible future venue arrangements are being followed up in Malaya & Indonesia.
Asianic Inline Cup Stage 2 Singapore Saturday 7th March commencing 7.30 am
After a good opening to the first stage of the AIC & an exciting mens race, we await stage 2 which will be held on Saturday morning, on part of the specially constucted section of the F 1 Car race track. After the opening half marathon last week,the action starts to hot up, at 7.30 am with the straightine 500 meter Bonus points races, with 10 bonus points for the winner & 1 point for 8th.
The Marathons get underway at 8 am,with the 60 points for the winner, down to 1 point for 20th, but there will be 3 sprint primes in the ladies 30 km race & 4 in the mens 42 km. worth 3, 2 & 1 points.
The prime sprint points add into the overall points for the season, plus a Sprint Ace section,with the 500 & marathon Sprint prime points counting for that.
So in reality Eri Marina Yo from Kalimantan Indonesia, could well collect 60 points for the Win, plus 10 for the 500 & 9 for winning the 3 Marathon Primes, that would give her a Maximum of 79 points from stage 2, an effort like this would also have her leading the Sprint Ace series with 19 points.
It appears as if a couple of Singapore Females prominent from Stage 1 will not be present, but Hong Kong's Elaine Suen Yee Ting Checker Sport, could well be capable of testing Eri the Indonesian flyer, who has been a cut above the others to date, Former World endurance record holder Kim Ames USA has been working hard to get her sprinting Technique sorted during the week, to be more prepared for chasing the breakaways, Carmen Goh Kia Man Team Bont/ TSV Singapore had a good 2nd in last weeks AIC race & should backit up with a top placing this week.
Well the field is missing the Korean Kim Bum -Sik,the hot favourite from the first race, but both Daniel Chew Wee Team Revo Racing Singapore & Michele Cicognani Bologna Italy grabbed the Tiger by the tail & sent the hot favourite home, with his tail between his legs. But we have some very good new arrivals for the 2nd stage German Fabian Lachenmair who is currently based in Italy is a strong masters skater likely to add some fire power to the Italian Boys from Bologna,to try & capture race two, With Mirco Pancaldi an unselfish Teamworker & the crafty Carlo Scalero & veteran Stefano Loto,the Italians have the top racing experience over the others in the field.
Two others Doon Yuen Hong Kong Checker Sport & Lai Yongquan Team Revo Singapore have both raced at the World Championships, so they have some experience & class. Doon Yuen is a Multiple Hong Kong & British Champion, who represented Britian at the World championships,he has both speed & power & will line up as one of the favourites, with the capabitity of a podium placement.
The other Lai Yongquan affectionly known as "THE FAST BOY " earnt the tag in his young days, as he was the Boy who was faster than the men. His 2 year service for his country stopped his momentum, but is a very good skater & capable of an upset, hopefully he will be a Revo Teamate allie for Chew Wee in the race. Of the other Singapore Skaters Daryl Chaing from Team Bont / TSV Singaore, is a tough competiror & can never be overlooked, the Micro X-Tech pairof Lim Jun Liang & Bertrand Chew made the top 10 last time & will be looking towards an improvement, June was expected to be amongst the favourites & will have been dissapointed with droping off the leading group in the last race & will be looking for an improvment.
I am sure Japan's Daisuke Kazamaki from team Schankel - Kazax - Japan was not expecting to come to Singapore & only finish 8th, Peter Jewell Australia, Frenchman Jacques Frety & Edmund Tay team Revo Singapore, will all be chasing top 10 placings.
But the unknown Factor is the team of young Indian boys, anyone viewing the last 500 meters last week, knew that 13 year old Mohit Malik could have nearly stolen the race, this skater is the best out of India for a long time, as the twisty turns with a mixture of right & left hand bends suited the nimble & highly skilled Indian boys.
On thebig open & long straits of the F1 track many have written off Malik & his team mates Satinder Pal Singh, Rohit Goyal & Sarvpreet Singh, but do so at your own peril,in the straight line I have not seen any faster on the course than Mohit Malik, this boy is something special. Cheers Bill
