Pirelli Star Driver Shoot Out Europe takes place 23-25 October in Freistadt, Austria
Nineteen drivers from nineteen countries will compete this weekend in the European round of the Pirelli Driver Shootout in Freistadt, Austria.
The prize will be a drive on next year's WRC In six rounds of the PWRC. There will be two winners and they will be chosen by a panel of judges, which include former WRC superstar drivers Michele Mouton and Walter Rohrl.
Two drivers have also been selected by the Nacam Zone (Central America) and Codasur Zone (South America) to compete on the European round this weekend.
The winners will be chosen based on their overall performance in the competion and not just the times they set on the stages. Interviews will be held with each driver to ascertain their communication skills with the media.
It isn't known if the drivers times will be made public or what team will provide the cars for the award winners for the drives on the WRC events next year.
The 19 drivers nominated by their national sporting authorities:
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Austria |
Franz Wittmann |
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Belgium |
Thierry Neuville |
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Bulgaria |
Todor Slavov |
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Codasur Zone |
Victor Galeano |
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Czech Republic |
Martin Semerad |
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Finland |
Jarkko Nikara |
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France |
Guillaume Canivenq |
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Germany |
Hermann Gassner |
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Greece |
Lefteris Sotirhos |
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Ireland |
Keith Cronin |
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Italy |
Simone Campedelli |
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Nacam Zone |
Benito Guerra Jr. |
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Norway |
Sveinung Bielvedt |
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Poland |
Radoslaw Typa |
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Portugal |
Antonio Rodrigues |
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Spain |
Lemes Yeray |
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Sweden |
Joakim Nyman |
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Turkey |
Emre Yurdakul |
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United Kingdom |
Adam Gould |
The two stages that will be used during the competition on Saturday:
SS Kerschbaum:
SS Trölsberg:
Walter Röhrl (Expert Driver) Germany
Michele Mouton (Expert Driver) France
Mario Isola (Pirelli) Italy
David Evans (PR/Media) Great Britain
Joao Passos (Organiser) Portugal
Kevin Morris (Tommi Mäkinen Racing) Finland
Timetable of events for the Pirelli Star Driver Shoot Out Europe:
Friday – Oct. 24, 2008:
09:00 to 10:30 Scrutineering
18:45 to 19:30 Musical entertainment
19:30 to 20:00 Opening ceremony
20:00 to 21:00 Presentation of teams in the main hall; interviews with the drivers; draw of starting numbers
21:00 to 22:30 "Rallye-Generations“ rally forum with the superstars of rallying
22:30 to 24:00 Musical entertainment
Saturday – Oct. 25, 2008:
11:09 Regrouping in the main hall and interviews with the drivers
17:45 to 19:00 Arrival of competitors in the main hall and interviews with the drivers
19:00 to 20:00 Musical entertainment
20:00 to 21:00 Presentation of the results by the jury and FIA
21:00 to 24.00 Musical entertainment
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