RACING
NEWS 2005
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24-25 September 2005
All ESTfield owners are invited to take part in the season's most important international race meeting on the Pärnu Sauga circuit on the 24th and 25th of September 2005.
Our cooperation partners in Sweden are also considering taking part with their ESTfields and a Ford GT40.
 The last race is a handicap race where the winner may be the driver of the least powerful car. Prizes for all participants!
 The final party is at the Villa Antropov, a former high-society residence. A lottery for a prize worth 100 Euros will be held between the guests. 
For the schedule click here
 
26 June 2005 Race meeting at the Pärnu circuit organised by Erkki Sport. Two training sessions and two race starts in two classes: cars up to 1600cc and cars above 1600cc. Cups for winners in each category. Entry fee 300 EEK

 

 

RACING
NEWS 2004
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24 September 2004 Our kart racing team member Dmitri Janis takes the next step and participates in the one day intensive racing drivers course at Silverstone UK, where he gets the chance to try out the Formula First, Lotus Elise, Westfield and Audi A4 skid control car.
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Lotus elise Lotus Elise Formula First Sebastian King RDA instructor and F3 driver Sebastian and Dmitri
16-18 July 2004 International ESTfield owners' and builders' Speed Festival in Pärnu:
Friday - Open training session and parade
Saturday - 2 training sessions and demonstration race.
24-25 April 2004 ESTfield owners' training session on the Pärnu circuit
1-2 May 2004 ESTfield owners' training session on the Pärnu circuit
17-18 July 2004

International Formula Estonia and ESTfield race meeting and reunion
at Pärnu. All ESTfield owners/ racers/ enthusiasts welcome.

 

 

RACING
NEWS 2003
RaceTech's Lada Racer
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(click on title to see full report)

17 August Results of demonstration race at Pärnu
09 August Results of Round 2 of the 2003 Baltic Sea Racing Cup at Pärnu
19 July ESTfeld owners' meeting in Pärnu. Results and pictures.

 

 

 

RACING
NEWS 2002

RaceTech's V8 Racer
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ESTfield NGK Cup and Baltic Cup calendar of events 2002 and Technical regulations
(click on title to see full report)

22 September "Everyman's Rally Sprint" on the Rapla kart circuit.
14 Septenber Motul Night Race at Raadi Airfield, Tartu
12-15 September ESTfield Club meeting and practice and race days in Pärnu. Click here for race programme.
24. August ESTfield Owners' Club race meeting in Pärnu
23 August ESTfield owners training session on the long circuit at Pärnu.
14th August Pärnu circuit training day and the first ESTfield owners meeting this year.
10 August The unveiling of a new Chevrolet V8 powered ESTfield at theRaadi Drag Race
10. August RaceTech's 1.6 litre Lada powered ESTfield 1st in the 2 litre class at the Raadi Drag Race.
22 June Indrek Teppan's sets a new lap-record of less than one minute on the long Pärnu circuit
11-12 May The "Raadi Speed" drag race on Raadi airfield.
4-5 May First international race meeting in the Baltic Cup series for ESTfields


2003

 

17 August 2003 - Demonstration race Pärnu
No. Competitor Practice Race (12 laps)
    Best lap time Position Total time Laps Best Lap Time
7 Urmas Kiviselg 1:06.032 1 13:13.142 12 1:04.424
20 Indrek Teppan 1:04.689 2 13:33.584 11 1:04.296
1 Tõnis Sildmäe 1:12.254 3 13:38.466 11 1:11.818
17 Henry Post 1:15.525 4 13:16.657 10 1:15.150

 

09 August 2003 - Baltic Sea Racing Cup 2003, Round 2, Class- Estfield.
No. Competitor Practice Race I (10 laps) Race II (10 laps) Overall results
    Best lap time Position Total time Position Total time Position Points
7 Urmas Kiviselg 1:05.351 1 11:03.828 1 11:06.421 1 40
20 Indrek Teppan 1:05.312 2 11:26.389 2 11:23.591 2 34
11 Kalev Võlli 1:09.871 3 12:00.765 4 11:47.369 3 28
4 Felix Paves 1:13.346 4 12:10.608 3 11:46.872 4 28
1 Tõnis Sildmäe 1:16.13 5   5 12:09.684 5 22
16 Kaspar Aruvee 1:18.789         retired  

 

19 July ESTfield owners' meeting on the Pärnu circuit.

Estfield-semi-final

I

11

Tiit Lillepalu

00:29,2

01:28,0

00:43,5

00:43,2

00:44,5

00:43,4

00:44,5

00:45,5

00:43,6

00:44,6

00:44,2

00:44,1

09:18,1

II

16

Kaspar Aruvee

00:32,0

01:37,8

00:35,6

00:44,8

00:44,8

00:44,8

00:45,0

00:45,3

00:45,2

00:44,8

00:44,5

00:46,1

09:30,8

III

5

Kalev Võlli

00:37,2

01:23,1

00:54,4

00:45,2

00:44,8

00:44,8

00:45,6

00:45,7

00:45,0

00:45,2

00:43,8

00:45,5

09:40,2

IV

17

Kaarel Aruvee

00:33,4

01:37,8

00:46,9

00:45,9

00:46,8

00:54,4

00:48,1

00:46,5

00:48,1

00:49,8

00:46,6

09:24,4

Estfield-final

I

5

Kalev Võlli

00:45,900

00:45,450

00:44,700

00:45,300

00:45,550

00:44,900

00:45,850

00:46,000

00:45,300

00:45,350

00:45,850

00:46,500

09:06,650

II

17

Tiit Aruvee

00:49,200

00:46,050

00:47,900

00:47,000

00:47,100

00:46,150

00:47,750

00:46,250

00:47,550

00:46,700

00:47,100

00:47,350

09:26,100

III

16

Arvo Aruvee

00:50,650

00:45,700

00:48,600

00:46,750

00:47,350

00:46,200

00:47,800

00:46,350

00:46,750

00:46,600

00:47,100

00:48,000

09:27,850

IV

1

Tõnis Sildmäe

00:47,650

00:45,450

00:53,100

02:26,200

Estfield-VIP final

I

7

Urmas Kiviselg

00:53,800

00:41,250

00:42,050

00:41,950

00:41,250

00:41,450

00:41,150

00:42,350

00:43,950

00:42,400

00:42,900

00:43,500

08:38,000

II

8

Felix Paves

00:52,100

00:49,200

00:45,550

00:44,750

00:44,350

00:44,750

00:44,950

00:44,300

00:43,650

00:45,350

00:43,600

00:46,300

09:08,850

III

3

Silver Kitsing

00:54,550

00:45,050

00:43,400

00:45,100

00:45,100

00:44,050

00:45,500

00:44,400

00:44,850

00:45,550

00:45,550

00:46,750

09:09,850

IV

5

Ain Võlli

00:52,950

00:44,650

00:46,900

00:45,700

00:47,050

00:45,250

00:45,100

00:44,600

00:44,550

00:44,800

00:44,450

00:45,000

09:11,000

V

4

Olli Heinonen

00:51,600

00:58,000

00:46,650

00:46,800

00:47,450

00:47,350

00:46,400

00:47,300

00:46,650

00:51,450

00:44,200

08:53,850

Estfield-LADA final

II

17

Tiit Aruvee

00:49,200

00:46,050

00:47,900

00:47,000

00:47,100

00:46,150

00:47,750

00:46,250

00:47,550

00:46,700

00:47,100

00:47,350

09:26,100

IV

16

Arvo Aruvee

00:50,650

00:45,700

00:48,600

00:46,750

00:47,350

00:46,200

00:47,800

00:46,350

00:46,750

00:46,600

00:47,100

00:48,000

09:27,850

II

16

Kaspar Aruvee

00:32,000

01:37,850

00:35,600

00:44,750

00:44,800

00:44,850

00:45,000

00:45,300

00:45,250

00:44,800

00:44,550

00:46,050

09:30,800

III

17

Kaarel Aruvee

00:33,400

01:37,750

00:46,900

00:45,900

00:46,800

00:54,400

00:48,150

00:46,550

00:48,150

00:49,800

00:46,600

09:24,400

 

   

 

2002

22 September race on Rapla kart circuit

Two ten lap races were run, and those taking part were:
no.   Name                            Car
7 Urmas Kiviselg          ESTfield BMW 1,8
8 Felix Paves               ESTfield Alfa Romeo
10 Indrek Teppan         ESTfield Lada 1,6
14 Ahti Rüga               ESTfield Fiat 1,6
16 Kaspar Aruvee        ESTfield Lada 1,6
17 Tiit Aruvee              ESTfield Lada 1,6

The grid lineup for the first race (according to order of arrival) was: 10, 15, 7, 16, 8, 17

First race results:

I place- Indrek Teppan
II place- Urmas Kiviselg
III place- Kaspar Aruvee
IV place- Tiit Aruvee
V place- Ahti Rüga
VI place- Felix Paves - withdrew on the 7th lap due to the  failure of a bolt in his gear change mechanism

The grid lineup for the second race II was based on the result of the first race. Felix got off to a very good start and rose to 4th. Later he vied for first place with Indrek, whose car's worn out tyres no longer provided sufficient traction. The final positions at the finishing line were:

I place- Indrek Teppan
II place- Felix Paves
III place- Urmas Kiviselg
IV place- Kaspar Aruvee
V place- Ahti Rüga
VI place- Tiit Aruvee

The overall result of the two races was:
I place- Indrek Teppan
II place- Urmas Kiviselg
III place- Felix Paves
IV place- Kaspar Aruvee
V place- Ahti Rüga
VI place- Tiit Aruvee

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MOTUL Night (drag) Race at Raadi airfield on 14 September

ESTfield V8 first real test 
Our aim was to record the the first official times for our V8 ESTfield in its street-legal (not the silencer) set-up. The car had a non limited-slip volvo 240 differential (3.9 ratio) and General XP2000 275/60/15 tyres, which we intend to use on the road. Unfortunately we only managed 4 starts and we were not satisfied with our best 1/4 mile time of 13,191 seconds. As we suspected the non-limited-slip differential coupled to road tyres did not allow us to translate even a small fraction of the engine's power into forward motion. Nevertheless our objective was fulfilled and we now have a starting point from which to go on.

We are still hoping to find a higher ratio LSD, and we already have drag racing slicks waiting for us in Sweden. Perhaps someone knows where we may find a LSD for the Volvo 240 rear axle?

Despite some small hitches the whole event was well organised by Meelis Pärtelpoeg and his team - so a big thanks to them.

ESTfield Lada 1,6
Since we also raced in Pärnu that day in the "Pärnu Sügis 2002" event where Indrek brought home a clear victory in the ESTfield class (10 seconds per lap faster than the next car), we arrived at Raadi for the last timed runs and there wasn't much time to set up the car afterwards. The 13.865 seconds we achieved was disappointing and fell short of our 13.560 record. 

The head to head finals however offered some solace since we achieved a clear victory in the 2 litre class, which gives us encouragement to continue with a 1.6 litre engine next season. Our result in the timed runs placed us third in the upto 3 litre class but after a false start and restart Indrek's result in the third heat of the head to head race was disallowed which left us in 4th place overall in that class. 

It would have been a lot to ask to want any more - two firsts in two different races in one day is a testimony to the ESTfield's excellent winning potential and sets a hard example for others to follow.

All in all it has been a very  successful 2002 racing season. 

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ESTfield Owners' Club race meeting in Pärnu on 24th August


6 ESTfields turned out for the race, 5 raced and one (V8 ESTfield) was unable to start due to engine problems.

Race numbers were allocated as follows:
No 1 - Tõnis Sildmäe in a just completed ESTfield BMW 1,8
No 7 - Urmas Kiviselg in an ESTfield BMW 1,8
No 8 - Felix Paves in an ESTfield Alfa Romeo 2,0
No 10 - Indrek Teppan in an ESTfield Lada 1,6
No 17 - Tiit Aruvee in an ESTfield Lada 1,6

Cars Nos. 1 and 7 were on road tyres while the other cars were on slicks.

In the very first ESTfield race the grid line-up was as follows: 10, 7, 8, 1, 17.

 The race distance was 10 laps. As the green light was given, Indrek, Urmas and Tõnis made a good start, Felix who was having problems with his clutch jumped the line too early, which didn't improve his position but did earn him 30 seconds penalty from the competition judges. Indrek took the lead clocking up a best lap time of 1:00.58 (average speed 136.68 km/h). Behind him, Urmas and Felix were battling hard for second place, producing some exciting moments for the spectators. Urmas eventually emerged as the victor- coming in second with a best lap time of 1:08.16 (average speed 121.48 km/h). Felix was third with a best lap of 1:10.53 (average speed 117.40 km/h). Fourth was Tõnis on his road tyres, achieving a lap time of 1:17.88 (average speed 106.32). Fifth was Tiit in his car, on which the mechanics had not managed to set up the front suspension before the race. However he still managed a best lap time of 1:18.27 (average speed 15.79).

During the race Valter Teppan told the spectators how the ESTfield was born and gave a run-down of future racing plans.

Drivers' comments:

Urmas Kiviselg: "I've competed in motocross before, but this was my first experience on a circuit in a car. It was an interesting experience. The g-forces, braking, accelerating were all there - I would imagine driving an ESTfield is something like 20% of the thrill of driving an F1!"

Tiit Aruvee: "I did not manage to get the cooling right - the water-temperature gauge was showing 130 degrees C while I was on the track and I was worried about the engine. So it was a struggle to reach the finishing line. Next time the car will certainly be in better shape. Nevertheless, all in all, the event was OK. My aims do not include beating someone at all costs. For me the club spirit and the good company are much more important."

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ESTfield owners training session on the long circuit at Pärnu on 23 August.

4 cars were present and 3 of them were driven on the circuit. On Friday the best lap time of 1:08.71 was set by Urmas Kiviselg in his 1.8 litre BMW powered ESTfield, corresponding to an average speed of 120.51 km/h, second was Felix Paves with 1:09.09 with the 2.0 litre Alfa Romeo powered car - average speed 119.84 km/h, and third was Indrek Teppan with the Chevy V8 powered ESTfield, with a time of 1:14.10 and an average speed of 111.74 km/h.

Since the ESTfield Chevy engine was still being run-in revs were kept below 4000, however, Indrek noticed that the engine wasn't pulling properly and closer inspection revealed that the 2nd cylinder pushrods were broken. Since the necessary spares could not be found in time, the car was unable to race on Saturday.

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Pärnu circuit training day and the first ESTfield owners meeting in 2002.

The Pärnu circuit team organised a training day for motorcycles and cars. For the first time 10 ESTfields arriving under their own power from all across Estonia attended the meeting. There was a chance to compete, set up the cars, and share know-how. In the evening everyone got together in the Aleksandri Pub to bring the test day to a close and to endorse the EHOC (ESTfield Happy Owners Club) statute. It was decided to participate on the 23rd and organise a Club race on the 24th on the Pärnu circuit.
At the same time we also plan to demonstrate the circuit racing capabilities of the Chevrolet V8 powered ESTfield.

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The unveiling of a new Chevrolet V8 powered ESTfield at theRaadi Drag Race on 10. August

Unfortunately we could not compete due to an oil leak. Despite the efforts of the team we were not able to find or solve the problem. Nevertheless the cars immense competitive potential became apparent. We still need to find proper drag tyres and a LSD.
Later inspection revealed a bolt-hole drilled through the sump - we put a bolt in place and the oil problem was solved.
All help and suggestions are welcome regarding the sourcing of suitable wheels and tyres and an Opel Senator LSD.
The car will certainly be seen again at the next Raadi drag meeting in September.

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RaceTech's 1.6 litre Lada powered ESTfield 1st in the 2 litre class at the Raadi Drag Race on 10th August.

Our time of 14.44 for the 1/4 mile was clearly unsatisfactory for our car, since we have achieved times a second faster (13.56). The reason lay in insufficient preparation. The car also had unsuitable wheels and tyres for the event. We will prepare better for the September race and have set ourselves a target of less than 13 seconds.
The organisers of the event yet again had problems registering the ESTfield. We were "inadvertently omitted" from the 2 litre class, but were fit for the open class of over 3 litre cars. After some confusion before the final runs we were at last allowed to compete in our rightful class.
In general we were satisfied with the organisation of the event. Pärtelpoeg and Team should accept the recommendations given by the Finnish specialists concerning the organisation of the event. A big thanks to him and the team.

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Indrek Teppan's sets a new lap-record of less than one minute on the long Pärnu circuit on 22 June 

In official training on the long Pärnu circuit Indrek Teppan set a new lap record in an ESTfield - 59 seconds. The new record was set in a Lada powered 1.6 litre ESTfield, and the average speed was 138.07 km/h. The result was recorded on the official lap timing equipment and was confirmed by the competition office.

Here are some pictures of the ESTfields that turned out for the training day.

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The "Raadi Speed" drag race on Raadi airfield on Saturday11 and Sunday 12 May.

As promised we took part, although there was no time to change the setup of the car after it had come off the Riga circuit.
The organisers were not able to get their electronic time recording equipment to work, so it was decided to  go ahead with flagged starts and stop watches. As was feared this created a lot  of confusion and the true abilities of cars and drivers could not be satisfactorily assessed.
Seeing our car in the list of entrants, panic ensued (especially in the ranks of the "fast" and flashy brigade). This culminated in our car being excluded from our class for not being registered on the road and other technicalities. We were finally allowed to enter our 1600cc car in the so-called "open class", with cars over 3000cc !!
Not withstanding that, attempts were later made to exclude our car from the head  to head races too. However, we managed to stand our ground and still take part in the whole competition.
Since the start was given with a flag then it was very difficult to define precisely when the start signal was given and when the cars began to move. Later the driver who stole a whole car's length in the start was not penalised, since he thought  the start signal was the start of the movement of the flag not the dropping of the flag.
In the end the supremacy of our 1600cc Lada powered ESTfield had to be recognised. Our final position: 2nd overall. [See TQHQ for full results.]

Next time we will make sure our car complies with the unwritten rules and will compete in our own class "up to 2000cc" and maybe in some other classes if this doesn't  upset anyone.

In our oppinion drag racing is primarily a contest of man and machine against time, not against someones unwritten rules i.e inflated ego, empty head, and thick wallet.

N.B.! We still have some surprises  in store for the next competition!

Wishing everyone good luck with the preparations for the next event.

ESTfield - TOO Fast for racing?

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First international race meeting in the Baltic Cup series for ESTfields on 4 and 5 May

The first international race meeting in the Baltic Cup series for ESTfields took place in Riga, the capital of Latvia, on the weekend of the 4th and 5th of May 2002. Two cars assembled in Latvia took part: chassis 012 - built into a car called LOTA, and chassis 031 assembled by the Arcers Club which was completed just the previous evening. Two cars built by RaceTech in Estonia also took part: RaceTech's race prepared car A004 (chassis 010) driven by our test driver Indrek Teppan, and the Alfa Romeo powered car A003 (chassis 008), with owner Felix Paves at the wheel, driving in the STREET class.
Since the Latvian participants had planned the first event as a demonstration run, no lap times were taken and no championship points were awarded at this meeting. Nevertheless the event was very much a success from the promotional aspect, with lots of interest from the public. Indrek also had an opportunity to get to know the Riga circuit. Our race car showed itself to be very fast, especially on cornering, where the new DUNLOP racing tyres, provided for testing by our sponsor Dunlop dealer Kristo Ebras, glued the  car to the road. Our car was faster than some specially prepared 60 000 Euro circuit racers.
We also received valuable advice from specialists on streengthening the roll-cage mountings on the car.
Felix found that he needs to give his engine a much needed rejuvination, since the unit was dropped in as-is from a high mileage donor, with no time for any overhall.
The Latvians' LOTA was very fast in its class and must  certainly  be a championship contender. The Arcers car had only just seen the light of day and still needs a few weeks work to get it running stably and fast.

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