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The race had a good start when Thunder competed at the Aerokart Indoor Championship 2013 at the end of February and SportLoto followed up at the Freezone Indoor Championship 2013 at the beginning of March. The scores were very close by then, even though both teams competed at different places and with different competition draws.
Thunder then competed at the Paraclete XP Outdoor Championship, while SportLoto was preparing for the trip to the World Challenge.
Aerokart Indoor 2013 | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 | Rd. 3 | Rd. 4 | Rd. 5 | Rd. 6 | Rd. 7 | Rd. 8 | Rd. 9 | Rd. 10 | Total | Avg | |
Rank | AAA Class | Q,12,L,21 | 6,D,A,15 | P,7,O,10 | H,20,2 | 14,F,M,E | 11,16,8 | 13,B,N,22 | C,J,18,5 | 9,4,19 | G,3,K,17 | Total | Avg |
1 | Thunder (BE) | 23 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 258 | 25.8 |
Freezone 2013 | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 | Rd. 3 | Rd. 4 | Rd. 5 | Rd. 6 | Rd. 7 | Rd. 8 | Total | Avg | |
Rank | AAA Class | G,10,N,O | 14,K,2 | 8,18,22 | 7,15,E | M,17,A,21 | 13,J,20 | L,11,F,9 | 3,C,16 | Total | Avg |
1 | SportLoto (RU) | 27 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 31 | 26 | 205 | 25.6 |
It seemed like Thunder had carried the slight lead at the end of the 2012 season into the new year. Both teams came back with the same lineup for 2013. In fact, both teams went into the third year with the same lineup. Thunder posted a 25.8 average at Aerokart and SportLoto a 25.6 average at Freezone.
The stage was set for the next great amateur top battle, and both teams lived up to the expectations.
SportLoto | Thunder |
World Challenge 2013 | Rd. 1 | Rd. 2 | Rd. 3 | Rd. 4 | Rd. 5 | Rd. 6 | Rd. 7 | Rd. 8 | Rd. 9 | Rd. 10 | Total | Avg | |
Rank | AAA Open Class | O,E,J,K,3 | M,Q,A,14 | 4,6,16 | 8,18,N | H,19,12 | 2,7,13 | 11,C,P,9 | 15,D,10 | L,F,17,G | 20,1,22 | Total | Avg |
6 | SportLoto (RU) | 35 | 28(-1) | 19(-2) | 23 | 24 | 21(-3) | 30(-1) | 23 | 34(-3) | 20 | 257(10) | 25.7 |
7 | Thunder (BE) | 33(-1) | 32 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22(-1) | 29(-1) | 21(-2) | 31(-4) | 19(-1) | 254(10) | 25.4 |
Both teams celebrated the great competition at Bodyflight Bedford together after the conclusion of the competition on Saturday evening. That was the time when the Russian team had to deliver some bad news.
Center Outside Andrey Kharitonov has to leave Russia for several months due to a work commitment in the USA. SportLoto will have a long break and probably skip the remainder of the 2013 season. Unless the team visits the missing member for a training camp across the Atlantic...