Latvian motorsport Award Ceremony 2013.
During last Saturday 14.12.2013, the museum in Biķernieki track gathered Latvian motorsport fastest racers. Symbolically, the event was held in the premises in the atmosphere distinctly perceptible the speed. Here are gathered in years gone the legendary Latvian motor sportsmen racing motorcycles, equipment and awards. Laureates were able to climb on the podium, which was kept several decades in Biķernieki track and has ongoing race winner footprints.
The day started with the awarding of the smallest, but with the highest amount of participants category. Nearly 100 participants fought for the Latvian national championship award in the "Zelta mopēds" in 6 stage and 12 rides. In some classes the final results were settled only at the final stage. The fastest riders in the single speed 45 ST class were Jorens Klinstons, Alekseijs Purins and Aleksandrs Bulatovs, but at the prestigious 50 ST class the winners were Dmitrijs Macuka , Janis Zeile and Arnis Tomass. In the fastest ‘’Zelta Mopēds’’ class – Sport class, unsurpassed was Martins Haze, who outperformed Rolands Strods and Eriks Zeilis.
Greater speed and more serious technique this season were used by Latvian scooter championship participants, Latvian scooter riders showed their knowledge at the Baltic level at each of the race. Sport 70 class winners are - Aivis Vilcins, Armand Leitans and Kristaps Andersons. More than 30 participants were competing for the Sport 50 class champion title where the winner became Dmitrijs Macuka getting ahead of Ervins Stims and Roberts Vezis-Veiss. In Racing class 70 domestic riders had to admit superiority of Estonian rider Sanders Suigussara. The remaining pedestals of the podium were taken by Viktors Freimanis and Anton Macuka.
"C"
"B600"
"B1200"
"Superbike"
With an attractive driving style in karting track all season long viewers were entertained by retro motorcycle class rides. First place was splitted between Arnis Thomas and Daigars Stendenbergs who last season was assisted by LaMSF committee chief Tals Melkis, he was riding a legendary road motorcycle class bike Yawa which belonged to legendary rider Guntis Raitis. While in sport retro class the winner Kaspars Brigzne during the track allowed to evaluate manually restored the unique Red Star racing bike.
The evening continued for Latvian Championship and LaMSF Cup winners in motorcycle classes. Here the speed is different and the races were at different Baltic region tracks. A noteworthy fact – in the most prestigious Superbike class the winner triple stays unchanged this year, in both the Latvian and Baltic Championships. Garijs Rozkalns , Andreijs Ginbergs and Andrejs Kuznecovs, they have spent the nearly perfect season with a one hundred percent result. B 1200 class struggle all season long was between Kalvis Margevics, Gatis Caune, and ends with Kalvis victory. The third fastest in season standings is Maris Dankerts. Uldis Eglitis preseason favorite remains the fourth in Latvia, but he revenges and closes Baltic Cup in second place.
Superbike class rider double success in Latvian and Baltic level was repeated by this year's fastest B600 class riders. Janis Eglits, Rolands Legzdins and Kalvis Logins got two cups and started to think about the faster classes. Young talents, LaMSF Cup Winners Class C Normunds Lojāns, Andris Homenko and Dmitrijs Koptenkovs can make worries for higher class riders next year. As usually also MOTOAPLIS Cup racers were participating, the riders in weekly trainings have opportunities to compete and possibly make the decision to join professionally motorsport riders next year. This season the fastest riders were Jevgenijs Teleluhins, Timurs Siks and Tamazi Salamati.
The plans of the next season also were discussed during the evening, despite the uncertainty about the upcoming reconstruction of the track Biķernieki, the upcoming season is going to be intense and rich in races.
LaMSF Motorsport commission is grateful for the support in the entire season: motor club ‘’MOTOAPLIS’’ and DAINIS LINKIS personally, motor club ‘’Mazmoto’’ and Kaspars Brigzna personally, NIKOLAJS STESKA personally, the best oils for your bike "MOTUL", the biggest premium auto salon "Inchape BM Auto", tire service "R1", moto tires "MICHELIN", "iAuto", "Motopower", moto equipment store "motoveikals.lv" personally Raivis Bensons, "LETA", "LNT", "Kas notiek", "TVNET.lv", "easyget.lv", "unity.lv", Ltd. "L2", "JCDecaux", "Ādažu čipsi", Ltd. "Motofavorīts"
See you at the track in 2014 !
16.12.2013.
Tāls Meļķis