Report written by Trevor Chatters

It was the second time this year in Znin for most of the drivers in the 125 c.c. Class, for the original race of July 7 / 8^th was abandoned due to high winds. Twenty four competitors representing nine nations attended to contest the UIM World 0-125 Championship. With water approval for 20 boats, elimination heats were required. Defending champion Luigi Colombi (Italy) GSC / GRM failed to complete Group A, as did Ivan Copelli (Italy) having his first race in this category with the GSC / Falc. In Group B Aaslav-Kaasik (Estonia) Kala / GRM and Wayne Turner (UK) BettaBoat / GRM were unlucky to be squeezed out at the start by Salvatore Chiuri (Italy) BettaBoat / GRM who was docked one lap but still qualified. Kaasik and Turner had to take part in the reprecharge when they were forced to kill their motors.

Report written by Trevor Chatters 

The World 0-350 postponed from Warsaw in early September following the accident in which Per Svensson was seriously injured was reprogrammed to Znin. Nineteen drivers from 10 nations entered with Alessandro Cremona (Italy) setting pole from Ilka Rytkonen (Finland) and Paul Jillings (UK). European Formula 350 champion Janos Feil (Austria) was fourth with James Aderholdt (USA) fifth with Marian Jung (Slovakia) sixth ahead of 4 times World 350 champion Giuseppe Rossi (Italy), Tomas Lind (Sweden) with a rebuilt boat after Brandenburg, and the defending World champion Eriks Kiepe-Kipge (Latvia). Tude Bedy (Austria) qualified ahead of Bartholomej Marszalek (Poland), Frank Pfennig (Austria), Luigi Colombi (Italy). Jorg Gleinert and Rene Behncke (Germany), and Peter Balaz (Slovakia) also set times, with Marco Bobbioni (Italy), and Krzysztof Bartnicki (Poland) starting at the back of the grid. Steffan Tempelhahn (Germany) was still preparing his Mostes / GRM having acquired it from Finland following his crash in the last F-350 round.

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Ferenc Csako (AUT) VRP/ASV took his first UIM title with the European 0-700 at Znin. The race was postponed from Jedovnice, because of low water levels. All the boats racing were powered by VRP engines, but the Italians, 2007 World champion Tiziano Trombetta and Mauro Bacchi were missing. Attila Havas (AUT) VRP/ASV who has won the title in the two previous years qualified in pole from Glebas Sobciukas (LIT) VRP/ASV with the 500 engine, then Holger Kluge (GER) VRP/ASV.

O-350 The World O-350 Championship being held in Znin over the weekend, is proving to be eventful. Alex Cremona of ITA Mostes / GRM has won the opening heat followied by the European champion Janos Feil AUT Mostes / GRM. In 3rd place is Rene Behncke GER AnDick / VRP followed by his Demmler Team driver Marian Jung SLO Andick / VRP.

The 1st heat had to be re-started after there was an accident involving Tundi Bedi AUT and James Aderhodlt USA/NED both drivers were taken to hospital with Bedi returning to the pits late last night with a broken hand. This puts her out of the 125 championship as well, as she was competing in both classes. I believe James is still in Hospital with a broken hand and leg, we wish both drivers a speedy recovery. In heat 2 Ilkka Rytkonnen FIN BettaBoat / VRP has flipped, and the race is due for a restart.

Janos Feil won second heat, just before Giuseppe Rossi and Cremona. Winning of third heat by Feil, leaving Cremona on second place, made overall situation very interesting. In last heat was restart because of flipping of Marszalek. And as Cremona not got finish and Feil won the heat, he got his first World Champion title in O-350. Alessandro Cremona got second place and Marian Jung from Slovakia was third.

O-350 Championship Table 

O-125  The World O-125 championship has seen the reigning World 250 champion Luigi Colomubi ITA GSC Works / GRM take the opening two heats, with Toomas Mets EST Mets / GRM and the Italian Diego Bacchiega BettaBoat / GRM laying 2nd and 3rd so far on points. 

Finally Colombi won also third heat and got World Champion title in O-125 second year in row. All four italian drivers were in very good shape and only Toomas Mets from Estonia has chance to struggle with them. It goes well, with second place with 825 points (last year third in WC). Next two italians were very close together: Ivan Coppelli (794 points) and Diego Bacchiega (769 points). It was very good to see many newcomers in this titled race. 

O-125 Championship Table

O-700 Ferenc Csako AUT ASV / VRP and Attila Havas AUT ASV / VRP are sharing the lead in the European O-700 Championship.  Finally better was Csako and got his first title. Havas, who made Austrian "Victory Day " in Znin more succsessful, was second and Holger Kluge third. Best domestic driver Tadeusz Hareza was fourth.

O-700 Championship Table