Mikko Heino

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ASSEN 3-4.07.2010
I was forced to skip previous planned race in Magny Cours 19-20.06. because I hurt my back a little and was not able to sit or walk in few weeks. Also Assen weekend was little bit in danger.
Anyway I felt myself enough good shape, that we made the race.
Of course laying on bed for three weeks was not the best preparation and the beginning of the weekend was a bit difficult.

In qualifying I was 6th. I made better and better times, but during the last laps there was yellow flags and the time improving should not normally be possible. Obviously here it was, because I was dropped one place during the last lap.

Races were though as always in one make cups.
In the first race I was fighting on podium places, but then some local hero driver hitted me to rear and I almost spun and dropped many places. The hit was strong enough to bend my rear wheel and I couldn´t drive as before. After the race he got a penalty and was dropped behind me. It was quite odd to me, that on Saturday you got a penalty of dropping one place and on Sunday two drivers got 30 second penalty with the same fault?
On Sunday I was unlucky in the start. The Army Lady before me got a really bad start and I couldn´t go anywhere. I dropped far away from the top ten and afterall I was 9th.

We have not decided the next race yet, but before that we should make some tests with the new tyres to be better in qualifying.

Regards
Mikko

SPA 01-02.05.2010

RACE TWO-
MY FIRST WIN IN CLIO CUP
I´m so thrilled. First weekend and first win in highly competitive Dutch Clio cup.
Almost a dream come true after quite disappointed last season.
One make cup racing is almost like "mano to mano" fight.
Same, equal cars, pure fight with teams and drivers. No politics and behind curtain talks, best team/driver combination wins and that´s it.
The race was as hard I expected, even I lead from start to finish. Sandra drove really good and pushed me whole race. I didn´t make any big mistakes and Sandra didn´t make any stupid things so I was the first in the finnish line.
GREEAAT !!!!

SUNDAY 02.05.
FIRST POLEPOSITION IN CLIO CUP
Sunday morning qualification was wet. I was a little worried before, because I have never drove the car with rain tyres. But I took my first Clio Cup pole position with one second margin. It´s quite a lot in this very competitive one make series.
Eventhough my fastest lap was taken away because in one lap, not the fastest, I was out of the track. It was so slippery that almost everybody was in trouble somewhere. Quite odd decision, but did´t affect my position. JJ was the second fastest, but when they took also his fastest lap away, he dropped down 11th.
Pole is always the best place to start, but race is race and we´ll see later in the evening what happens. Let you know.

SATURDAY 01.05.
Spa raceweekend didn´t start too well.
In the first quali I made a schoolboy mistake and destroyed my front tyres on too heavy braking in the first fast lap. That´s why I could not follow my team mate JJ and we couldn´t make any slipstreaming which is a must overhere. So P13 to JJ and P16 to me.
First race was only surving and in the end P9 to me and P7 to JJ.
My race pace was good and I made second fastest lap time and was on top in sectortimes. I wait eagerly for the second quali on Sunday morning.

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Busy pitstop procedure Dutch GT4 races in Finnish Sport Channel, Urheilukanava. After the TV-broadcast you´ll find them here www.motorsport.fi	LATEST NEWS ASSEN 3-4.07.2010 I was forced to skip previous planned race in Magny Cours 19-20.06. because I hurt my back a little and was not able to sit or walk in few weeks. Also Assen weekend was little bit in danger. Anyway I felt myself enough good shape, that we made the race. Of course laying on bed for three weeks was not the best preparation and the beginning of the weekend was a bit difficult. In qualifying I was 6th. I made better and better times, but during the last laps there was yellow flags and the time improving should not normally be possible. Obviously here it was, because I was dropped one place during the last lap. Races were though as always in one make cups. In the first race I was fighting on podium places, but then some local hero driver hitted me to rear and I almost spun and dropped many places. The hit was strong enough to bend my rear wheel and I couldn´t drive as before. After the race he got a penalty and was dropped behind me. It was quite odd to me, that on Saturday you got a penalty of dropping one place and on Sunday two drivers got 30 second penalty with the same fault? On Sunday I was unlucky in the start. The Army Lady before me got a really bad start and I couldn´t go anywhere. I dropped far away from the top ten and afterall I was 9th. We have not decided the next race yet, but before that we should make some tests with the new tyres to be better in qualifying. Regards Mikko SPA 01-02.05.2010 RACE TWO- MY FIRST WIN IN CLIO CUP I´m so thrilled. First weekend and first win in highly competitive Dutch Clio cup. Almost a dream come true after quite disappointed last season. One make cup racing is almost like "mano to mano" fight. Same, equal cars, pure fight with teams and drivers. No politics and behind curtain talks, best team/driver combination wins and that´s it. The race was as hard I expected, even I lead from start to finish. Sandra drove really good and pushed me whole race. I didn´t make any big mistakes and Sandra didn´t make any stupid things so I was the first in the finnish line. GREEAAT !!!! SUNDAY 02.05. FIRST POLEPOSITION IN CLIO CUP Sunday morning qualification was wet. I was a little worried before, because I have never drove the car with rain tyres. But I took my first Clio Cup pole position with one second margin. It´s quite a lot in this very competitive one make series. Eventhough my fastest lap was taken away because in one lap, not the fastest, I was out of the track. It was so slippery that almost everybody was in trouble somewhere. Quite odd decision, but did´t affect my position. JJ was the second fastest, but when they took also his fastest lap away, he dropped down 11th. Pole is always the best place to start, but race is race and we´ll see later in the evening what happens. Let you know. SATURDAY 01.05. Spa raceweekend didn´t start too well. In the first quali I made a schoolboy mistake and destroyed my front tyres on too heavy braking in the first fast lap. That´s why I could not follow my team mate JJ and we couldn´t make any slipstreaming which is a must overhere. So P13 to JJ and P16 to me. First race was only surving and in the end P9 to me and P7 to JJ. My race pace was good and I made second fastest lap time and was on top in sectortimes. I wait eagerly for the second quali on Sunday morning.	Season 2010 This season I will drive Renault Clio cup car prepared by Madeno Racing. We will drive 5-6 weekends with several national Clio cups. Our goal is to test and race to develop the car for next season. And of course we will start in every race to fight for the podium places, with local Clio heroes. First race will be Dutch Clio Cup in Spa and I´ll look forward to be in action again. I haven´t drove the car so much yet, but with Madenos experience I know I will have a competitive car. It´s also nice to have the fast Portugese JJ as my team mate again. We have started also a co-operation with AST-Suspension AST-Suomi sells, develop and maintenance AST-shocks. Our new facilities will be open in May. We will have complete assembly and set up service for street, rally and race cars. Website www.astsuomi.fi will complete during May too. Best wishes Mikko