Gonzaga run was the last for 2011 championship and probably the worst. Cuore Rosso can’t take full pull during qualification for technical problem. First problem for turbo and 2nd for ingnection system. Turbo needs a brand new gasket set and the methanol pump needs stronger sustainers for a good run. Team guys as working hard to repair all.
Many compliments for all 2011 Italian Champions: - Loris Spadoni - Modified 2,5T Champion whit old style “R25” - Elvio Moretti – Pro Stock Champion whit “Red Fox” - Massimiliano Avanzini – Modified 3,5T Champion whit “Sota Spirit” - Vincenzo Chellini – Truck Champion whit “E Mostar” - Gianluigi Baroncini – Modified 4,5T Champion whit “Tornado II”
Checco after Austrian pull told us his impression:
“Every time we take part of a foreign competition I'm so curious about other puller, local ground, audience and local organization. Hollabrun's people take me satisfaction with his warm-heartedness during the challeng. When in the end organization's guys asked for a Cuore Rosso Demo-Pull I was so proud to drove again. Exibition was so good and audience satisfied for show. Austrian people show us one more time his efficiens for organization and how they appreciated this sport. Many thanks to everybody” Francesco Farolfi.
Cuore Rosso & A.G.Race guest star of "Rice day" at Jolanda di Savoia!
Saturday evening between 1st and 2nd Speed Pulling manches A.G.Race team show itself and the Little Alky at the Jolanda audience. We take microphone and each one present itself.
After that we present our Puller and the difference to a standar tractor. We told about tech & safe commission and all the security in the pulling competition. “Skinki” a.k.a. Elisa was our special speacker. Sunday we take part of a special lunch witch local autority and some other guest. We tried a complete menù based on Jolanda I.G.P. Rice, Polenta with Baccalà and for last rice cake. It was a good display of tipical local country cousine.
A.G.Race take a present for greeting the 16^ Ed. of “Le Giornate del Riso 2011”. Mayor Elisa Trombin and town councillor Enrico Tagliati and Massimo Zangirolami had a special card to be A.G.Race team member for 1 day
A.G.Race grateful all Joland's citizen, organization staff and local farmer. Thanks for sustain us and for your warm-heartedness.
Last week A.G.Race cross again Italian's border for au Austrian race.
Trip start Saturday morning from workshop in North direction. In the evening we arrived in the race area. Just some greetings and organizer team take us for a special dinner!
After a long day was a very appreciated thing, and It was soo good!!! Tise time our Cuore Rosso challeng with some other German's Super Stock Tractor: Rowdy and Best Solution. The little Alky make 3rd position but was good for us.
German's tractor are ETPC compettor with a big block engine very different to Cuore Rosso. Ground and weather was new for us and we used first pull looking the right setup for ignition and weight balance.
Many thanks at the O.T.P.O. Guys very gentle and friendly who help us every time we need support.
Special thanks at Domenico who contact Austrian organization and take us inside the challeng.
After the summer holiday on the beach A.G.Race back to race as ready for one more foreign challeng! We will take part of Hollabrunn race in Austria near Vienna.
Argentera di Rivarolo it's so close to Torino and it's the farthest race for us and we woke up so early Saturday morning to be there in the afternoon.
A big news was waithing us: a brand new pulling arena not far away by old one.
After a little watch we tooke our box in the new paddock and take time for maybe the most important things for A.G.Race team: take lounch all toghether!
But now take a look at the race.
Pro Stock category open the show and 3,5T modified followed, Cuore Rosso was first puller in list! During tech & safe control i looked at Pro Stock to understand the ground and the grip. Control ok and we are in the pit lane. Green light it's my time! Hooked the sledg I pull the chain and was turbos time, I whait the pressure and when green flag is in go to the Full Pull. A little skind and and some internal reflection brake me at 79,17mt. We must use the second qualification pull. Second time after a good start I looked only the hood going up and down and at last the red flag at 100mt ... FULL PULL!!! This is my first full pull and i was so happy! When i shout dounw engine team guys take me a big hug and all the pulling arena take me compliments! Some tears make this moment awesome!!!
Back in box we work for final pull. Dark Star was out for mechanic problem and our competitor was only Sota Spirit, we know it's impossible but it's fun to! Finals start in the night and under powerfull light we whait our time. Pulling groud changed during the event and or final I looked a very different ground and I stopped at 62,44mt in second place.
Many thanks at Valerio Morra Argo group President and Franco Paterlini Argo Tractors team menager for support and for pics.
Compliments at all Italian tractor puller and a special Thanks at Giuseppe Baudino the event organizer and his staff for good work
Saturday morning we leave early A.G.Race workshop for Castelnovo's Zootecnic Exibition near Lecco. Like in Slovenia Sledg was waithing us on the pulling arena, and some other demo team was alredy arrived. TPI crew was working to tune the ground. Just some saluts and chat with other crew and was time to Lounch! In the early afternoon we was ready for pre-run routine: Gazebo,”red carpet”, hood and visitors! Marco, team mechanic, as looked by a lot of people very interested by his work on the puller. On the Alps we looked at some black cloud-bank but we hoped in good lack. Just time for 2,5T modified and 3,5T modified warm-up and begin the rain with tunder light! We covered the tractor and take it at the box just befor it rained. No problem,was time to Dinner. We use this pause and we look the early end of rain. Checked the pulling ground we can pull again. This time was my time! I'm the driver again. I took my helmet, my glooves and a tried to stay calm for taming 1200 Hp. Hooked the sledg I pull the chain and I'm ready for pull. Full trottle, turbo charged and go for 100mt. Just two little skid and the fog inside my helmet take me away the full pull... After one hour we was ready for pull again. This time Cuore Rosso Reloaded was first. My driver-mate's advice to keep dry the visor was so good and this time only the sledg brake my run. The tractor run so good and stright, I can feld the power flowing and we stop just few meters befor full pull. I hope to take it next time!
Thanks all the audience and tkans to event organization for flowers!
A.G.Race grateful demo pull organization and all Pulling Team mates!
Pulling fans see you at next Italian Champioship: round 5 at Argentera di Rivarolo.
Demo Pull at Zelac!
After seven hours on the truck we finally arrived to Zelac, here we found the Italian sledg and Rocco Pulling Team who pull with as for demo. We for whait Italian Organization crew and we look at day program. At 11AM oper the pit lane, we start with pre-run routine: mounting gazebo, Cuore Rosso “red carpet”, engine's check, and for last we take out the hood and we leave free public to look at our Puller. Slovenian people aprreciate a lot the little Alky!
It's timo to pull! Last check at all safe device and we're ready for warm-up! At our time Francesco take the pulling's ground, pull the chain and after green flag take one more qualification with a beautiful full pull. We whait just some time and we are back on pulling for second demo. Second full pull. That was the test for a new special part. In this week A.G.Race make a brand new valves cover for Cuore Rosso Reloaded. Simona make a perfect work with Alu-welder and the engine's head was so dry after the pull, good work!
After Italian demo we watched some local competition. Here they have not a pulling competition and puller only stock machine with little tuning and they use a dedicated sledg so different by ETPC standard. One more intresting local competion as the Dragpulling, a crossover of dragster and tractor pullin were time is the important thing!
At 9PM we was ready to camo back home, thanks at all Slovenian peoples.
A very hard challenge for the A.G. Race in Lonato.
That was the day to test “the cure”, after the Lendinara race the team overhaul the engine and stop the race for one month. Some week was spend about the right setup of crankshaft.
The biggest news was about the Driver! For first time on Cuore Rosso and first Italian woman on a Super Stock Elisa drove the Alky in the pulling track!
But now, back in my webmaster vest, I can tell you my impression!
The Super Stock Puller as so different by standard tractor and a rush of adrenalin make the control very hard, specially first time! I tried to control the Alky and the strain too. I used both my qualification chances because the first wasn’t enough. Audience and veterans driver too esteem my good work on the start line specially on second time. Unluckily I can’t took the Full Pull. Start was only the beginning and ground, sledge and engine was all new for me and hard to understand in 30 seconds, but I’m sure Full Pull is closer than appear and I’ll take it! L’m not in the habit of taming all that horse power!
Drive a Puller was dream for me and take me incredible emotion and now I can tell “I hit the target”, that’s the higher level I can carry my passion for pulling.
I thank all who made me get here! Many thanks at Lonato’s event organization for the beautiful flower on the 3.5T podium.
A.G. Race team grateful with : SORA for engine’s grinding , SYNECO for lube and Officina Meccanica SALAMI di San Martino in Rio for his help. We grateful with all people help us long the way, we can’t make a list with all of you but thank you!
The new media gallery is on line now! "Photo and video" page contain all the Cuore Rosso Reloaded's shots and video, team member photo and much more.Enjoy it!
Lendinara: First run in 2011!!!
With one week of delay for bad weather, the Lonato run was first Italian Champioship TPI 2011 Round. Cuore Rosso make a good job but some problem born at the end of second pull. What's up?
After the winter's cure the engine run so good and have a beautiful sound! Just some check, the engine start up and after few eyes looking from driver to mechanick and the Boss and the tractor as ready for challeng.
For this time the driver as Francesco, he drove the Alky on front of the Sledg, pull the chain and after the green flag full trottle untill the FULL PULL! First 2011 qualification. The competitor in this case was only Sota Spirt with his two alkyburner V8 and his supremacy was untouchable, but pulling is also fun not only competition!
Cuore Rosso open the Modified 3,5T final. Sledg hitched, Green flag, full trottle, turbo charge and go to 100 mt! Something befor stop a little noise from engine make some doubts in the team but the little Super Stock appear to run good...
At the end we take second place, good work Francesco!
For A.G.Race it’s time to be on-line, now all the news about Cuore Rosso RELOADED will be found on the new web site. And now first news: 2011 engine start!
Monday night five minutes before midnight, better round midnight the little Alky woke up by is long “coma” with a beautiful sound. At the end of 2010 season the engine required a overhaul because the crankshaft and some other parts was so tired by the season.
The guys need only few engine’s round to under stand the reason of some strange cough. Tuned right the ignition series the “heart” begin to pulse good, sprightly and spry.
We will see next Sunday at Lendinara for first round of 2011 Italian Tractor Pulling Competition. We hope all our work and our working-night take us a good result and a good entertainment for everybody.