With just one week to go to the first race of the season for the AUDI MedCup Circuit, activity amongst all teams in preparation for racing is at an all time high.
The 2008 racing season is opening up all over Europe. Amongst the world’s racing fleets next in line to start competition is the AUDI MedCup Fleet of TP52s, who will stretch their legs in earnest in just one week’s time on the waters of Alicante, Spain.
And with just one week to go a little further up the Spanish coast in Valencia a flurry of new boat commissioning is still going on. Whereas plenty of boats from last year’s season are revelling in the ability to be ready on time, practicing and testing new equipment and sails, many other teams are fighting the clock to be, not only ready but, competitive from the first race.
In previous years the MedCup Circuit featured the ability to drop several races across the season. The net result was that it wasn’t a disaster if a team was late or not fully competitive at the beginning of the season because discarding the worst results would help the overall score.
This year, for the first time, the AUDI MedCup Circuit does not allow any discards at all. Every race – and there could be as many as 60 - will count. Starting the season slowly will not be a possibility for any team with the overall AUDI MedCup Circuit trophy as an objective.
Of last season’s teams that are ready on time and ready to race both Caixa Galicia and Bribón are amongst the favourites to be fast on Day One in Alicante. Both boats have been extensively modified over the winter, Caixa Galicia with a new bow and new mast and Bribón with a new stern and mast.
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