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<title>Marlon Stockinger Blog</title><link>http://www.marlonstockinger.com/blog.html</link><description>Marlon&#x27;s Blog</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>gdeichmann@mac.com</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2008 Marlon Stonkinger</dc:rights><dc:date>2008-07-23T22:27:19+08:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:16:08 +0800</lastBuildDate><item><title>Formula BMW Indonesia: The Sentul track is quite technical and it took me a little longer than usual to get to grips with it.&#xa;</title><dc:creator>gdeichmann@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Formula BMW </category><dc:date>2008-07-23T22:27:19+08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.marlonstockinger.com/files/50786efa73399288647bee4615a58f4c-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.marlonstockinger.com/files/50786efa73399288647bee4615a58f4c-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA["Last weekend I was sick with a bad cold and not really up to form the way I had wanted it. 

...Therefore my qualifying times were not so fast and I had to start the first two races from 8th and 9th position respectively.   The first two races on Saturday did not really go well and I had an accident in race two by colliding with a competitor on the start finish line. ...  Finally my lap times were at par with the front runners, but I had a hard time making my way up through the field since everybody was fiercely defending their positions and I ended up in 6th and 7th position respectively. ...  I will now just concentrate on the three guest races in Europe ahead of me - starting with the Hungarian F1 Grand Prix next week - and try to prepare myself for the next rounds of the Formula BMW Pacific series in Singapore, supporting the first F1 night race on September 27 and 28."
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Marlon&#x2019;s Travel log continues...now I am off to the Sentul Circuit near Jakarta&#x2c; Indonesia&#x2c; for the next Formula BMW Pacific race as part of the Asian Festival of Speed and after that I travel back to Europe and start my 3 race guest stint in the BMW Europe series in Budapest&#x2c; Valencia and Spa.&#x22;</title><dc:creator>gdeichmann@mac.com</dc:creator><category>LATEST NEWS</category><dc:date>2008-07-16T12:55:50+08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.marlonstockinger.com/files/c3653282f58e16fbc577b85b7e8a442c-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.marlonstockinger.com/files/c3653282f58e16fbc577b85b7e8a442c-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Marlon&rsquo;s Travel log continues... in Indonesia now and after that back to Europe...we have also updated the Photo Gallery, if you dont see the images right away please refresh your Browser, thank you.


...Gody still races hill climbs in all sorts of cars and I remember watching him a few years ago together with my dad racing up the Alps in a red Chevy Corvette convertible.


...Many thanks also to Hansueli 'Joeggi' Rihs, founder and co-owner of Swiss high tech company Phonak Hearing Systems, also a friend of Gody and the organizer of his fan club.


...It is crucial for the communication between  driver and team during races, like: team to driver: 'careful there is a carabao (water buffalo) crossing the track at turn five, reduce speed!'...joking...

...Now I am off to the Sentul Circuit near Jakarta, Indonesia, for the next Formula BMW Pacific race as part of the Asian Festival of Speed and after that I will travel back to Europe and start my 3 race guest stint in the BMW Europe series in Budapest, Valencia and Spa."
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Wow...Marlon&#x27;s Travel Log continous...&#x22;After the visit to the F1 test in Spain my Dad&#x2c; Chris and I travelled by car to Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. Spa is the World&#x27;s most exciting race track.</title><dc:creator>gdeichmann@mac.com</dc:creator><category>F1 Races</category><dc:date>2008-07-16T11:53:06+08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.marlonstockinger.com/files/5140c90e95c74c2800ab5e1351b27bb8-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.marlonstockinger.com/files/5140c90e95c74c2800ab5e1351b27bb8-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Wow... now we are in Belgium, where you find the famous  'Eau Rouge' curve... read on below...and of course for more Photos of Marlon in Belgium go to our new Gallery...&rdquo;

...I am not absolutely sure, but I might be the first Filipino race driver ever to race on this famous European track!


...When you come up the famous 'Eau Rouge' curve, you shoot up into the sky and soon after go steeply downhill and turn into an extremely fast left hander. 

...I did quite well during the two half-day tests I was allowed to do and placed constantly in the top five or ten. ...  So I think I will be able to do well during my guest races in summer, even so I was not allowed to do more testing because the testing for guest drivers in another BMW series is very limited."
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>More BMW NEWS from Marlon&#x2c; &#x22;After my visit to the BMW F1 factory in Switzerland...plus cool images from Spain including Robert Kubica...</title><dc:creator>gdeichmann@mac.com</dc:creator><category>LATEST NEWS</category><dc:date>2008-07-15T23:29:06+08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.marlonstockinger.com/files/65179530bc608fa9af521f563497b939-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.marlonstockinger.com/files/65179530bc608fa9af521f563497b939-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Marlon&rsquo;s latest Photos upper left hand side&rdquo;) check out the link... the Gallery is connected direct to the Blog and will be updated from time to time with the latest images of Marlon. 


...We were issued head phones, so we could listen in to the team radio and follow the conversation between Robert Kubica and his race engineer during testing.


...It's actually ten of us from around the world who were chosen as BMW Juniors and we got to know each other a little better during the day.   In the evening Simon, Mike - a family friend of his - my dad and me went to a fantastic Spanish restaurant in town where also Nelson Piquet Jr. was having dinner.


...My dad and I flew then back to Zurich from where we were planning to go to Spa, the famous race circuit in Belgium, where I was going to test for my guest race there in September..."
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Being one of the chosen BMW Juniors&#x2c; I was recently invited to visit the BMW Formula One factory in Hinwil&#x2c; Switzerland.</title><dc:creator>gdeichmann@mac.com</dc:creator><category>LATEST NEWS</category><dc:date>2008-07-15T21:44:27+08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.marlonstockinger.com/files/33f3e894756111eee7247b50ca95a316-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.marlonstockinger.com/files/33f3e894756111eee7247b50ca95a316-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This has just arrived from Marlon Stockinger...yes he is back but already gone again... from Europe and now to Indonesia, here is a personal update from Marlon, read below...plus a lot more in the coming days and weeks you just have to stay tuned or subscribe to his blog: 


...We were given an extensive seminar on racing technique, aerodynamics and car set up by Mike Strottmann a former BMW touring car racer himself and other experts from the factory.


Extremely interesting was also the tour of the factory including the museum and the high tech wind tunnel, which is so important for the development of F1 aerodynamics.


...It works 24/7 and calculates billions of ways every day  how air could flow over the car in a way that it gives the right mix between downforce and drag or wind resistance. ...  But next year there will be more restrictions and cars will look more similar again to give the teams a more level playing field and increase competition on the track instead of in the factory, which is better for spectators, since only few people have the opportunity to go inside an F1 factory. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Marlon Stockinger is in Barcelona Spain...plus some Formula BMW facts and information...</title><dc:creator>gdeichmann@mac.com</dc:creator><category>LATEST NEWS</category><dc:date>2008-06-13T15:36:43+08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.marlonstockinger.com/files/840aae4d4303536f44dfd7076c023313-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.marlonstockinger.com/files/840aae4d4303536f44dfd7076c023313-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Marlon Stockinger is in Barcelona Spain right now, we have  more information and photos shortly...in the meantime here are some facts about the FORMULA BMW  but you can also visit his website for all the latest images and information @ http://www.marlonstockinger.com/


...The regions most competitive entry-level-series acknowledges the international diversity of teams and drivers in and beyond Asia, by renaming the series to Formula BMW Pacific. 

...Prestigious Asian race events and high profile Formula 1 events, such as the inaugural F1 Grand Prix in Singapore, and the unique F1 Grand Prix of Japan at Mount Fuji, form the Formula BMW Pacific race calendar.


...Through the relationship between Formula BMW and the world&rsquo;s top motorsport category, teams and drivers alike stand to profit by competing in the most successful of all entry-level series.


...Excursion to F1: In depth discussion with experts from BMW Sauber F1 Team, F1 paddock visits and a visit to the BMW Sauber AG factory in Switzerland are just a few of the activities on the curriculum.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>We found an amazing photo of some very old Formula Racers...but restoration is requirred...</title><dc:creator>gdeichmann@mac.com</dc:creator><category>OTHERS</category><dc:date>2008-06-09T16:31:18+08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.marlonstockinger.com/files/268a1b3277a1adf9e434701dd0492931-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.marlonstockinger.com/files/268a1b3277a1adf9e434701dd0492931-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We have just come across this Photo below, for those of you who are interested in Formula Racing Cars, amazing what you can find these days.


BMW V8, Formula racers, Chryslers, 


Mercedes, Austin A30]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Marlon Stockinger &#x26; FORMULA BMW our Blog is now up and running...please stay tuned or subscribe from now on for all the latest NEWS &#x26; racing events.</title><dc:creator>gdeichmann@mac.com</dc:creator><category>PRESS RELEASE</category><dc:date>2008-06-07T23:35:28+08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.marlonstockinger.com/files/6e132c98fe24ba9bf5e1099f9fff1636-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.marlonstockinger.com/files/6e132c98fe24ba9bf5e1099f9fff1636-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Marlon Stockinger, sponsored by BMW and Swiss Private Bank Sarasin, put in a stellar performance last weekend at the Sepang International Grand Prix Circuit in Malaysia, where Asia Pacific&rsquo;s Finest young racers gathered for a four-day race meeting. 

...Some of the most intense action the series has seen so far this season unfolded in round 5 of the meeting where Stockinger was involved in a five-car fight behind the leading trio of Nara (Japan), Jamison (Hong Kong) and McDonagh (USA). 

...Initially McDonagh stayed with Nara at the front, but Stockinger got by to go to 2nd from starting in 4th position by the end of the opening lap. 

...Due to the great results for this weekend Stockinger advanced from 5th to 2nd place behind Simon Moss of South Africa in the rookie classification and from 12th to 5th place in the overall drivers classification for the 2008 championship.


...After that, Stockinger will join the European Formula BMW support races of the Formula One rounds in Hungary (Hungaro Ring), Spain (Valencia) and Belgium (Spa) as a guest racer, before competing in Formula BMW Pacific again during the historic first Singapore F1 night race in September.
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