Bilbo's World Series

I'm not sure that the city needs the air and the noise polution that an event like this one entails, but today Bilbo celebrated its first Renault World Series race.

A bit of info about the event comes our way via Crash.Net:

Although deprived of a win at Le Mans by Kamui Kobayashi and Yann Clairay, Michael Ammermüller remains the clear leader of the Formula Renault Eurocup as the series heads for a rare street race outing on the new circuit built around Bilbao's Guggenheim museum.

Here you have a couple of pictures from the event that I found at Yahoo:

Formula Renault 3.5 race cars drive past the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao during a World Series event, July 17, 2005. The recently opened Bilbao Urban Circuit is a 4km (2.5 miles) track similar to Monaco that runs through the northern Spanish city. REUTERS/Vincent West

Thousands gather to watch Formula Renault 3.5 race cars participating in a World Series event July 17, 2005, on the recently opened Bilbao Urban Circuit, a 4km (2.5 miles) track similar to Monaco that runs through the northern Spanish city. REUTERS/Vincent West

To make matters even better, the Basque team Epsilon-Euskadi's driver Robert Kubica won the race:

Robert Kubica: “This win was very important for the Epsilon Euskadi team, who, as you all know, are based here in the Basque country. I am also pleased to be the first driver to win a second race this season. It’s also a great result for the Championship, but let’s not forget that I am on the third row for the second race.”

Oh yes, and I almost forgot, there is one Bilbaina via London who is excited about it, and that is all that counts.

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