| Race Report by Soeren Boy Holst |
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| Sunday 8th of February the fourth round of the official Danish Championships, and fourth round of the regional championships, where held in Broendby, just outside Copenhagen. |
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Modified
In the modified class it was clear that the challenge for the win, would end between 3 drivers, Jonas Kaerup, Soeren Boy Holst and Danni Eyde-Nielsen as these drivers separated themselves from the rest of the field.
In the first qualification round, I made a really bad start putting the car on the roof on the first lap, costing more than 6 seconds. I had to push a lot after this, and never really found the rhythm, so Jonas set the best time in first round, followed by Danni and me.
Second qualification round I was focused and my car was also better, so I made a really good time, 4 sec better than the time Jonas made in first round. Danni was also fast, but made some mistakes so he didnâ™t beat Jonasâ™s time.
Third and last round my car was still fine and stable so the time after 5 min was only 0,3 sec slower than my best time. Danni made minor mistakes again, and Jonas didnâ™t improve.
Top 5 after qualifications:
1. Soeren Boy Holst XRAY T2â™009
2. Jonas Kaerup
3. Danni Eyde-Nielsen XRAY T2â™009
4. Mike Gosvig XRAY T2â™009
5. Christian Lehm |
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Before the finals I made some changes to my car, to make it a little bit more safe and easy to drive.
For the first final I made a bad start, giving Jonas the opportunity to come very close to me, and after half a lap he pushed me into the curb, so I ended up last of all. While Danni and Jonas where driving half a lap ahead of me, I pushed like crazy to catch up, getting closer and closer all through the final. Luckily their fight made it easier for me to catch up and after 3 min I could pass both of them and drive the car to victory. Behind me I could see a lot of rough driving, but no penalties were given. Danni ended in 2nd place with Jonas 3rd.
For the second final I was 100% focused from start, and made no mistakes at all, so it didnâ™t take long time before I could relax in front. Danni passed Jonas at the end of the main straight, but later in the heat Danni made a mistake, where Jonas could overtake again. â“ Then Jonas made a mistake and Danni jumped right back into second place, and stayed there till the end.
The third final was again close after the start, but I managed to get away. Unfortunately I made a small mistake, letting Jonas and Danni pass me. Danni passed Jonas later in the heat, and I could start to put pressure on Jonas, and pass him as soon as he made a mistake. Danni won the third final, I was second and Jonas third. |
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Modified top 5 overall:
1. Soeren Boy Holst XRAY T2â™009
2. Danni Eyde-Nielsen XRAY T2â™009
3. Jonas Kaerup
4. Mike Gosvig XRAY T2â™009
5. Christian Lehm |
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SuperStock.
In the 19 turn SuperStock class there were also a battle between 3 drivers. Carsten Madsen, Michael Johnsen and Caspar Morgen.
Michael took the TQ spot very convincing, with a new track record, plus a new lap record. Unfortunately for Michael there was a lot of pressure in the second final and a mistake in the third final, so Carsten secured the overall win once again, and is looking dialed for the overall championship. |
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Superstock top 5 overall:
1. Carsten Madsen XRAY T2â™009
2. Michael Johnsen XRAY T2â™009
3. Caspar Morgen
4. Claus Ryeskov XRAY T2â™009
5. Soeren M Larsen XRAY T2â™009
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| Winners of the B and C final were also XRAY drivers. |
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