Klepp RC Club hosted this yearâ™s Norwegian 1/10 IC championship in Kleppe near Stavanger, South-West of Norway. Race condition was perfect with sunny weather all time. Total of 5 qualification rounds (4 on Saturday and 1 on Sunday) counts for semi-final .
In qualifying Helge Johansen took TQ in front of Werner Ersland and Xray driver Oyvind Stusdal.
Top 10 after qualification
1. Helge Johansen
2. Werner Ersland 3. Oyvind Stusdal - XRAY NT1â™13
4. Frank Andersen - XRAY NT1â™13
5. Georg Ellingsen - XRAY NT1â™13
6. Christian Hovden 7. Oyvind Andersen - XRAY NT1â™13
8. Oskar Fjeld 9. Hakon Nygard - XRAY NT1â™13
10.Oystein Nygard - XRAY NT1â™13
In the B-semifinal Christan Hovden, that was leading the race got radio problems and had to retire and then Oskar Fjeld had to retire with a broken pulley holder. Frank Andersen won the semifinal in front of Werner Ersland and Oystein Nygard.
In the A-semifinal Oyvind Stusdal chrashed with Helge in the first corner and got a Stop and Go penalty. Helge showed very steady drive and secured the win and pole position for the final. Georg Ellingsen, Hakon Nygard and Oyvind Andersen took the other places for the main final.
Main final starting position
1. Helge Johansen 2. Frank Andersen â“ XRAY NT1â™13
3. Werner Ersland 4. Georg Ellingsen â“ XRAY NT1â™13
5. Hakon Nygard â“ XRAY NT1â™13
6. Oyvind Andersen â“ XRAY NT1â™13
7. Ole Werner Muren â“ XRAY NT1â™13
8. Oyvind Stusdal â“ XRAY NT1â™13
9. Oystein Nygard â“ XRAY NT1â™13
10.Knut Enger â“ XRAY NT1â™13
In the main final Frank Andersen took a stunning start and was on the lead before the first turn. Helge struggled with his engine and had to visit the pit to have the carburettor settings adjusted. This left him some laps behind early on. Frank Andersen build up a good lead in the first half of the final. Oyvind Stusdal slowly climbed from 8th spot on the grid to 2nd after some close fights with Georg Ellingsen who in the end ran out of tyres. Another driver going fast and challenge for the win was Werner Ersland, but he suffered with some engine problems. Most drivers was on harder tires in order to run final without tire change. However, Frank Andersen stopped after 20 minutes for tire change on the left side leaving the lead to Oyvind Stusdal who was on a harder set of tyre. Frank though had made the better tyre strategy and easily regained the lead and secured the title. Helge Johansen recovered to 3rd, closing in on Oyvind fast but he could not get close enough in the remaining time.
Main Final result:
1. Frank Andersen - XRAY NT1â™13
2. Oyvind Stusdal - XRAY NT1â™13
3. Helge Johansen
4. Werner Ersland 5. Oystein Nygard - XRAY NT1â™13
6. Oyvind Andersen - XRAY NT1â™13
7. Hakon Nygard - XRAY NT1â™13
8. Ole Werner Muren - XRAY NT1â™13
9. Georg Ellingsen - XRAY NT1â™13
10.Knut Enger - XRAY NT1â™13
