After a great week at the European Championship 40+ in Hamm weâ™re back for the sixth and final round of Swiss Championship. Unfortunately the two defective glowplugs in the A-Final didnâ™t allow me to do better. My car was really fast and I could do better that than the 9th place.
After the last round in Sitterdorf, my teammate Raphael Wicki was leading the championship so I knew I have to give everything because Raphi is really fast.
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It was a wet and cold weekend. The track was paved in the last month and slightly modified and Iâ™ve never driven on it before. On Friday we could drive only 15-20minutes and then the rain came.
The first 3 qualifying heats were on wet track and so only one that counted was the 4th, on a dry track. Michael Schäfer made it to the TQ for the first time in a National Championship race in front of Raphael Wicki. I finished 3rd in front of Oliver Krähemann in his first nitro race.
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Sunday came and it rained more and more. The semifinal was on wet track and Raphi Wicki had really bad luck, his mechanic did more meters than the car. His engine stops many times due to the heavy rain and so he had to stop his race. Philipp BĂĽhler ran a perfect run and he could bump up to he A-Main. Also Patrick Fankhauser, Marco Tanner, Dominik Mucnjak and Marco Schwab bumped up to the A-Main.
During my semifinal I did a little trip off the track but I could finish my race. The poleman Michael Schaefer won the semifinal in front of Cedric Ansermoz, me, Kevin Lehnerr and Flavio Zehnder. I was really lucky to reach the A-Main because I broke my car during my trip off the track.
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During the warmup I wasnâ™t fast enough and the rain stops, but the track was still very wet. The pit crew Mattia and Monika decided to change from rain tires to the damp ones just before the start. That was the right decision! Not easy to drive but faster than my colleagues with the rain tires. So I could drive my car to the win in front of Patrick and Michael.
The season finished with this last win and I win the Swiss Championship 2016!
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Congratulations to my teammates Raphi Wicki, Vice Swiss Champion and Patrick Fankhauser in third place.
Thank to Mattia and Monika in the box. A big thank to Sue, she took wonderful pictures during the whole season. Thank you Sue!
