Friday:
Top Methanol Funny Car was eventful,
during the first day of qualifications with Arvid Grødem staging in the
wrong lane and Jonas Staflund unable to start in time thanks to getting 2
of the plug leads mixed up when they put the car back together. He has yet
to record a time. Ulf Leanders ran a respectable 5.773/400.66 for number
one, Grødem a 5.861/394.75.
for 2nd and local hero Japa Kuutniemi is number 3 with a
5.914/393.2 One session rained out friday.
Saturday:
During the second day of qualifications Arvid Grødem
managed to find the left lane and didn't improve. Jonas Staflund managed a
6.191/362.55 and accidentally set off his fire bottles just after the
finish line. Low qualifier Ulf Leanders had some shake, got out of the
groove and couldn't improve, neither could Kuutniemi, who had too much
wheelspin off the line.
Sunday:
The four car TMFC eliminations started with Ulf
Leanders running 5.773/400.66 against Jonas Staflund, who got loose at mid
track and took the long way round, finishing with 6.191/362.55. Jarmo
Kuutniemi had a very close race with Arvid Grødem. Jarmo's faster
5.820+0.096 RT just lost out to a 5.857+0.045RT from Arvid, who claimed
his place in the final.
When
not running himself Ulf Leanders instructed
his son Fredrik, who has just started his drag
racing career in Jr Dragster
photo by Karin Leanders
