(Please note an SDL
race report in swedish is online at www.speedgroup.eu NDRS/SDL section)
Every since the middleage (or something like
that) this last weekend in July has been spent in Mantorp Park for the
swedish dragracingfans. This year, due to unsolved problems, it wasn´t.
But thanks to Tierp Arena with the help from NDRS Motor Club, at least
the NDRS sportsmanclasses along with the Pro Modified class was saved
for this year. This “small” event ended up with about 230 teams, test´n´tune
for FIA/UEM-classes included, for this friday-saturday race.
BILSPORT Pro Modified:
Apart from being a NDRS-event, this was also the final round for
the Swedish Championship in PM. Already in the qualifications, we would
see 5 sec runs from both Johan Lindberg (5,922) and Michael Gullqvist (
5,948), more than a tenth to closest competitor. Of course , we have to
mention Martin Lundqvist for his 6,225 with turbo-boosted engine. With two
cars outside the 16-car ladder, the eliminations started with some
remembering words for the pro mod mechanic KP (Krister Pettersson) who
sadly died in an accident a week ago, and the first round was dedicated to
him. Later there was also a silent minute held for the victims in the
norwegian massacre.
Back to race, which turned up to be the fastest promod
elimination ever runned in Europe. In the final, Johan with two more 5,9´s
and Micke with three 5,9´s, would meet for a direct final for the Swedish
Championship. With both cars perfect launching, all knew that this would
be the fastest side-by-side Pro Mod race in Europe ever. Gullqvist with
5,927/391,9 km/h beating Lindberg´s 5,942 /392.4 km/h. Also Niclas
Andersson is now very close to the 5´s with 6.02 and 6.03 runs. Micke Gullqvist in lead of the
series before Johan Lindberg and Mats Eriksson before the next round in
Hockenheim.
Super Street: This race was the final for the class this year, since it´s the
last of the swedish NDRS-events. Tony Åberg was no 1 qualifier of 15 with
a 10.907. But of course, the main interest was on the points in the
series. After qualification
it was clear, that the only one to threaten Simon Gustafsson for the win,
was his cousin Jennifer Gustafsson. But she had to win the event to reach
necessary points. However, she lost first round and Simon won both the
event and the NDRS-series.
Runner up in this event was Daniel Aggelid. Halvor Överby became
second in the series and Jennifer third.
Competition: This was also the final for the Swedish Championship. Twenty-five
cars was driving in this all-in ladder with Mathias Stenström as first in
the qualifications with 0.8956 under index, just before Kenneth Feldthusen
with 0,8601 under. After several redlights and no-shows in the elimination
Stenström redlighted against Mika Eloranta in the final, who increased his
points as a leader in the NDRS-series. Per Erik Lindgren became the
Swedish Champion 2011 in Comp. Eliminator. Eloranta in a safe lead unless
Mathias Stenström will participate in one of the two remaining events
abroad (or both).
