NitrOlympX 2013 - Pro Modified Review
In the Pro Modified class reigning champion Michael Gullqvist, Sweden performed outstanding elapsed times through the event and was not so surprisingly number one qualifier after four sessions had been completed.
QUALIFICATIONS:
It started well for Gullqvist who set the first 5 second run in Pro Mod at Hockenheim during session #3, a run which resulted in the elapsed time 5.97 sec at a speed of 391 km/h. Marc Meihuizen second quickest at 6.05/386 km and with Mattias Wulcan, Sweden in third with 6,10 sec/388 km.

12 teams on site at Hockenheim for an 8 car ladder, which meant a few teams would have to park after the qualifications.

German two car team owner Norbert Kuno found himself on the outside, Kuno in 9th position however had the luck to get a place in competition as 1st alternate, when Marcus Hilt had to cancel his participation in the eliminations due to breakage.

Kuno´s team mate Norbert Schneidert who is new in the class for this season qualifed 10th. Also outside the ladder was newcomers Peter Kohler, Germany and Jean Dulamon from France. 


Michael Gullqvist, Sweden


Mats Eriksson, Sweden


Marcus Hilt, Switzerland


David Vegter, the Netherlands


Marc Meihuizen, the Netherlands


Dr Norbert Kuno

Mattias Wulcan - winner at Hockenheim

ELIMINATIONS:
Gullqvist won the quarter finals over Norbert Kuno, Germany and in the semifinal he outran David Vegter from the Netherlands.

On the other side of the elimination ladder Mattias Wulcan also from Sweden did everything right and his way to a place in the final went by winning over Swede Mats Eriksson in the quarter finals and Robert Joosten, the Netherlands in the semifinal.

On paper Wulcan should not stand much of a chance against Gullqvist, whose performance was in a league of its own at Hockenheim. But in dragracing first over the finish line wins the race and taken into the consideration the reaction time. And Wulcan pulled it off with a brilliant reaction time and his win was by mere thousands of a second in this thrilling final! Wulcans winning time 6.08 seconds to Gullqvist 5.98 sec.

CHAMPIONSHIP RANKINGS:
By that Wulcan advances in the points table to the second position while Gullqvist still stays in a comfortable points lead with two events remaining. Gullqvist 381 points, Wulcan 267 and in 3rd position Marc Meihuizen 237. David Vegter 4th with 223 and Mats Eriksson 5th at 203 points. 

See the full points table under a separate headline.

Don´t miss Remco Scheelings article about Michael Gullqvist in this edition!

Low Elapsed Time of the Event:  5.969sec. – Michael Gullqvist (E1)

Top Speed of the Event: 393.58km/h / 244.56mph – Michael Gullqvist (Final)

LINK TO RESULTS DATA (pdf-format): Also see at the bottom of the article.

- QUALIFICATIONS 
- ELIMINATIONS

For results from the timing system for all classes please check;
http://nitrolympx.bw-timing.de

courtesy of BW Timing/HockenheimRing

Next event: Scandinavian Internationals at Tierp Arena, Aug 22-25th website. www.tierparena.com
Bruno Bader, Switzerland


Peter Kohler

RESULTS QUALIFYING:

                                                                                                           Best

                                                                 ET        MPH     Km/H     Km/h

1.      Michael Gullqvist          SWE        5.972    243.33    391.60              

2.      Marc Meihuizen            NED         6.056    240.34    386.79              

3.      Mattias Wulcan             SWE        6.105    241.11    388.03              

4.      Robert Joosten            NED         6.112    237.00    381.42              

5.      Bruno Bader                 SUI          6.149    227.92    366.80    367.24

6.      Mats Eriksson               SWE        6.205    234.46    377.32              

7.      David Vegter                NED         6.317    230.02    370.18              

8.      Marcus Hilt                   SUI          6.375    211.63    340.58              

         Alternates:

9.      Norbert Kuno               GER         6.406    222.26    357.69              

10.    Norbert Schneider       GER         7.123    170.60    274.56    292.05

11.    Jean Dulamon              FRA         7.330    197.65    318.09              

                 12.    Pascal Kohler                GER         7.443    186.95    300.87                                                     

         Withdrawn entry:

         Steve Hall                     GBR

        

ELIMINATIONS: Round 1:

Robert Joosten 6.108, 383.65-238.39 def. Bruno Bader 6.231, 366.93-228.00

Mattias Wulcan 6.065, 388.03-241.11 def. Mats Eriksson 6.187, 373.87-232.31

David Vegter 6.244, 366.74-227.88 def. Marc Meihuizen 7.230, 282.85-175.75

Michael Gullqvist 5.969, 391.81-243.46 def. Norbert Kuno ALT 12.560, 98.40-61.14

 

Semi-final:

Michael Gullqvist 6.047, 389.00-241.71 def. Robert Joosten 13.162, 105.36-65.47

Mattias Wulcan 6.478, 276.94-172.08 def. David Vegter 6.229, 373.17-231.88 DQ R/L

 
Final:

Mattias Wulcan 6.082, 385.21-239.36 def. Michael Gullqvist 5.984, 393.58-244.56 


Michael Gullqvist runner-up and Mattias Wulcan (right) winner Pro Modified at the award
presentation after NitrOlympX


Text: Åsa Kinnemar
Statistics provided by Robin Jackson
Photos: Remco Scheelings

This article is part of the Speedgroup Club Europe Newsletter #10/2013

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