Rain introduced an early finish to the eliminations of spherical one of many FIA European Drag Racing Championship at Santa Pod Raceway
After a rain delay within the morning, the FIA courses Prime Gasoline, Prime Methanol and Professional Inventory accomplished their first spherical of eliminations, and Professional Modified their second spherical when the rain returned a number of occasions. Though the Santa Pod Raceway crew did their highest to dry the observe, it was not possible to begin racing once more.
Quite a few showers in the course of the day precipitated many delays. When the rain returned later within the afternoon, the race director needed to cancel the remaining elimination rounds.
In Prime Gasoline primary qualifier Jndia Erbacher from Switzerland had a bye run within the semi-final to advance to the ultimate. Within the different semi-final, Duncan Micallef had a bye run in addition to quantity two qualifier Susanne Callin suffered a lot engine injury on her final qualifying run on Sunday, that the Swedish driver needed to withdraw from eliminations. As a result of rain, it was not potential to run the ultimate.
Within the first spherical of eliminations of Professional Modified David Vegter as soon as once more proved his nice type. The primary qualifier from The Netherlands stormed to a fantastic 5.76 seconds, by far the quickest elapsed time of all elimination runs. Within the quarter-final, Vegter needed to face Andres Arnover from Estonia. Initially line, Vegter was triggered by Arnover’s stage gentle and pulled a pink gentle, handing the win and semi-final place to Arnover.
Bruno Bader, the quantity 4 qualifier from Switzerland, additionally superior to the semi-finals after defeating Bobby Wallace within the quarter-finals. Jere Rantaniemi, the quantity three qualifier from Finland, superior to the quarter-finals however was there defeated by Stian Rusånes, who recorded a fantastic 6.05 seconds to safe, to his personal shock, a spot within the semi-finals. One other main shock was Andreas Sjodin. The driving force from Sweden and quantity ten qualifier defeated Peter Kunc within the first spherical and noticed Andy Robinson pull a pink gentle within the quarter-finals to advance to the semi-finals. Within the semi-finals, Bader would have met Arnover and Sjodin Rusånes. We’ll by no means know who would have been the finalists.
In Prime Methanol the primary qualifier, Tony Bryntesson, defeated Jonny Lagg within the semi-final to advance to the ultimate. Within the ultimate, the motive force from Sweden ought to have met Sandro Bellio. The a number of champion from Belgium defeated Silvio Strauch within the semi-final. Nonetheless, an engine explosion on the end line precipitated a lot injury that Bellio couldn’t return for the ultimate. Due to this fact, Bryntesson would have had a bye run within the ultimate.
In Professional Inventory there was a significant shock within the first spherical as quantity six qualifier Stefan Ernryd defeated reigning FIA European champion Michel Malmgren with a fantastic 6.65 seconds. Richard Sundblom stunned Simon Ekengren to advance to the semi-finals the place he ought to have met primary qualifier Jimmy Ålund, who had a bye run within the first spherical. Within the final quarter-final Robin Norén defeated Lasse Britsmar to advance to the semi-finals, the place he ought to have met Ernryd.
The FIA European Drag Racing Championship is ready to proceed in June at Tierp Area, Sweden.
