published: 2010-08-07 11:55:27 (57768) Author: Oli_M |
Round 3 Results |
| Volker again fastest, secures front row start |
 Round three has been completed under relatively clear skies here in France. The expected rain has not materialised yet and the track conditions proved ideal for setting a quick time.Once again, it was German driver Ronald Volker with his LRP powered Yokomo setting the pace. This third TQ run keeps up his run of maximum points and means he is assured of starting on the front row tomorrow. He can only be beaten to the pole position if any driver can TQ the remaining three rounds and set a faster time than the 2007 European Champion has managed so far |
 The Tamiya team challenged Ronald in the early stages of the run, but dropped off slightly towards the end. Sweden's Viktor Wilck took second in the round with his SpeedPassion/SpeedPower powered car. He had changed to a smaller wing for this run and also set the fastest single lap time, which he admitted he was surprised about. Also running SpeedPassion/SpeedPower equipment, Elliott Harper was again third. He said now he has three good results he will try a few things in the remaining rounds including switching to the LTC-R bodyshell which teammate Wilck has been using. The top three all managed 16 lap runs for the first time in this event |
 Jilles Groskamp was fourth with his Orion powered machine. The Dutch driver, defending European Champion, said he lost time when he hit some kerbs towards the end of the run. He says the car is good and just needs to drive a bit better. He will try old tires in the next run to see if they have more consistent traction during the run. British driver and 2006 World Champion Andy Moore had another steady run to fifth place. His Nosram powered Hot Bodies was easy to drive but with a little bit of understeer, which he hopes will be solved by a change in rear shock position next time |
 Marc Rheinard had yet another bad run, seeing his car stuck on the main straight facing a barrier at one point. He now sits in 46th overall and needs at least two more good runs to even have a chance of just making the A final |
 Top 10 after Round 3 counting all 3 results: 1 Ronald Volker Germany 0 points 2 Elliott Harper Great Britain 8 3 Jilles Groskamp Netherlands 9 4 Viktor Wilck Sweden 11 5 Yannic Preumper Germany 19 6 Loic Jasmin France 21 7 Andy Moore Great Britain 24 8 Steven Weiss Germany 29 9 Cyril N'Diaye France 30 10 Marc Fischer Germany 33 Note: Points system is 0 points for TQ in each round, 2 points for second place, 3 for third, etc. Best three points from the six rounds will count for the overall qualifying results. |
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