published: 2017-07-29 19:16:38 (33827) Author: Willy Wuyts |
Large Scale Off Road European Championship Finals Report |
 Finals day at the Nene Valley Raceway saw the first fully dry day of the event and some great racing across all the bump up finals culminating 3 cracking European Championship Main Finals. 4WD In 4WD 14 year old Finn Pekko Iivonen started in pole but it was reigning champion Dario Veseli who took the early lead before coming embroiled in a 20 minute battle for first with Frances? Valentin Peuziat. Dario finally asserted his superiority in the final few minutes before a crazy end which saw both Peuziat and Iivonen fail to finish with fuel issues promoting Sven Rodenwald to second and Stu Wood to a delighted, and surprised third. |
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In 2WD Ken Walckiers of Belgium finally became a European champion after leading 3 previous finals but failing to get over the line first. This year however there were to be no mistakes and Ken truly dominated the field, wining at a canter. Behind him Mike Plekkepoel and Karl Norriss fought hard for the runners up spot with the Dutchman Mike finally triumphing |
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 Short Course The Short course final saw an incredibly tense race where despite a lights to flag victory for Mathew Perry he was never more than 3 seconds in the lead and for the vast majority had either Tommy Chung or Marc Kresig stuck to this rear mudflaps. In the end it was a British 1-2 with Marc having to settle for the final step on the podium |
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| A huge thanks must go the Nene Valley club who organised a superb championship that also ran to time and to plan despite some pretty inclement weather. Pictures of the event in the gallery: www.efra.ws/gallery/?yr=2017&gl=49 |
