Top Qualifiers dominate first A Main
Top Qualifier’s Jilles Groskamp and Rob Janssen easily converted their respective Modified and Pro Stock pole positions into victory in the opening A-Main here at the fourth round of the Much More sponsored Euro Touring Series. In Modified we had expected a great duel between Groskamp and World Champion Marc Rheinard but the German’s challenge ended as soon as he began. Leaving the line Rheinard’s car spun out, something he put down to not enough scrubbing in of his new tyres, and he collected 3rd place starter Martin Hofer with the two ending up on the grass at the first corner. This gave Groskamp an early break from where he easily controlled the race to cruise to Leg 1 victory. The big battle of the race was between Yannic Pruemper, Marc Fischer and Andy Moore as the three fought it out for second with Pruemper heading the train. Fischer was the meat in the sandwich and put huge pressure on the young 15-year-old with his car clearly faster through the chicance but one lap from home the factory Corally driver dumped. Pruemper held on for second with Moore, whose Hot Bodies Cyclone recorded the fastest lap of the race, completed the Top 3 while Fischer crawled home to finish 5th. Rheinard pulled in after his first corner incident and now has the advantage of two fresh sets of tyres but Groskamp is aware of this and may save his second set of tyres for the third leg when track conditions will be cooler and the track will be at its fastest.
In Pro Stock the race went as expected with Rob Janssen’s Corally comfortably heading home second place starter Daniel Wohlgemuth. Stefan Jansen completed the top 3. Champion Alexander Stocker didnt have the race he planned. The Hot Bodies driver lost traction off the line and got collected. Stranded on the grass the German lost a lot of time and opted to pull in to save his tyres but with a number of other potential podium finishers also pulling up early he decided to rejoin so as to gain a higher placing, which could prove crucial if needed later in a tie break. He finished 7th. In Pro 10 the super fast Tim Altmann from Germany took the win from Ralf Boos who got the better of No.2 starter Rene Fischer.
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