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18 May 2007, 18:43 (Ref:1916236) | #1 | |
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STCC Round 3 - Mantorp Park
Third round of STCC is here, and the first practice session have been run.
1) Fredrik Ekblom, BMW, 1.20,702 2) Richard Göransson, BMW, 1.20,773 3) Frank Stippler, Audi, 1.20,913 4) Thed Björk, Audi, 1.20,979 5) Robin Rudholm, BMW, 1.21,089 6) Tommy Kristoffersson, Audi, 1.21,117 7) Robert Dahlgren, Volvo, 1.21,264 8) Tomas Engström, Honda, 1.21,264 9) Johan Stureson, Peugeot, 1.21,468 10) Jan "Flash" Nilsson, BMW, 1.21,541 11) Mattias Andersson, Alfa Romeo, 1.21,581 12) David Björk, BMW, 1.21,606 13) Tobias Johansson, Mercedes, 1.21,749 14) Fredrik Lestrup, BMW, 1.22,079 15) Hans Simonsson, Mercedes, 1.22,389 16) Roger Eriksson, BMW, 1.22,432 17) Alexander Storckenfeldt, Volvo, 1.22,575 18) Tobias Tegelby, Mercedes, 1.22,575 19) Viktor Huggare, BMW, 1.23,158 No Rustad/Opel out today, they had problems with the software to their engine. On a lighter note, the team is building a new car that will replace the current one, that will be downgraded to a spare car. The Astra Coupe with Fridh wasn't out today either; I noticed that the two teams (Euromaster and Opel Team Sweden) was very good friends in Knutstorp so to say - parked next to each other in the pitlane, and Fridh even had a OTS sticker on his car. I wonder if they too suffer from Opel's software problems? Also, Tegelby in a third Mercedes, surely a typo? His BMW got smashed up pretty good at Knutstorp, but I cannot fathom how he would end up in a Mercedes instead? |
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19 May 2007, 08:54 (Ref:1916581) | #2 | ||
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Tegelby was running his repaired BMW 320i E46 which is the ex-Sandström-BMW.
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20 May 2007, 06:39 (Ref:1917030) | #5 | ||
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It won't take another crash, thats for sure.
I'm at Mantorp now, the weather is great, should be some great racing today. The first test of the day starts in one hour. |
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20 May 2007, 11:31 (Ref:1917177) | #6 | ||
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Superpole:
1. Frank Stippler 1:20.709 2. Richard Göransson +0.151 3. Robin Rudholm +0.183 4. Fredrik Ekblom +0.298 5. Thed Björk +0.389 6. Tommy Kristoffersson +0.438 7. Robert Dahlgren +0.439 8. David Björk +0.905 |
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20 May 2007, 11:45 (Ref:1917187) | #7 | |
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Dahlgren will drop 5 places on the grid because of his penalty from last weekend. Grid:
1. Stippler / Audi 2. Göransson / BMW 3. Rudholm / BMW 4. Ekblom / BMW 5. T. Björk / Audi 6. Kristoffersson / Audi 7. D. Björk / BMW 8. Engström / Honda 9. Stureson / Peugeot 10. Andersson / Alfa Romeo 11. Lestrup / BMW 12. Dahlgren / Volvo 13. Storckenfeldt / Volvo 14. Nilsson / BMW 15. Johansson / Mercedes 16. Simonsson / Mercedes 17. Rustad / Opel 18. Eriksson / BMW 19. Tegelby / BMW 20. Frid / Opel 21. Huggare / BMW |
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20 May 2007, 13:16 (Ref:1917224) | #8 | |
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Mattias Andersson is in 4th, amazing!! GO Mattias go!
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20 May 2007, 15:40 (Ref:1917303) | #9 | |
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Congrats to Göransson and Johan for a fine win
Race Results 1. Richard Göransson 27 LAPS / 39:45.409 2. Fredrik Ekblom +8.626 3. Thed Björk +12.806 4. Robin Rudholm +25.184 5. Mattias Andersson +29.907 6. Frank Stippler +33.013 7. Robert Dahlgren +37.826 8. Tomas Engström +41.111 9. Tommy Kristoffersson +1:07.284 DNF. Jan Nilsson +1 LAP DNF. Alexander Storckenfeldt +1 LAP 10. Tobias Tegelby +1 LAP DNF David Björk +6 LAPS DNF Fredrik Lestrup +6 LAPS DNF Tobias Johansson +7 LAPS DNF Viktor Huggare +9 LAPS DNF Johan Stureson +14 LAPS DNF Hans Simonsson +27 LAPS DNF Roger Eriksson +27 LAPS DNF Tommy Rustad +27 LAPS DNF Joakim Frid +27 LAPS Driver's Championship 1. Dahlgren 22 2. Ekblom 14 3. Rudholm 13 4. Jan Nilsson 12 5. Göransson 10 6. Stureson 9 7. T. Björk 8 8. Engström 8 9. Stippler 7 10. Storckenfeldt 5 11. Andersson 4 12. Kristoffersson 4 13. D. Björk 1 Team's Championship 1. Polestar Racing 24 2. Flash Engineering 24 3. West Coast Racing 17 4. Kristoffersson Motorsport 13 5. Engström Motorsport 12 6. IPS Motorsport 9 7. MA GP 7 8. Team caWalli 5 9. Opel Team Sweden 2 Manufacteror's Championship 1. BMW 26 2. Volvo 25 3. Audi 16 4. Alfa Romeo 14 5. Honda 14 6. Peugeot 12 7. Opel 3 8. Mercedes 3 |
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20 May 2007, 16:03 (Ref:1917317) | #10 | |
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A lot DNFs. Crash at the start?
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Was the same story last year, then only 8 cars crossed the line IIRC, Mantorp has always been hard on the cars for some reason. Looking forward to see the races on TV tomorow, should be great! |
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Johan hasn't been racing , but Goransson should go for it now, 12points behind Dahlgren, many rounds still to go, he can do it.
Go for it Rickard! :P |
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20 May 2007, 22:15 (Ref:1917534) | #13 | ||
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A interesting race, but with a lot of strange penalties (usual these days).
Stippler got a drive through for keeping his car too far to the right at the rolling start... I don't know how many cars that got a drive-through for crossing the white line at the pit exit. They aren't exactly consistent with the penalties as Dahlgren got -5 places in this qualifying for pushing Tegelby in to the wall at Knutstorp while crossing a white line gives drive through... Which is worst? Anyhow, a nice dominant victory for Göransson. Nice battles through the entire field and it was a long time ago I saw the field so close. |
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22 May 2007, 14:17 (Ref:1918799) | #14 | ||
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http://svt.se/svt/play/video.jsp?a=832574
30 minutes with highlights from Mantorp. (oh, and the moustaches on the drivers is not the latest craze in Sweden but a fund raising stunt for prostate cancer research.) |
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22 May 2007, 16:11 (Ref:1918873) | #15 | ||
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Ah, is that was it is, I was wondering what the hell had happend to all of them, if they had run out of shavers or something...
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23 May 2007, 08:12 (Ref:1919339) | #16 | ||
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I would still be furious if I was Stippler, they robbed the poor guy completely in my opinion.
Yes, he was a bit too far too the right at the start, and it created a sort of three row start and confusion. But that is where the starter should have aborted the started and given them a second formation lap and sort themselves out. A drive-through for that was just way too harsh and decided the race too much. As always, penalties in STCC are strange and inconsistent. Will that never change? |
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23 May 2007, 12:49 (Ref:1919527) | #17 | |
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Interestingly enough, if it happened in the BTCC, he would have got the same penalty!
http://www.btcc.net/forum/showthread.php?t=4499 |
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24 May 2007, 19:49 (Ref:1920563) | #18 | ||
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I read something about Mantorp building a pit-building, does anyone know more about this? The track is only about 20km from where I live so all progress there is interresting for me
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24 May 2007, 21:28 (Ref:1920626) | #19 | ||
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Yes, that is true, they hope having it ready for the STCC-finale. Real boxes
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Nice!
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