North German IC Track Champs finale – Report

The final round of the North German IC Track Championship took place at the MC Munster track located between Hamburg and Hanover. After the qualification Lars Hoppe took the TQ spot in the 1/8th class while Rico Kröber dominated the 1/10th 200mm qualification at will. The final of the 1/8th class was a thrilling one. At the start Timo Schröder could pass Lars but after a small mistake Lars took over the lead again, but Timo did not give up and kept up the pressure. After two quick refuelling stops Lars was able to pull away a good four seconds but after an accident with a back marker, Lars had to slow down which unfortunately caused his engine to stop. Timo, who made a tyre change, was right back on the heels of Lars and each of the spectators was waiting for the showdown of the two. Unfortunately, another engine stall from Lars saw Timo Schröder winning the race some two laps ahead of Lars in 2nd and Benny Ciere in 3rd position. With the win Timo also took his maiden North German Championship title.

In the 1/10th class Rico Kröber secured a start-finish victory. Lennart Skornia, who started from 3rd place, significantly improved the setup of his car for the final and right from the start he put pressure on Kristof Sielaff who started from 2nd. Unfortunately Lennart damaged his rear tyre while trying to overtake Kristof. He resumed the race after a pit stop and made his way back to the front step by step also overtaking Kristof in the pits to secure a 2nd place.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]