The race was as stated above held at the slotracing center RACEFUN, on the "Art of Speed" track which should be very well known by Dutch and Belgian racers, as it used to "live" in the BeNeLux. The track has been only slightly modified since the, as the s-corner right after the start/finish line and before the donut has been changed into a standard lefthander. Therefore the laptimes might just be a tad faster then in the old days.
In the end the entry was a little on the low side, only 8 teams of 3 drivers entered, but that is still 24 Danish model car racers, and among them where some of the best racers. Because of the rather low entry the event was reduced to a one day event.
The happy DKPM contestants.:
If you look closely at the picture there are som very familiar faces from the world of scaleracing as well among them, Carsten Grønemann, Thorkild Hjort, Søren Thomsen and Martin Borch, all very acomplished racers in Danish scaleracing and lately very good model car racers as well.
There is also the absolute top of the Model Car Racing drivers, in that the top of the last two Danish Model Car Championships was there, Gorm Nøregaard (Champion in 2007), Keld Høfler (Vice champion in 2006 and 2007), Christian Høfler (Champion in 2006) and lots of other top drivers from the various Danish model car leagues.
For myself, I could not be present because of other obligations, however the below report has been given to me by Michael Huniche who entered the race.
The entered teams was.:
17 Team HMC, Jørgen Rigtrup, Hroar Olsen, Robert Castello, Ferrari 575 GT1
23 Racefun 1, Christian Høfler, Martin Borch, Keld Høfler, Porsche 911GT1 Evo
27 Racefun 2, Gorm Nørregaard, Morten Iversen, Henrik Bering, Porsche 911 GT1 Evo
28 Racing for Vikings, Michael Huniche, Peter Christiansen, René Andersen, Ferrari 575 GT1
36 Team Gimle, Per Steen Nielsen, Jan Andersen, Lennart Sørensen, Toyota Supra JGT
44 Senior Team, Carsten Grønemann, Søren Thomsen, Palle Bering, Porsche 911 GT1 Evo
96 Superslot 1, FinnThomsen, Lars Jacobsen, Thorkild Hjort, Ferrari 575 GT1
69 Superslot 2, Claus Henriksen, Poul Rønholt og Lars Thomsen, Ferrari 575 GT1
As can be seen by the entry most had opted for the Carrera 575 GT1 body or the Porsche 911 GT1 Evo.
The car of Racing for Vikings.:
Qualifying went as normal over 1 minute and the result was.:
1. 23 Racefun 1 6,512 Keld
2. 96 Superslot 1 6,607 Thorkild
3. 44 Senior Team 6,621 Carsten
4. 17 HMC 6,693 Robert
5. 27 Racefun 2 6,719 Gorm
6. 36 Gimle 6,925 Per Steen
7. 69 Superslot 2 6,944
8. 28 Viking 7,229
The starting grid.:
Then to the race, number of laps per lane.:
Track 1 red:
23 Racefun 1 118 Martin
44 Senior Team 112 Carsten
17 HMC 109 Robert
96 Superslot 1 107 Finn
36 Gimle 107 Jan
69 Superslot 2 104
28 Viking 104 René
27 Racefun 2 97 Morten
Lane 2 white:
96 Superslot 1 115 Thorkild
44 Senior Team 114 Søren
27 Racefun 2 113 Morten
23 Racefun 1 112 Christian
28 Viking 111 Michael
17 HMC 108 Hroar
36 Gimle 106 Jan
69 Superslot 2 101
Lane 3 yellow
23 Racefun 1 116 Christian
96 Superslot 1 113 Lars
27 Racefun 2 112 Morten
17 HMC 111 Hroar
36 Gimle 110 Per Steen
69 Superslot 2 107
28 Viking 102 René
44 Senior Team 101 Søren
Lane 4 blue:
23 Racefun 1 116 Keld
27 Racefun 2 111 Henrik
44 Senior Team 110 Palle
17 HMC 109 Jørgen
28 Viking 108 Michael
69 Superslot 2 106
36 Gimle 103 Lennart
96 Superslot 1 99 Lars
Lane 5 black:
23 Racefun 1 115 Martin
36 Gimle 109 Lennart
27 Racefun 2 106 Henrik
44 Senior Team 104 Palle
96 Superslot 1 102 Finn
28 Viking 101 Peter
69 Superslot 2 100
17 HMC 85 Hroar
Lane 6 pink:
44 Senior Team 109 Søren
96 Superslot 1 107 Thorkild
36 Gimle 104 Lennart
17 HMC 104 Jørgen
27 Racefun 2 103 Gorm
69 Superslot 2 99
28 Viking 99 Michael
23 Racefun 1 97 Martin
Lane 7 green:
23 Racefun 1 108 Christian
44 Senior Team 107 Carsten
27 Racefun 2 106 Gorm
17 HMC 106 Robert
96 Superslot 1 103 Lars
36 Gimle 103 Per Steen
69 Superslot 2 99
28 Viking 86 Peter
Lane 8 Orange:
23 Racefun 1 106 Keld
44 Senior Team 106 Carsten
96 Superslot 1 104 Thorkild
36 Gimle 101 Per Steen
69 Superslot 2 97
17 HMC 91 Robert
28 Viking 83 René
27 Racefun 2 78 Gorm
Final result of The Danish PlaFit Championship 2008.:
1. 888 laps #23 Racefun 1, Christian, Martin og Keld
2. 863 laps #44 Senior Team, Carsten, Søren og Palle
3. 850 laps #96 Superslot 1, Finn, Lars J. og Thorkild
4. 843 laps #36 Gimle, Per Steen, Jan og Lennart
5. 826 laps #27 Racefun 2, Gorm, Morten og Henrik
6. 823 laps #17 HMC, Jørgen, Hroar og Robert
7. 813 laps #69 Superslot 2, Claus, Poul og Lars T.
8. 794 laps #28 Viking, Michael, Peter og René
The race was according to all participants a gigantic sucses, even with the low number of teams. There was a very good ambiance, and a lot of close racing.
For 2008 there is sure to be more teams as the DKPM will be part of the European PlaFit Championship, and it will be a qualifying race for the DPM.
