11th-13th of September the biggest karting race in Scandinavia was held. 35 drivers in the fastest class, KZ2, were present at the track. The conditions were dry and sunny all weekend, but temperatures fell quickly after the sun set. I had overall a good race despite problems with the tire pressure in the Final.
On Saturday the time qualification was run over 7 minutes.
I set my fastest lap on the second lap and normally it comes in fifth or sixth lap, so the tire pressure was not set right.
In the afternoon we had two qualifying heats with 24 drivers in each. I finished on places 11th and 12th which meant that I went straight to the Final.
In the Final I got place 15 on the grid of 35 drivers in total, and crossed the line on 17th place.
I noticed already in the first curve that would be 20 tough laps, because I barely had any grip at all. I lost some places in the starting phase due to that and it was very frustrating not being able to run as fast as I wanted.
I haven?t driven almost anything on these hard tires in Sweden, because we have others in the German Championship, which is softer. Therefore, it has been difficult to set the optimum pressure over the weekend at various conditions on the track. However, I?m pleased to have had so many fights and made much overtaking.
The race was the last of the season for me and now I have some tough months working hard on sponsorship to secure a budget for next season. I have some hopes for changing into cars.
I want to thank all my sponsors for their support this season. Without them, I couldn?t complete all races.
