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Vegter Pro Mod Racing’s Finnish success story spoiled by rain

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With the quickest elapsed time of the Pro Modified field on Saturday, the second qualifying position and a first round win, David Vegter was on his way to a great result at Alastaro. But on Sunday a thunderstorm and rain showers made an early end to round three of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship. “That was a pity. We had the right set-up for the Camaro and my reaction times were also good. With the leader of the championship already out of competition, it was the perfect chance to make up some ground,” said Vegter, after his so far very successful Finnish race. 

Alastaro Circuit, situated in the middle of the beautiful Finnish forests, hosted round three round of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship. With plenty of sunshine and pleasant temperatures, there were almost perfect weather conditions during qualifying for the FHRA Nitro Nationals. Until a few years ago, traction was a problem at Alastaro, but since the track was resurfaced, it has become better every year, and now even low 6.0-second elapsed times were possible. David Vegter was the first one to prove it, and in the first round of qualifying the Vegter Pro Mod Racing ’67 Camaro stormed to 6.10 seconds, just behind reigning FIA European champion Michael Gullqvist and good for the number two qualifying position. “There was a bit more in it, as I had some problems with the gearbox and couldn’t shift to high gear properly,” said the Vegter Pro Mod Racing driver about his run. In the second run, the Camaro suffered severe tyre shake. With already a good first run, Vegter lifted to prevent any damage and ended qualifying day one in a great second position.

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As usual, there were also two qualifying runs scheduled for Saturday. The first run was no improvement for Vegter, but the fourth and last run was a great one. With 6.08 seconds at 384.7 km/h Vegter not only improved on his Friday performance, but he was also the quickest Pro Modified driver of the day, and the number two qualifier after four runs.

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In the first round Vegter had to face Rolf Simonsson from Sweden. The Dutchman was away first and in 6.17 seconds Vegter advanced to the next round. “We had a safe set-up, as we knew it would be difficult for Simonsson to match our numbers,” said Vegter about his first round win. But there was more good news, as championship leader Michael Gullqvist pulled a red light and was out of competition. This gave Vegter, the number five in the championship, an opportunity to make up some ground to the leader. But shortly before the start of the quarter finals, a thunderstorm and rain showers came in, leaving the race director no other option than to cancel the race at 3.30 PM. “Everything went very well. The Camaro was running straight and consistent, and my reaction times were also good. A great result would have been possible and we had the opportunity to catch up Michael Gullqvist in the championship. It’s a pity, but on the other hand, I can only be happy with the way we perform at the moment, also thanks to the great work of tuner Adam Flamholc,” said Vegter at the end of the Finnish weekend.

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The FIA European Pro Modified Championship is at the half way point now. In the championship, Vegter is still in the number five position, but with 61 points, the Vegter Pro Mod Racing driver scored more points than any other Pro Mod driver at Alastaro, and came a bit closer to the top four in the championship. The fourth round of the FIA European Drag Racing Championship is the NitrOlympX at Hockenheim, with 60,000 spectators the most popular drag race event of Europe. The NitrOlympX is on the calendar for August 19-21, but before that race, Vegter Pro Mod Racing have some other activities planned. More information about that will come soon.

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Vegter Pro Mod Racing is supported by Playboy Energy Drink, HKR Techniek, WVB Holland, PedalToTheMetal Musclecar Performance, DutchBoxx Golfkarton en Sonic Equipment.

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Text and photos: PR

 

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