Finale of Rallycross Championship: Complete Success ~ THE AUTOMOTIVE WORLD BLOG

At 29-30. September was held the final of the European Championship Rallycross Buxtehude.

Buxtehude it came off

The girls and boys of the ACN Buxtehude had trimmed every blade of grass, every cable installed and provided every square inch of their traditional motor sports facility with a new color. Weeks and months of planning, briefing and organization were behind the team of more than 100 members strong ACN Buxtehude. The final of the Rallycross Championship on 29-30. September, these forces bundled again, the number of helpers and accomplices was multiplied and who the ACN members recognized by the club jackets with emblem on the race weekend saw in their eyes, every hour guess work that had put the team in the event.

Although after the penultimate race in the Kouvola Finnish champions were crowned in all three divisions, the finale to the Estering in Buxtehude was a culmination of a season of highs and lows. The stirring ceremony with championship party at a local nightclub with fans, drivers and officials was the reward for all the hardships. That at the same time by an event of the Global Rallycross series in Las Vegas this weekend, a few famous drivers were missing, hardly noticed. The champion in the Super1600ern, Andreas Bakkerud from Norway would be able to secure the final in a four-wheel supercar from the team of record champion Kenneth Hansen. "A good opportunity to show what I can do. But without testing and practice it would have been a risk, if not a good result come out." Bakkerud explained the decision to finish the season in his division. Bakkerud is not the only youngster with title honors this year, the Swede Anton Marklund's just turned out of her teens and champions at the Super Nationals.

For the future, all the important news regarding the contracts expected by IMG, the marketing firm had announced shortly before the race that they have acquired the rights to the Rally Cross for ten years. But look how the conditions for drivers and operators in the future remained, remains unclear.
Enormous tension

The Finals still ran on more than sunny Sunday afternoon. However, they could not be surpassed in power. Alone the A-final of Super1600 had to be started three times. In said finals for the first time had revealed a unique constellation by German standards. With Rene Munnich as direct qualifiers ever a German driver was set. With the Chairman of ACN Automobile Club Niederelbe eV joined but then add a second driver. This was achieved by Andreas Steffen in a true hussar ride by not only the C-finals as promoted to the B-finals ended. Even the B-final, he had risen as the runner into the A-final. This was absolutely the greatest success of local heroes from Buxtehude. Now the Championship season coming 2013th

With the Supercars Liam Doran was shot with a rocket start from the second row to the front and gave the leadership no longer with a tactically driven finale. Second was the Frenchman Davy Jeanney before Estering connoisseurs from Sweden, Stig-Olov "Stecka" Walfridsson.

Overall, the team of the ACN with the last race of the season 2012 will be more than satisfied. Nearly 8500 spectators saw a final weekend with two faces on Saturday rain and very adverse weather conditions on Sunday a radiant final day. The season ended with an outstanding race weekend - a deserved success for the men of the ACN!

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