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Euro Serie Super Twin Top Gas Championship 3-5 July Luckau D Luckau situated South of Berlin 4e Drag Race fore the Euro Serie Super Twin Top Gas Championship over the 1/8 Mile (201 m) So as most of the time a suprising Winner 1e Place in the Top Gas whas this time fore Ronald v d Werken NL on his 2622 V-Twin with 5.763-182 kmh, 2e place Jesper Thiel DK on his 2622 V-Twin, Thiel whas the favourite fore the Final as 1e Qualified with 4.937-228, but after the burn out the engine revs high, after they check the engine a weldseam from the fuel injection pipe whas broke and the engine get rong air. The hole weekend at Luckau ferry hot over 30 degrees and saterday in the afternoon thunder and allot rain the thunder damage the time schields. Sunday whe started at 10 O Clock with the Eleminations because it whas possible that whe get over the day some rain, a ferry good public that give the riders after the runs a nice applaud, there where 104 competittors in the Car and Bike Classes. Saterday whe can do first some testing and whe did yust 2 Qualifying runs instead the planning 3 ore 4 qualifying runs. Qualifying Euro Serie Super Twin Top Gas 1e Jesper Jensen Thiel DK on 2622 V-Twin 4.937-228 at Drachten he having problems to made a straight run but no he did ferry good, 2e Rasmus Olesen DK on 3000 V-Twin 5.066-222 km he broke his crankshaft no oil pressure, saterday in the afternoon the Gleasner going back to Denmark to try to repair the engine when they get a new crank from the USA fore the ferry special 3000 V-Twin, 3e Cord Albers D on 2622 V-Twin 5.404-206 1e run 5.492, 4e Frank Heitmann D on 262 V-Twin 5.462-199 the clutch problem whas a broke bearing from the clutch, 5e Bernd Niessen D on 2240 V-Twin 5.4640-200 the 2e run 6.516-199 he started in the 2e gear the Niessen Team whas fighthing with the Hestec injection the hole friday but at 24.00 hour the engine whas started and running wel, 6e Ronald v d Werken NL on 2622 ŠTwin 5.472-195 first run 5.681 v d Werken broke a thunderjet but with some tools from Jolink he repaird it, 7e Marc v d Boer B on 2660 V-Twin 5.684-194 the 2e run 5.715 v d Boer made after Drachten some more tubes in his frame it whas now allot bether. 8e Herman Jolink NL on Ducati 999 RS (1214) 5.927-196 2e run 5.974 Jolink have traction problems with the 7 inch wide back tire til in the 4 gear spinning the back wheel in 2008 he did in Luckau a 5.511 at the Qualifying 9e not Qualified Peter Niklas D on Turbo Honda VTR 1000 6.186-176, not here Ludo Scheepers B he have a funeral, Simon Hofmann D on 2000 V-Twin did a Test run and there came two Conrods out of his crankcase also the gearbox whas damage. Sundaymorning whe started at 10 O Clock whit the Eleminations lucky whe having no rain the hole Sunday. Drag Race Euro Serie Super Twin Top Gas ? Final Thiel 4.843-229 winning from Jolink 5.819-197 reaction Jolink 0.094 and from Thiel 0.183 at the start the back tire from the Ducati going to the right and the Ducati going after that to the left Jolink doing allot body leaning and hold the Ducati under control so as the hole weekend ferry bad traction. Niessen 5.278-208 winning from Heitmann 5.483-200 reaction from Heitmann 0.099 and from Niessen 0.127, Niklas first alternate in the ladder coming in on the place from Olesen, Niklas 6.996-178 winning from v d Boer 5.907-194 red light the slider clutch whas not at the right set up this al is new fore the v d Boer Team, v d Werken 5.675-196 bye run Albers a damage relais so the engine don t started, ? Final Thiel 4.873-229 winning from Niessen 5.342-206, v d Werken 6.281-178 winning from Niklas 6.684-181 v d Werken allot traction problems and going of the throttle almost crossing the midlle line, Finale 1e Ronald v d Werken NL on 2622 V-Twin 5.763-182, 2e Jesper Jensen Thiel DK on 2622 V-Twin after the burn out the engine from Thiel revs high he shut off, after checking the engine a weldseam from the fuelinjection tube whas broke. Top Gas Championship 1e Bernd Niesen D 1580 points, 2e Herman Jolink NL 1370 3e Jesper Thiel DK 1340, 4e Ronald v d Werken NL 1260, 5e Frank Heitmann D 1130, 6e Rasmus Olesen DK 1035, 7e Peter Niklas D 780, 8e Cord Albers D 690, 9e Gert Jan Laseur 675, 10e Marc v d Boer B 630, 11e Ludo Scheepers B 450, 12e Simon Hofmann D 420, 13e Harry v Schie NL 340 Next Top Gas Dates: 10-12 July Drachten NL 14-16 aug NitrOlympics Hockenheim D 21-23 aug Top Gas finals Drachten NL Copyright Herman Jolink

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