World Cup Driving: No holding Chardon back in final

World Cup Driving: No holding Chardon back in final


That drive-off became an almost entirely Dutch affair. Bram Chardon and Koos de ronde were both able to qualify for the drive-off. They were joined there by Swiss Jerome Voutaz. They completed their first round in 133.19 seconds, 137.14 seconds and 138.12 seconds, respectively. A drive-off with these three drivers would decide the winner.

In that drive-off, Jerome Voutaz had to start first as he delivered the slowest time in the base lap. He was clearly keen to set a very fast time but as a result, he failed to complete a completely flawless round. He knocked two balls off the cones resulting in eight penalty points. A Dutch victory seemed within reach.

Koos de Ronde was allowed to start next.  De Ronde also went full for a fast time but unfortunately that also resulted in some penalty points and thus penalty seconds. He finished in 138.88 seconds but also three balls went down. This resulted in an overall time of 150.88 seconds.

The last to avoid a Swiss victory was Bram Chardon. A fast, clear round would have meant that he took the win. Chardon was also unable to ride a completely clear round but with his time of 131.25 seconds and four penalty seconds, he was convincingly the fastest. 

Victory therefore for Bram Chardon, Voutaz at two and a third place for de Ronde.


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