Super 1600 class The main favorite in the competition of four participants was Arnis Odiņš, who in the final confirmed this status convincingly – a sure victory, 13 seconds ahead of the second place winner Jānis Liders. Modris Žentiņš was third, but Juris Narubins withdrew a couple of laps before the finish.
Super 2000 class provided a relatively surprising result, when the main favorites Maija Stakena and Jānis Ikers were moved lower in the results table than could be predicted. Ivo Gabrāns took a convincing final, winning his first victory in rallycross. Thus, Gabrāns is the overall leader in both the Latvian Rallycross and Autocross Championship Super 2000 classes. A good start and a lot of pressure on yourself at the end of the season – you have to fight for both titles.
Kristaps Kasparovičs, who won the second place in the final, had a great race – so far it seems to be the best since returning to sports. He left Staken and Iker behind in a fierce battle.
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Xtreme class The long-awaited duel between Ronalds Baldins and Reinis Nitis was again relevant throughout the day. This time it ended in favor of Baldiņš, who won a definite victory in the final, overtaking Nitiša by a few seconds. Ingus Beļakovs applied for the third place, but the front suspension that broke in the last lap pushed him to the fourth place – Māris Breicis got on the podium.
Lai gan Supercar class Edijs Ošs and Mārtiņš Svilis had shown muscles in various tests so far, Edvards Egle proved to be the best. He won all the qualifying races in a respectable competition, and was by far the best in the final, beating both Svili and Osha by more than six seconds. The duel expected by both followers did take place, but not in the fight for victory.
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Interesting massacre took place BMW RX3000 trips, also in the final. Several collisions and slips made the final visible. Raivis Galviņš was convincingly the fastest, but Kārlis Nebars reached the same safe second place. Artis Jēkabsons was third in the finish, but he was pushed behind Mārtiņš Prūša for incidents. Accordingly, Prussia came to the podium next to Galvin and Nebar.
Lada RX class Emīls Krūmiņš had a perfect race, winning all three qualifying races, in his semifinals and also in the finals. Niks Mežiņš took the second place, Kristaps Kapačs also took the podium. In the bustle of the first rounds, the favorites Kristaps Martinovs and Andris Krastiņš experienced a collision, which changed the course of the final and the distribution of the leading positions.
CK 650 classes battles according to forecasts – Dāvis Tobias remained unbeaten in all races, including in the final. A much more attractive fight for the second Latvian representative Marta Stark, who was looking for a way to the podium during the day. Found – in the final for the hair court managed to pull out the third position. The second – objectively the second fastest cross-country rider in the Baltics Laurs Langeprons.
With a devastating advantage Mini buggy class everyone was defeated by the main favorite Emīls Mirošņiks, being in front of the closest follower for half a minute. However, the distribution of other positions took place in exciting battles. Jēkabs Linde scored the podium, reaching the second place, in the third position Klāvs Žvagins.
Junior 1000 class Former Mini champion Linard Jason made a convincing debut in this test, who won a definite victory in the final. Behind him, Rūdi Reinumegi from Estonia, but Kristaps Valters and Dainis Zemnieks from the “indigenous people” of this class, this time in the final positions, Dainis in the final withdrawal.
Two stages have been completed in the Latvian rallycross, the next race is awaited with intrigue, because there is still a lot of unknown in the overall standings, fights for championship titles are open in all classes.
Resources used:
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