Johannessen wins Norwegian Nats Rd.3

 

The 3rd round of the Norwegian Nationals was held in beautiful area of Valdres in the central south of Norway. The weather forecast for this weekend was rain but luckily during free practise on Friday it stayed dry and Shepherd driver Helge Johanessen had the chance to get familiar with the tricky track layout with the height difference between the highest and lowest part of the track being about 4 meters. On Saturday heavy rain arrived at the track and Helge took the pole position with his Shepherd Velox V10 "twelve" in front of current Norwegian Champion Georg Ellingsen.

Qualifying result:

1. Johannessen, Helge - Shepherd Velox V10 "twelve"
2. Ellingsen, Georg
3. Høgden, Kai
4. Myhre, Espen
5. Røine, Andre
6. Fjeldvær, Espen - Shepherd Velox V10 "twelve"
7. Larsen Roger,
8. Holmesland, Thomas - Shepherd Velox V10 "twelve"


In the final it stopped raining for a while, but that wouldnt last long. Georg and Helge were battling for the first place when Georg choosed to change tires on lap 92. Helge gained a lead of 3 laps and maintained it to the checkered flag although he was nearly out of tyres at the end of the race. With this result Helge took over the lead in the championship standings. 

Final result:

1. Helge Johannessen – Shepherd Velox V10 "twelve"
2. Georg Ellingsen
3. Kai Hogden
4. Thomas Holmesland – Shepherd Velox V10 "twelve"
5. Andre Roine
6. Roger Larsen
7. Espen Fjeldvar – Shepherd Velox V10 "twelve"
8. Espen Myhre