JC Raceteknik will now turn its attention back to the FIA World Rallycross Championship supporting RX Lites Cup, with the next round taking place at Barcelona in Spain, in two weeks time (September 17 – 18), where Bryntesson will resume battle for championship honours with Frenchman Cyril Raymond.
Joel Christoffersson, Team Principal :
“Thomas dominated the whole weekend and won everything he drove in. It’s a great boost for him in the championship. Joachim proved once again that he is fast and despite a small mistake in the semi-final, he reached the final and did in my opinion a good job there, even if the result was not what we wanted. William had a sluggish weekend and did not really find a good rhythm until the third heat. We walked around the track together on Friday evening and discussed what we could change to help him improve. We improved some settings on your car, which should help going forward. Viktor showed that he is a good driver, but it is not easy to venture into the class after a break. He had a good event overall, but would have to run more often to find his top pace. In Barcelona we go aiming for victory. Most importantly Thomas has to pick points from Raymond and regain the championship lead RX Lites Cup.”
Thomas Bryntesson (NOR) #72 :
“It is brilliant to score victory here. I was very unlucky last time, so it is extra fun when all everything works perfectly. I have had good speed and the correct settings throughout the weekend. It’s always nice when everything is working well and you don’t have to push at 110% all the time. But, there are two races left in the championship and I don’t expect any victories in advance. It will be exciting to see how it goes in Knutstorp at the next round. I have never driven there before, but it’s always fun with new challenges. The hope is, of course, to finish on top there as well, but the key is to get the good points for the championship now.”
Joachim Hvaal (NOR) #99 :
“The early races went very well for me and I’m happy with my own performance, particularly in the first heat, where I was second to Thomas in the times. My bad start in the semi-final meant I had a bad starting position for the final. The start of the final was good, but it’s tough to get to the top from the back of the grid. I was stuck in traffic and in addition to that my tyres started to overheat too. It meant that I dropped the pace and finished in fifth place.”
William Nilsson (SWE) #69 :
“Right now it feels hard to take and I got unlucky, again. I rose continuously in the table and improved my times. This makes it particularly sad that it did not go my way in the end. At the start of the semi-final, I saw a gap but could not get past the other cars. I got hit and the driveshaft and wheel hub broke. The hope for the next round is obvious, to score a top position. But the main goal is to go forward in the right direction. I have to try to break the negative pattern and will not give up until I get some fluency back – sooner or later my luck has to turn.”
Viktor Johansson (SWE) #70 :
“I’m a competitive person and always have high expectations of myself. Obviously I’m disappointed with the result, but now that I can look back I can see what has gone well. I’ve had a break, and but with a few laps I can almost match some of the fastest times. In the semi-final I crashed into the concrete wall. The support arm in the front suspension broke. It is of course very sad to break it and end there. Lites is one of my options for the future and it’s reasonable price-wise. But we’ll just see what happens before we decide.”
RallyX Nordic, Round 4, Solvalla result :
1 – Thomas Bryntesson SWE JC Raceteknik
2 – Oliver Eriksson SWE Olsbergs MSE
3 – Andreas Wernersson SWE Olsbergs MSE
4 – Simon Olofsson SWE Simon Olossson RX
5 – Joachim Hvaal NOR JC Race Teknik Supercar
6 – Thomas Holmen NOR Holmenrx
7 – Tobias Brink SWE Brink
8 – Santosh Berggren SWE A Berggrens Bilservice FLOBY
9 – Wiliam Nilsson SWE JC Raceteknik
10-Tobias Svärd SWE
11-Alexander Westlund SWE WestlundRX
12-Viktor Johansson SWE JC Raceteknik
13-Vasily Gryazin LAT Sports Racing Technologies
14-Jonathan Walfridsson SWE Helmia Motorsport