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Metzeler Cup

Ring Djursland, Kolind, Denmark

Date: 3/6/1968
Track length: 1.674 m
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Ruleset: Group 2 and 5
Car info: 1968 Cars

 

Group 2 under 850 cc
Again four Abarths in the first four finishers, Søgaard on top once again. Despite leaving the track in a spectacular way, rolling 6 or 7 times, Weinreich still managed fourth overall...

Group 5 under 1000 cc
A new lap record and overall victory for Høyer - but it was a close shave, since Borch-Christensen won heat 2 and 3 and only Høyer's big margin from heat 1 saved the day. During the race, Svoger followed Nielsen closely only to hit a straw bale and rolled the Mini over and over again. When it stopped, so did Hollnagel; being a doctor, he checked Svoger’s health but when he appeared to be okay Hollnagel set off again, some way behind of course, to finish eight overall.

Group 5 over 1300 cc
Another Swede, Elgén, was present here with a Porsche; he could challenge Engstrøm from time to time, but the Engstrøm’s victory never was in danger. Third was Tobiasson, and the second best Dane was only fourth in the person of Henriksen.

A: Group 2 under 850 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Hans Søgaard, DK
 847 L4 850          
2 2    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 John Nielsen, DK
 847 L4 850          
3 3    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Roy Boesen, DK
 847 L4 850          
4 4    
Fiat Abarth 850 TC		 Poul Weinreich, DK
 847 L4 850          
5 5    
DKW F11 Junior		 Poul Lund, DK
 796 L3 850          
6 6    
Saab 96 Sport		 Sune Emanuelsson, S
 841 L3 850          
7 7    
Fiat Abarth 695 SS		 Ib Ollerup Christiansen, DK
 695 L2 850          
8 8    
Saab 96 Sport		 Gösta Karlsson, S
 841 L3 850          
9 9    
Fiat Abarth 695 SS		 B. Thiedmann Jensen, DK
 695 L2 850          

B: Group 5 under 1000 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1    
Austin Mini Cooper S 970		 Erik Høyer, DK
 999 L4 1000          
2 2    
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC		 Son Borch-Christensen, DK
 982 L4 1000          
3 3    
Austin Mini Cooper S 970		 Flemming Jaeger, DK
 999 L4 1000          
4 4    
Morris Mini Cooper S 970		 Poul H. Pedersen, DK
 999 L4 1000          
5 5    
Morris Mini Cooper S 970		 John Lundberg, DK
 999 L4 1000          
6 6 32  
NSU 1000 TTS		 Steffen Nielsen, DK
 996 L4 1000          
7 7    
Fiat Abarth 1000 TC		 Arnold Larsen, DK
 982 L4 1000          
8 8    
Austin Mini Cooper S 970		 Peter Hollnagel, DK
 999 L4 1000          

C: Group 5 over 1300 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1    
Porsche 911		 Sven Engstrøm, DK
 1991 B6 +1300          
2 2    
Porsche 911		 Lars Elgén, S
 1991 B6 +1300          
3 3    
Opel Rekord 1900		 Rune Tobiasson, S
   L4 +1300          
4 4    
BMW 2002		 Gunnar Henriksen, DK
 1990 L4 +1300          
5 5    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Flemming Rasmussen, DK
 1570 L4 +1300          
6? 6    
Volvo 122		 Alex Nielsen, DK
 ca. 2000 L4 +1300          
7? 7    
Volvo		 Vagn O. Lund, DK
 ca. 2000 L4 +1300          

Remarks: Since many results are compiled backwards from the championship tables, it is possible that I have missed foreign drivers, which may have actually won a race outright.