PRESS INFORMATION
October 2017
King of Europe on the home stretch: Joe Hountondji is back!
As Round 7 of the Federal Tyres King of Europe series got underway, it would see drivers venture from as far as Australia, Japan and the Middle East as the series collaborated with King of Nations for the very first time. The legendary PS Racing Center Greinbach in Austria would be the perfect challenge for the drivers to go head-to-head combining both high speeds and tight, technical bends to push them to their limits. As several thousand spectators lined the circuit after a morning of practice, the qualification points would be more vital than ever as we approach the final round of the season for the Pro drivers. It would be even more so for those competing in the Pro2 and Queen of Europe series as this was their final round of the season with double points on offer!  Series leader Joe Hountondji recovered from two disappointing rounds to once again land the top spot in qualification with 96.23 points as his brother and team-mate Elias landed second. Roman Kolesar marked an impressive return to the series as he took the third spot and after just a few practice laps, Australian guest Luke Fink took the fourth spot after narrowly missing out on third. It would be Elias Hountondji who landed the highest attack speed with an impressive 130 km/h. In the Pro2 series, Yvez Klossner took the top spot with Zango Zoltan Jr. in second with series contenders Pavlin Penev and Daniel Brandner securing the third and fourth spots. In the Queen of Europe series, Karolina Pilarczyk continued her push for retaining her championship crown as Michaela Sacherova took second place, Kristalina Stefanova third and Tessa Whittock in fourth.  As battle day commenced, the sun shone down on the track as the huge crowd returned larger than ever to witness the action go down. With the battles underway, early shock exits would include Japanese drivers Toni Arakaki and Keiitirou Kadekaru and Kuwaiti driver Nasser Al Mutairi as their European opponents proved too strong to enable them to progress. Car issues throughout the weekend for Australian Luke Fink also ended his weekend early against reigning King of Nations champion Nicolas Delorme. Reigning King of Europe champion Remmo Niezen made his way into the Top 8, but unfortunately car issues would also call an end to play for him as Joe Hountondji pushed his way to the final. With a shock match-up in the small final, Nicolas Delorme found himself up against Hungarian driver Zango Zoltan, but Delorme insured that he once again returned to the podium as he clinched the third spot. As Joe Hountondji and Nicolas Maunoir went face-to-face, a slight 6-4 advantage to Joe in the opening run was all it took to secure the narrow victory as a 5-5 tie in the second run stopped Maunoir claiming his second victory of the season.  In the Pro2 series, despite a win this round for Pavlin Penev, it’s not enough to secure the tightest Pro2 championship ever as Brandy Brandner secures his first ever championship victory on home soil! Brandner took the second place spot this weekend, with Zango Zoltan in third. In the series rankings overall, Brandner takes the win with Penev in second and Axel Francois in third overall.  In the Queen of Europe series, Michaela Sacherova took the top spot while Karolina Pilarczyk took second and Tessa Whittock in third. This means that Karolina Pilarczyk takes enough points to retain her title while Michaela Sacherova takes second and Tessa Whittock in third overall.  Joe now extends his lead at the top, but as we now approach the double-point final round of the season this weekend in Serres, Greece, the drivers once again fight against the international visitors for both the European and world rankings – absolutely everything could happen! For more information please check: www.kingofnations.net. Reprint
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