Special Saloon Car Denmark 2020. Race 3 FDM Jyllandsringen. Full Race

Back here from FDM Jyllandsring, and the beginning of this Special Saloon Car, which is one of the support series for TSR, is just... Yes, it's just started, Carlsen. And that's precisely what's called a running start. It's a rolling start, it's already underway here. They're already out on the first lap, as we can see up here on the screen. So the clock is counting down. They're driving 15 minutes plus one lap, and as we can see, it's a Lamborghini that has taken the lead. And there's already close contact out on the track, we can see it up there in the corner. Yes, it's like this: on the first lap, everything gets a bit stirred up, and these cars actually race in three different categories. So it means there's actually quite a big difference in horsepower among these cars. Okay, but that must have caused some problems and involved a bit of lying along the way during such a run. That's exactly it, you know. If we look at the northern license plates, you can see that the cars driving with a red northern plate and white numbers, So it's the one called Extreme Class, and they are absolutely the fastest cars. He drives a Lamborghini and a Porsche, as we see here with Lars Pedersen, driving around in that class. And then there are these somewhat similar cars, but with different emblems on them, and those are precisely what people call Super GT cars. Some are running with the class here, where they've added a bit of extra weight so they can run with it. These Extreme cars must therefore weigh at least 1,200 kilograms, with just a bit of contact there. And it's a critical spot, just need a little push there, because there's simply a gap in the track. And if the car just slightly swings out at the back there, you're basically sent flying. And what can we expect this time around? This is indeed the final one of the Super Snukars, their heat today, isn't it? Yes, but they run this format where they do three heats, and then you start from the starting position with the lap time from that round. I drove in the previous heat. So it's about constantly maintaining a really good lap time. This gives the next heat its starting position. So this is essentially the final and decisive heat for the class. And we see only Lisby in the picture here at 4:44; he is therefore well and thoroughly set off right from the beginning in heat 2. He therefore didn't get a turn, so he had to start at the back. Oh, that's how it works. There's the Porsche driving with them. What is it? It's a Porsche GT3, come on. Yes, and it's Mikkel O. Pedersen who has such a car, and he is, in fact, a very skilled driver. So it's one of those GT3 Cup Porsche cars, which is very aggressive. That car in the picture here is a Porsche like the ones driven in the Porsche Super Cup and Carrera Cup in Germany. But the other Porsche, which is also present, is a genuine GT3 RS version, which actually runs on delivery. Yes, it's a lovely, lovely car. Stengaden can well stay at home in the garage, can't it? That's right, and here we can actually see just how light these Super GT cars are—normally, they don't weigh much at all. They have a lot of ballast, but they're running a series on their own. Men Uha, they've already run to train with, so they're going to be included in this series, but then they'll get extra ballast added in order to make it less favorable for everyone involved. As mentioned earlier, the Extreme Class is 1,200 kg, including the driver; otherwise, the rules are really less strict. And if one is not accustomed to racing at Jyllandsring, then of course, apart from TCR, which is the main event throughout the day, Numerous different support classes running here on the track, with Special Saloon Cars being just one of them. We have also had Legend Cars on the track, we've had some of the classics. It's been a good race day and a good start to a slightly delayed 2020 season, but still a solid beginning with really good weather here at the track. It's been absolutely insane how cool it is to see, just that Lamborghini out in front, how fast it is all by itself, it's really, really, really far ahead. And there could have been something cool about seeing Gunnar Lisby, who is heading up the field here in the green and black Lamborghini with the white stripes in this picture here. He's firing it off, by the way—check how fast it is compared to the Corvanders; this Lamborghini here is really, really fast. It's obviously a Lamborghini Hurricane, isn't it? That's what it's called, right? Yes, that's right, and it runs in a series like the Trofeo, so it's a car you can actually buy straight from the factory and then take straight to the race track. It's not meant to be driven on the road; it's a race version they make. Som the Porsche in front, which is driving in a series, the Lamborghini is also driving in a series, then. But it can also be used for other things, which is exactly what is done here. And it's meant for the one out in front, namely Mikkel Rosen. Try seeing how fast it is—it just takes off, after all. And when you say this about Trofeo drivers, what exactly does it cover? Jamen it covers a class, it's basically just a term for a running series that exists. That means you drive around in Europe and in Asia, and when you drive in those cars, With participant numbers of 30, 40, 50 cars, it's something massive, something intense, and here we are. Start over here, yes. And there's no doubt that the Lamborghini, it just pulls away immediately, It will definitely come out fastest from the first turn here on the Jyllandsringen. And there's Gunnar Isbjørg, who has really done very well for himself. Fifth place, meaning they started dead last, and that just shows how dominant they are. To Seat'er, there we are too, they're just driving around, you could say, right? Yes, just to take those classes that exist, I mean there's the one called the GTB class, And then there's Super Touring, and those classes, namely the GTB class, They have 2.5 kg per horsepower, and a minimum weight of 800 kg, including the driver. And then there's Super Touring, which are those cars that look like BMWs, Seat's, and whatever else there is. there should of course also be room for, they have 4.5 kg per horsepower, so they are slower in themselves, but it's kind of like saying there's a bit of slack, There's been something for some slightly ex-GTB or GTC cars, So there should be space for a few vehicles parked off to the side, and they can therefore drive in with the class here. And it is still Michael Rosenkiel-Nissen and his Lamborghini that are leading the way. Here's a nice baddy here, a 911, which is a Porsche called a Skoddy, with Andreas Kjerregård. And a very strong racer, who has been around for quite a few years now. This 307 thing is really quite similar to a TCR car. It's actually a predecessor to the one that was made in a version capable of running in a TCR. It has been used as a SuperCoupe, and it is also known as a marque series that is raced throughout Europe. Og Kjerregård here has a bit of a rivalry with the competitors. Lars E. Pedersen has dropped a bit in the Porsche, but there's clearly strong competition for the positions here. Hey, that sounds good. Here is the one with number 44; it's Gustaf Birk. You can see from the car with number 44, the orange-and-black Porsche, that it is slightly wider than the one in front. I fact, it's the same model, just a slightly more powerful racer. And the one with the orange stripes, number 44—that's the one you can see, the one that's always speeding up a bit when they go off down there. There's a bit of a difference between these two. This one should have been number 44, but it has less to offer. Or is it simply also a newer car, Karsten? Yeah, it's the same model type, and it spans a range of, I mean, it's almost 7 to 8 years. Is it the one called 991? That one, that's 991. Clearly, clearly, clearly in the lead. Yes, that is, something has to happen if Michael Nielsen doesn't take that one home. But these cars are damn unreliable. And when they are bought from the factory, they are thoroughly tested. Wherever you've seen Andreas Kjergaard here with number 911, that Porsche, he's had some mechanical issues from time to time. And that's because it's a self-build car, a kit car, which you buy and assemble yourself. In the GTB class, which Oliver Rosenkilde Nielsen, number 1 among the brothers, or is it father and son? It's father and son, it's father and son here. So we have Michael Rosenkilde Nielsen driving the Lamborghini, and in the GTB series, it's his son Oliver who's driving. So today there are potentially two trophies on your shelf. Exactly so, and there one can say that it was probably Dad who was first allowed to choose the car this morning. I don't think I see it as boring now. It's not boring to drive at all, and it actually drives very powerfully. That's what you need to remember about cars like these—we just have a spinner here with number 103, and that's René Ogrogi, in fact. Yes, in his BMW M3, the one turning around there, there's obviously a yellow flag out there. René actually does, yes—he writes a bit about the car market scene, and has even attended some Formula 1 races as a journalist. It's one thing to write about it, but quite another to sit behind the wheel and face the challenges firsthand. He has thus run quite a few long-distance races, so I must say he's certainly no novice at all. Oh, and there's one who's losing the hole at the back. So it's a rather etymologically interesting place. The thing that's a bit difficult with these cars is the large variation in how forcefully they hit these other cars. Some drivers perform strongly in certain specific areas of the track. And if you're driving behind another car and brake a bit earlier, you might still end up feeling a bit squeezed. That's exactly what's happening with the BMW out here behind us. There are incredibly many things to keep an eye on when you're out there. Especially when you're sitting inside those slightly slower cars, right? Yes, you see, the Porsche here really performs exceptionally well as soon as we head straight out. And here, what's this called, Super GT cars, the No. 8 one is here, it obviously has quite a bit of weight. It's almost, I mean, about 350 km more than it has when it's running in its own series. That's what makes it behave somewhat differently, because it's a very fast car. The blue flag is flying now, Carls Løb. What does it mean? Yes, it's because, you see, when there are several different classes in one, that's just how it is, when the mechanic in this car comes up behind another driver who needs to be overtaken with a lap So the blue flag has to go out, so they'll know to listen carefully, that someone's coming from behind. And now we have the yellow flag on the track, and the Safety Car is pulling off, I can see. So we have an exit out there, and that's Ole Pedersen. One of the otherwise really fast Super GT drivers, who has been driven from behind. Hey, this is a weird exit, it's a strange place, But it's the same spot where we saw the other BMW glide around earlier. They are therefore out on the new track section, out on what in everyday speech is called track section 2. So it looks like we have this flag with yellow-red, yellow-red—it's a friction flag. So that means there's something like oil or some substance that causes low friction. Exactly so. But just to clarify the rules, when there's a yellow flag, what does it mean? So that means it doesn't mean you just bring out the Safety Car for the same reason. There is a yellow flag in the zone where the yellow flag is displayed; you must not overtake. But when there's a Safety Car, there's a yellow flag throughout the entire track. And then one must follow behind the safety car and drive calmly and steadily, Don't do anything reckless, and you must absolutely not overwhelm the other person. And there he is, Ole Sondrup— it was him who got off out there. The real question is whether anything has happened to the car. The exit he made out at the back was kind of odd. It was a strange place he drove off, and it could well indicate that he'd spilled some oil. As Ole Pettersen is written around on the back. He has at least opened the motorcycle helmet here. Ole Sondrup, who is, after all, a car dealer. There's probably nothing wrong with Ole. No. BMW's, that might be another story. And a little funny story about Ole—he's actually started racing. You've been to Jyllandsringen and tried driving the event, just like you yourself have, Felix. He has simply taken the next step and actually ended up racing afterward. So it was quite a lively scene here. The brakes on these cars get really hot, and that's partly due to the weight. They have so much ballast in these Super GT cars that they're running themselves. So it causes the brakes to get some extra temperature, which makes them do something extra. We therefore have two cars stationary on the track, and they must obviously go in. So it is certainly safe to continue running. You'll probably need to dim that a bit. After all, a health insurance policy isn't exactly the biggest problem here. It's more the one with Ole Petersen who's holding it back from behind. So it's holding in a really stupid place. And time, it keeps moving forward, Carlsen, and isn't left behind at the other end, It's that one could theoretically also finish the race after the Safety Car, unless they change something. It could well end with us finishing behind the Safety Car. What is it that... Is it the brakes, you think that... Yes, even though the brakes get so hot they can set something on fire. If it stays outdoors, and there's a bit of... it doesn't take much before things can catch fire. And I got a bit carried away earlier with something. I ended up saying that Mikkel Lund was involved, and that is simply a major mistake. Because Mikkel Lund is one of those drivers who actually races in this Supercop series, In the international series, and doing absolutely fantastic. They have those cars, which he previously drove. Good thing there's someone out there awake and able to text you back right away. Yes, it's super nice. It's super nice. It's always a bit chilly sitting here. But it's really nice. But it's a... Now we see them here. That's Rulle Sondrup, who's driving on the inside here. And if he's almost completed a full lap, with some oil spill on the car... Yes, he simply pulls it in there. There was probably something or other in the background. And if it's a game of oil around, then it's not that great. For if so, it actually doesn't ruin it either. It ruins the track, you know—makes the track smooth all the way around. Yes, and of course that also makes it problematic. Because it's a TSR race that takes place afterward. If there is oil on the track, one can still reach, Without getting it sucked up, or what do you do? So, that there's that kind of oil on the track, a decent amount of rubber, which the cars have driven in In the rubber compound, this makes it extremely smooth. Men, that is... That's just how it is. So I just have to say, It's the same for everyone, if it is, but it gets a bit tricky. if the track becomes slippery. But it's not like we can just send off running ones arbitrarily. So to speak, I'm just going to try running a few laps now, if they smoke straight out into the race. And that was actually what happened during the qualification. until TSR yesterday, at there was one of the support classes in, the blacksmith a mass of oil her is the horseshoe on Jyllandsringen. And it made you, that the qualification, It was extra hard. As you say, of course it's the same for everyone. But the point is really about finding the right path through it. Yes, it does, after all. And then... It's always critical when the track changes. Anyway, as I said, it's the same for everyone. And qualification yesterday, it did, that it wasn't optimal for anyone at all. And as I say, it is important, to get one more round in until the very end. And the one who potentially drives the absolute, absolute, the last lap on the track, the best one Possibility of driving well in advance. It looks like they need to finish it. today's special saloon car safety car They're out throwing cat litter. I'm sure someone from the TSR team is watching right now Oh no, come on, do we have to go through this again? Yes, but as spectators, the one sitting here behind the screen, it might actually be perhaps even in religion factor. Yes, it does at least. It'll be a bit more for UFOC, I'd say. And there it is, you can say that perhaps a disadvantage for Jakob Mathiasen, who is to start number 1, He is the first one who has to go through it. Yes. Men isn't it also experience, then? steps forward when obstacles of this kind arise On the track? Yes, it's certainly important there. When one knows cars really well, Oh, it's just a disadvantage for all these TSR drivers, It's that they haven't, after all A great deal of experience with the cars, But I'll decide that myself—I mean, it's already happened a few times during the season. A bit frustrating ending to this race, What actually happens when it gets finished under safety car Oh, yes, Can one say Michael Mathiasen, So he did reach it, or not, Michael Mathiasen? Michael Rosenkilde Nissen, He was just simply so far ahead. This here doesn't mean anything to him, it's just wind. Han drives Gunnar Lisby in a Lamborghini, So number two should be, and it's just a flute and a place. So no problem starting behind us there, When you have a Lamborghini, you can easily find this. And it apparently looks like Michael Rosenkilde Nissen, I found this one, or it is certainly and undoubtedly, and then his son Oliver Rosenkilde Nissen, He takes the first place in the GTB class, Oh, in the East, So it's Jens Christoffersen, after all. It's going to be number one. I watched the series Pizza. Yes, and it becomes a sad sight, doesn't it? Such a fat car on a rubber duck. Yes, it's always frustrating when they get dragged in. like this It's always frustrating, after all. but there are relatively many cars with it, Good seven cars here, so that we can all race against each other, Oh, here we have the position. Michael Rosenkilde Nissen, The first place, where is it beautiful. And there one can see, The distance, he wins with, That wasn't exactly fair, was it? It was almost a full half. for the competitors. We're taking a short commercial break in Jesper, and when we return, Then we shall heat it well and thoroughly. until heat 2 in our TCR race, So we finally hang it all together. See you in a bit.