Eklund 10th at first EC race 2009

The opening round of the 2009 FIA European Rallycross Championship brought Rallycross back to Lydden Hill, the location in England where the sport of Rallycross was born 42 years ago.
The last European Rallycross event at Lydden Hill Race Circuit was hosted already back in 1996.
Winner of that event was Kenneth Hansen, Eklund second and Michael Jernberg third. All these drivers are still present in todays race.

In the winter period, Eklund has improved his Saab 9-3 and found more HP.
Together with the Peugeot 307 CC of George Tracey he arrived on time at the Lydden Hill Race Circuit.

Results Heat 1:

1. Sverre Isachsen, Ford, 03:13:34
2. Kenneth Hansen, Citroën, 03:14:87
3. Michael Jernberg, Skoda, 03:15:83
4. Ole Kristian Nøttveit, Ford, 03:17:92
5. Jean-Luc Pailler, Peugeot, 03:18:07
6. Jussi Pinomäki, Citroën, 03:18:67
7. Pat Doran, Ford, 03:18:96
8. Guttorm Lindefjell, Skoda, 03:19:95
9. George Tracey, Peugeot, 03:20:30
10. Per Eklund, Saab, 03:20:84

Results Heat 2:

1. Ludvig Hunsbedt, Volvo, 03:14:53
2. Kenneth Hansen, Citroën, 03:15:40
3. Jean-Luc Pailler, Peugeot, 03:15:58
4. Sverre Isachsen, Ford, 03:16:26
5. Michael Jernberg, Skoda, 03:16:74
6. Guttorm Lindefjell, Skoda, 03:17:22
7. Ole Kristian Nøttveit, Ford, 03:18:18
8. Jos Kuypers, Ford, 03:18:33
9. Andréas Eriksson, Ford, 03:18:68
10. Per Eklund, Saab, 03:19:02

Results Heat 3:

1. Michael Jernberg, Skoda, 03:15:41
2. Kenneth Hansen, Citroën, 03:16:18
3. Jussi Pinomäki, Citroën, 03:16:86
4. Jean-Luc Pailler, Peugeot, 03:17:99
5. Pat Doran, Ford, 03:18:00
6. Ole Kristian Nøttveit, Ford, 03:18:96
7. Per Eklund, Saab, 03:19:87
8. Guttorm Lindefjell, Skoda, 03:20:00
9. Sverre Isachsen, Ford, 03:20:20
10. George Tracey, Peugeot, 03:20:26

With these results, Eklund starts at the 5th position in the B-final!
On motorsportmad, we found the video of the B-final, just watch!

Results Finals:

1. Kenneth Hansen, Citroën, 20
2. Sverre Isachsen, Ford, 17
3. Jean-Luc Pailler, Peugeot, 15
4. Jussi Pinomäki, Citroën, 13
5. Guttorm Lindefjell, Skoda, 12
6. Michael Jernberg, Skoda, 11
7. Ludvig Hunsbedt, Volvo, 10
8. Pat Doran, Ford , 9
9. Ole Kristian Nøttveit, Ford, 8
10. Per Eklund, Saab, 7
11. Andréas Eriksson, Ford, 6
12. Christopher Evans, Opel, 5
13. Koen Pauwels, Ford, 4
14. Edwin Geraerts, Ford, 3
15. Jos Kuypers, Ford, 2
16. George Tracey, Peugeot, 1

Some pictures from (c) http://www.erc24.com/