NORDSTROM BATTLES AT BRANDS

Freddy Nordstrom Just Podium Shy At The Latest Round of the SEAT Cupra Championship

Freddy Nordstrom (Weybridge) had a tough battle at the 15th and 16th rounds of the SEAT Cupra Championship held at Brands Hatch.

Making an excellent start to the weekend in his R Class, Advent Motorsport prepared SEAT, Freddy comfortably posted class pole position for Race One, and second on the grid for Race Two in the weekend's double header event.

With the car set up feeling good and suited to the fast Brands Hatch Indy circuit, HipHipHooray.com backed Freddy was keen to amass more championship points in the fiercely competitive series.

Race One was heralded by rain on the Kent circuit and Freddy's pole position advantage was quickly dampened too. After being nudged by a competitor at the start the Surrey youngster dropped to 5th position. The conditions were helping to cause further carnage and a safety car period was declared. When race pace restarted Freddy made a storming drive to get back up to fourth position, just shy of a podium finish.

By Race Two the rain clouds had left and the track dried but once again Freddy was to inherit the misfortune of others when a car spun across him at the start of the race forcing him to take evasive action and dropping him from 2nd to 7th in the R Class. Mirroring the first race of the day, another safety car period was called, bunching the field back up. On the restart Freddy was really battling, scything through the field into fourth position. Taking the fight to the chequered flag Freddy closed in to just 0.391 seconds of 3rd placed Adrian Churchill but the podium was just elusive.

"The car's handling was good, our pace was good" said Freddy afterwards, " but disappointing not to make the podiums. But. I battled my best with the hand I was given today."

Freddy remains in 4th in the Championship with leader Harry Vaulkhard going into the final two race weekends with a very strong, though not unattainable, lead. The battle for 2nd is closer still and we can be sure Freddy will be demonstrating his usual determination until the very last corner of the season!

Whilst the racing had been fierce and he had not finished as high as he would have liked, Freddy was still in celebratory mood having received his A-level results prior to the race weekend, which sees him secure his place at his first choice University to study Business and French.

With four rounds left, Freddy next takes to the track on 2nd-3rd September with a long journey to Scotland and the Knockhill track.

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