The 5th round of the Winerjumps points series was held in Jyväskylä. In overall points it was possible for Team Durango drivers to secure the overall championship by placing themselves high enough up in the results table. Locals prepared a nice technical track that would gather thumbs up from the competitors. In 2WD it was Team Durango driver and current Nordic Champion Karri Salmela who took the overall TQ followed by Joona Haatanen and Jarno Siltanen. After 3 tough heats in the A-filnal it was Jarno Siltanen who took the win followed by Joona Haatanen in 2nd and Karri in 3rd place with Samppa Orhanen in 4th. On overall points it was now clear that Karri secured the championship already before the last round. Way to go Karri and nice result after the Nordics success!
In 4WD it was a similar situation and Team Durango driver Markku Honkanen had the shot to take the 4WD championship. In qualification it was total Durango domination with Markku taking TQ, Viljami Kutvonen taking 2nd and Janne Aspinen taking 3rd. In the A-final Markku continued his great pace winning 2 first heats and taking 2nd place on the last one. This secured him the overall championship for 4WD. Janne Aspinen also drove an excellent race recovering from the first final heat disappointing 10th position by taking 2nd and 1st on the remaining ones giving him 2nd overall. Viljami also had some small problems but managed to take 4th overall. Also in the A-final was Niklas Holmberg taking 6th and Jani Hovi 7th. Overall it was an excellent weekend for the team and we can head to the last round to have some fun.
Results:
2WD:
TQ: Karri Salmela, TeamDurango DEX210
1st Jarno Siltanen
2nd Joona Haatanen
3rd Karri Salmela, TeamDurango DEX210
4WD:
TQ: Markku Honkanen, TeamDurango DEX410V3
1st Markku Honkanen, TeamDurango DEX410V3
2nd Janne Aspinen, Team Durango DEX410V3
3rd Henry Salmen
2WD Overall Champion Karri Salmela, TeamDurango DEX210
4WD Overall Champion Markku Honkanen, TeamDurango DEX410V3