Niko Saarinen crowned double Finnish 1:12 Champion

The third & final round of the Finnish National 1:12 Championship was run at the Powerpark track in Härmä, where Schumacher’s Niko Saarinen secure the title double with wins in both Mod and Stock. In Modified qualifying closest battle was between Niko and Teemu Saarinen. Niko made a TQ in Q1. In Q2 Teemu took TQ honours but Niko was able to take rounds Q3 and Q4. In the first two finals Niko took P1 followed by Teemu and Jere Saarinen, but Niko made a flawless drive and secured the win. In the last final we saw a very close drive between Niko, Teemu and Jere as top 3 were within a second, but as Niko made no mistakes, he won also the last final before Jere.

Round 3 Modified Top 3
1. Niko Saarinen – Schumacher
2. Jere Saarinen – Schumacher
3. Teemu Saarinen – Schumacher

Modified Overall Championship
1. Niko Saarinen – Schumacher
2. Jere Saarinen – Schumacher
3. Pekka Koivula – Schumacher

In stock qualifying there war tight battle between Janne and Niko, Janne took TQ in Q1 and Niko responsed with TQ in Q2-Q4 with a very small margin to Janne. In the finals we saw very close racing between Niko and Janne, in A1 Janne had a bit more pace but Niko kept the line closed and won the first final by 0,1S. The same followed in the A2, but Niko found a bit more pace and Janne had to try a bit harder and made a mistake in the chicane and Niko took the victory. Behind the top 2 Tom was cruising into an easy 3rd.place.

Round 3 Stock Top 3/Overall Championship
1. Niko Saarinen – Schumacher
2. Janne Koivisto – Xray
3. Tom Kalves – Xray

Thanks to Future RC for report