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By: Freddy Nordstrom

As the final round of the 2010 Spanish SEAT Supercopa series rolled into action in Barcelona, Freddy Nordström battled his way to the Circuit de Catalunya last weekend (30^th-31^st October), for a Halloween weekend full of surprises.

 

Having been hampered all year with a lack of track knowledge of each circuit, when compared to that of his rivals, qualifying has proved difficult for the youngster. Despite many of his challengers undertaking a number of test days leading up to the event, Freddy relished the challenge. However, with that in mind a sterling performance left him with the 19^th quickest time, out of a total of 35 cars.

 

As the field made their way to the grid for the opening race, tensions ran high as the championship hung in the balance. With the sound of engines signalling the start, Freddy got the jump on his rivals, launching away at the start, catching many of them unawares.

 

By just the second lap, the speed and talent from Freddy we’ve come to appreciate through the year showed itself once again, with the 21-year old battling his way through to 14^th place. Shortly afterwards Freddy was given more of a trick than a treat, when a knock on his wheel caused steering problems for the remainder of the outing.

 

Unable to fend off those breathing down his neck with a car that was difficult to steer, Freddy only lost one place, crossing the line a respectable 15^th place.

 

With the second race getting underway almost immediately, Freddy’s Advent Motorsport team were unable to tend to his steering issue with the cars entering parc ferme conditions straight away, meaning another outing was due to be a struggle for him.

 

After staring 15^th, he once again rocketed away as the five red lights went out, leaving the young racer 12^th by the end of the opening lap. With his positions fluctuating over the subsequent laps, by the fifth tour Freddy settled into a strong 12^th place.

 

Drama struck on the final lap, when Freddy’s already damaged steering snapped, diverting him off the track. In order to avoid hitting the pit wall, Freddy quickly prevented further impeding damage, catching a rival in the process.

 

As Sunday arrived so did a mass downpour, with rain causing confusion up and down the pitlane all morning. With everyone opting for wet tyres and a wet set-up, it seemed as though a wet race had been declared, until a break in the clouds had other ideas.

 

Whilst everyone eagerly waited on the starting grid for the final race of the season, the sun shone down, illuminating the tension. Determined to continue his good form to the very end of the season, Freddy fired away from the grid reaching sixth place by the first corner.

 

However, there was still one more trick in store for the youngster, when one of the championship challengers sent Freddy off of the track, causing him to lose a third of a lap. Using his talent to the best of his ability, Freddy fought his way back through the field, battling to a strong 15^th place out of 35 cars.

 

Looking back over the season finale, Freddy said: “It’s been a challenging weekend, but after the season we’ve had I’m used to it by now. I’ve enjoyed this last round, I was pushing really hard in all three races, but especially the last race, and to climb back to 15^th after losing so much time was very pleasing for us all.

 

“This year has been very trying at times, but luckily things have become stronger as the year has progressed. We’ve enjoyed the last few races, it was great to get some good results after a difficult start to the year, but now we’re focused on next season, so watch this space,” he added.

 

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