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Sunday in Misano Part 3 – Smith salvages it for MAN

Sunday in Misano Part 3 – Smith salvages it for MAN

27. May 2018Misano - Even though the sun had to fight its way through a shroud of haze, the thermometer continued to register around 30°, and it wasn’t only the 42,000 spectators that were in a sweat. But despite the fact that a race truck cockpit is several degrees hotter than the ambient, there were no hotheads on the track and everything was done decently and in order.
Smith capitalised on his advantage to set himself ahead of Lenz and Albacete in the lead.
The Englishman quickly pulled away from his immediate pursuers, and even Lenz and Albacete
were able to put daylight between themselves and the rest. Even as the MAN trio hurtled podium-ward, a drama began to unfold in their wake. For several laps Kursim repulsed the constant attacks of a quartet of pursuers. Just when it looked like the young Iveco pilot would hold his own all the way, came the final assault. First Kiss overtook, then Halm. Now Kursim had Reinert and Hahn clobbering his canary-yellow Iveco from the rear. At the finish he managed to salvage 6th, a single second separating his Iveco, the Reinert MAN, and the Iveco of Hahn across the line.
Körber trailed Hahn home in 9th, and Steffen Faas (GER) took the last available point. Tankpool24 Racing’s second driver also secured top spot in the Grammer Truck Cup table, followed by Englishmen Oly Janes (Buggyra Freightliner) and Jamie Anderson (MAN).
Reinert Adventure (Lenz / Reinert) was the winning team, ahead of RS Racing (Brereton / Smith) and tankpool24 Racing (Kiss / Faas).
Hahn is the undisputed overall winner in Misano with 50 points, followed by Steffi Halm (44), Albacete (29), Lenz (27), Lacko (26), Kiss (25), and Reinert (18).

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Sunday in Misano Part 3 – Smith salvages it for MAN
Sunday in Misano Part 3 – Smith salvages it for MAN
Sunday in Misano Part 3 – Smith salvages it for MAN
Sunday in Misano Part 3 – Smith salvages it for MAN
Sunday in Misano Part 3 – Smith salvages it for MAN