The fourth round of the All Japan Dirt Trial Championships, “Hokkaido Dirt Special in Sunagawa” was held on 11th July at Auto Sportsland Sunagawa. With the rainy season rarely affecting Hokkaido, the round was blessed with fine weather and the winners were decided on the 2nd run,
In PN Class, Kawashima was looking to continue his winning streak and he had no trouble doing so having a trouble free run, and set the best times in both his attempts. This makes his total to three wins out of four rounds this season.
In SC1 Class, Kojima had a brilliant day as he had a near perfect run, taking the top position in both attempts, giving him his first win in the Civic (FD). This win also puts him at the top of the series ranking and we all look forward to more exciting action from him.
In D Class, Sumiyama had a good run on his first attempt, coming in second place 0.5seconds behind the leader. In his second attempt he made use of every inch of space on the road and managed to set a blistering time finishing 3 seconds faster then his last round, and taking the overall win. This makes it his 3rd win of the season!
Look forward to more action from all TEIN users as the next round moves to Circuit Park Kiriyanai in Aomori prefecture on 8th August. |