{"id":71834,"date":"2024-08-14T18:57:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T18:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/?p=71834"},"modified":"2024-08-14T18:57:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T18:57:44","slug":"trophee-dragster-2024-winner-circle-the-french-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tcobcur.com\/ver5\/trophee-dragster-2024-winner-circle-the-french-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Troph\u00e9e Dragster 2024 Winner Circle (The French Championship)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clastres Raceway, Clastres, France, 14 August 2024: After three rounds of racing, the 2024 Troph\u00e9e Dragster championship ended on 28 July with the 25th European Dragster-The final race weekend. It was a three-race championship for the sportsman classes: Junior Dragster, True Street, Super Gas, Super Comp, Pro ET, and Super Pro ET. Another year full of broken PBs, new track records, surprises, and new champions. The absolute winners of the 2024 championship are Michael Mikuscheit (SPET), Gerd Habermann (PET), Cl\u00e9ment Dubois (SC), Oscar Scappocin (SG), Nicolas Chevassus (SR), and Marie Camilleri (Jr.D).<\/p>\n

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Text: Benjamin Wefer<\/a>
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The 2024 Throphee Dragster is going into the books as a rainy one. This year, rain was a constant battle for most tracks in Europe, and Clastres was no exception. The weather gods treated us to some autumn conditions, as it rained during the championship’s second and last race. But the track crew did their best, and it paid off for several drivers, including Sebastien Lajoux, who reset the track record in top speed when he stormed to the finish line in 6.718 seconds at 335 km\/hr! (The old record was 333 km\/hr). Let’s recap the winners of this year’s championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Michael Mikuscheit won the French championship in Super Pro ET(SPET). He won the first race in May but didn’t reach the finals in the second race in June, as Lucas Potthoff won the second round. With this win, Potthoff was second and only 59 points behind Mikuscheit. There was a slight chance that Potthoff could have turned the championship in his favor, but he got eliminated in the race in July, so some point short. The man who made a comeback in the tournament was Angel Romero. It did not look great for Romero after two races, but that changed once he won the final race in July and climbed the ladder. Mikuscheit still collected enough points to win the championship with 260 points. Angel Romero ended up second with 248 points, and Potthoff third with 242 points.<\/p>\n

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Left to right: Lucas Potthoff, Michael Mikuscheit, Angel Romero<\/p>\n

Gerd Habermann had another successful year in France, this time by winning the 2024 championship in Pro ET! After two rounds, Gerd was the provisional leader, with Ronnie Mercer second and Rene Schlinder third. But Mercer didn’t compete in July. Therefore, he didn’t get any points and dropped to nine spots. Habermann got eliminated during the first elimination round of the final race; it was good for 34 points, which brought his end standing at 279 points. It was sufficient to win the championship. Steven Liosel climbed the ladder during the tournament (initially fifth place) and ended up second with 243 points. Niek de Kruif from the Netherlands and Rene Schlinder from Germany were battling for third place during the 2024 championship. But Niek went one more elimination round in the last race than Schlinder. Therefore, the Dutch driver earned 224 points, which is good for third place. Schlinder missed the winner’s podium by 12 points (end score = 212).<\/p>\n

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Left to right: Steven Liosel, Gerd Habermann, Niek de Kruif<\/p>\n

Clement Dubios won the Supercomp championship at Clastres Raceway. It was Dubios vs bracket veteran driver Gerd Habermann from Germany. Clement Dubios won his first Supercomp win in May but couldn’t beat Gerd Habermann in the following races. The win in May gave Dubois 97 points, while Habermann reached the semifinals and got 58 points. Dubios ended up with 253 points and won, while Habermann missed the championship by 3 points (end score = 250). Didler Billaut ended in third with 188 points.<\/p>\n

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Oscar Scappocin takes home the win in SuperGas. The SuperGas category is experiencing a decline in participation here in Europe. This trend was also evident at Clastres Raceway. There were only two competitors during the first race in May (Scappocin and Arnold Hol). Scappocin was alone in June and had accumulated 116 points. Despite the decreasing competition, Scappocin maintained his form and ended up racing against the clock. The car was performing at its best, and for a second, it looked like the Gemelli Racing Team had it all figured out. But during the last race in July, not only a rise in entries were seen (7 participants in total), but Scappocin couldn’t get the Nova back into the 9.90s, qualified in fourth, and got eliminated during the quarterfinals by Cedric Limasset. Scappocin got 56 points during the last race, enough to win the championship (end score = 172). Cedric Limasset is the runner-up with 98 points, and Peter Soursas ended up third with 75 points.<\/p>\n

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Left to right: Cedric Limasset, Oscar Scappocin, Peter Soursas<\/p>\n

Nicolas Chevassus is still undefeated in Street Run. But that didn’t go that easily. Chevassus won the first race in May but didn’t win the following races. Still, Chevassus got far enough during the subsequent races to earn 208 points, with David Thiges as runner-up with 205 points. Samantha Fermond ended up third in the championship with 204 points.<\/p>\n

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Left to right: Samantha Fermond, Nicolas Chevassus, David Thiges<\/p>\n

Marrie Camilleri won the French Junior Dragster championship. Camilleri won the first race in May and came in second after breaking out in the finals against Yannis Wayland in June. She got eliminated in the first round during the race in July. Still, she had enough points to maintain her lead in the championship. Camilleri ended up with 243 points. Yannis Wieland is this year’s runner-up with 203 points, and Emily Schaupp ended up third with 199 points.<\/p>\n

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Left to right: Emily Schaupp, Marrie Camilleri, Yannis Wayland<\/p>\n

The 2024 Trophy Dragster championship is a fact. The first round was sunny and dry, but the second and final rounds were rainy. That didn’t stop the teams from mobilizing to Clastres Raceway and giving everything they had to win the championship! We from The Chronicles of Boost want to congratulate all winners, and regarding the French championship, it’s time to take the tree down.<\/p>\n

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