Suzuki: As if they are driving for their lives....
AGAIN CURCH DOUBLE WIN As a week earlier in Frauenfeld, Fabian Eggenberger snatched victory in the Suzuki Grand Prix with a brilliant second run at the Interlaken Slalom. His team mate Heiko Leiber was similarly strong in second place. Sandro Fehr would have torn his hair out if he had any. His normally toughest opponent at [...]
Sandro Fehr would have torn his hair out if he had any. His normally toughest opponent in the Suzuki Grand Prix slaloms was only three seconds slower than him in the first run in Interlaken. Fabian Eggenberger had unintentionally included a brilliant spin in the wedel.
The winner of Frauenfeld then proved his nerve and driving skills, both of which were undisputed anyway. With a fabulous time, the garage owner from Dübendorf took the lead, which until then had been held by Heiko Leiber.
Double victory with Eggenberger's Swift
With the same car, but with overly stressed tires, Leiber was unable to improve. Nevertheless, it was enough for another double victory for the Zurichers with the optimal Suzuki Swift Sport from Eggenberger. Together they earned 4400 Swiss francs in success bonuses within a week - not a bad monthly wage.
Fabian Eggenberger: "I drove full twice, the second time simply with more confidence. That went easily. But I am surprised by the time gap to the others. And I'm pleased for Heiko that he has managed to eliminate mistakes this year. According to data recordings, he's even faster than me at times."
No wonder, Sandro Fehr grabbed his head as last year's top earner.
Sandro Fehr: "I keep saying that we have to give the last here and race for our lives. We're so damn fast by now..."
In numbers, Eggenberger's 1'48.66 meant 15th overall in the 90-strong LOC field, first in the 1600cc class and seventh in Group L2. He was faster than all the two-liters and many larger-displacement vehicles.
Fight for the third place on the podium
Fehr himself improved from fifth place in Frauenfeld to third, but only three tenths ahead of Gilbert Denzer, who was again in top form. Bruno Bleiker, usually the third power in 2017, again had to settle for a place in midfield in fifth place.
The other positions with some respect distance in between were occupied by Igor Rodella, Peter Schaub and Dario Zutter (now without Denis Wolf as a replacement), Claudio de Francesco and Daniel Schneider.
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