CHROME CLASS TANGO AS KISS ADDS ANOTHER WIN
It was the Chrome class that had truck racing fans on the edge of their seat in Race 3, as Norbert Kiss added another win to his 2024 catalogue.
Sascha Lenz had his turn in taking the battle to Kiss off the line, but once again it was the Hungarian who came out on top. Lenz had looked settled in second until a late move from Jochen Hahn saw him dropped to the third step.
Outside of the top three, with the only swap being Hahn and Lenz, the rest of the Titan grid crossed the line as they started, with Antonio Albacete fourth, Steffi Halm fifth and André Kursim sixth.
Mark Taylor had done everything he needed to secure his first Chrome victory of the season, but hitting three penalty markers led to a drive-through penalty, knocking him completely out of contention. He finished fourth, 17 seconds shy of the podium where he had spent so much of the race on top.
Lukas Hahn took top honours, having sat second for most of the race until Taylor served his penalty. He will start Race 4 on the reverse grid front row beside John Newell, who, after finishing second in Race 3 and eighth overall, takes the reverse grid pole.
Steffen Faas was looking to optimise his performance today after an engine failure that couldn't be repaired due to missing parts forced José Eduardo Rodrigues to withdraw from the rest of the weekend. As his closest championship rival, Faas aimed to capitalise, but a bold move on Newell for P3 into T8/9/10 resulted in a five-second penalty.
The incident was deemed similar to the one involving Kiss and Halm in Race 2, so in the name of consistency, a five-second penalty was given. This dropped him from second on the track to third on the podium at the chequered flag, ninth overall, just missing out on a reverse grid shift.
Luke Garrett had a quiet but successful race, finishing P10 overall and fifth in class, after Clemens Hecker received a smoke warning and Luis Recuenco joined Taylor in receiving a drive-through penalty for hitting penalty markers. Since the front axle change before the weekend, Garrett has been slightly lacking in pace compared to his competitors, but his luck seems to be shifting more positively.
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