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First practice at Sturup Raceway

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Robert Dahlgren topped the first practice at Sturup Raceway with a time of 1:02.094. His closest compettitor was Frank Stippler only 0.022 seconds behind with previous double STCC champion Richard Göransson third. The weather at Sturup today is cloudy with temperatures around 7 degrees.

The session was yellow-flagged twice with safety car. One of the incidents involved Carl Rosenblad and Andrey Smetsky who collided due to a misunderstanding. Luckily both cars suffered only from minor damage. Another incident involved Frank Stippler who came in to the pits with a broken front spoiler.

1 Robert Dahlgren Volvo S60 1:02.094
2 Frank Stippler Audi A4 +0.022
3 Richard Göransson BMW 320si +0.179
4 Thed Björk Audi A4 +0.246
5 Robin Rudholm BMW 320si +0.357
6 Fredrik Ekblom BMW 320si +0.362
7 Tomas Engström Honda Accord +0.616
8 Tommy Rustad Opel Astra +0.618
9 Carl Rosenblad BMW 320si +0.953
10 David Björk BMW 320i +1.032
11 Alexander Storckenfeldt Volvo S60 +1.038
12 Janne Flash Nilsson BMW 320si +1.116