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Chevrolet gets weight break for Knutstorp

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The Chevrolet Cruze of Rickard Rydell and Viktor Hallrup is going to get a weight reduction of 20 kilos ahead of the penultimate Scandinavian Touring Car Championship round at Knutstorp this weekend.

The Cruze is going to weigh 1185 kilos compared to championship rival Fredrik Ekblom’s Volkswagen Scirocco at 1210 kilos.

The weights are calculated on the three previous race meetings and the Cruze has been +0.5 seconds from the fastest car [BMW 320si] while the Scirocco is +0.3 seconds behind.

The Honda Accord and the Alfa Romeo 156 has also gotten lighter ahead of the Knutstorp race, with 1130 kilos for the Honda [-20 kilos from base weight] and 1150 kilos [-+0 kilos] for the Alfa Romeo.

The only car to gain weight is the older generation Volkswagen Scirocco of Johan Kristoffersson, going from 1160 kilos ahead of Jyllandsringen to 1180 ahead of Knutstorp.

Weights – Knutstorp

+40 kilo = 1225 kilo – BMW 320si E90 [6 speed SQ-box]
+40 kilo = 1210 kilo – BMW 320si E90 [5 speed H-box]
+40 kilo = 1210 kilo – Volkswagen Scirocco
+40 kilo = 1199 kilo – Volvo C30
+20 kilo = 1185 kilo – Chevrolet Cruze
+10 kilo = 1180 kilo – Volkswagen Scirocco [Kristoffersson]
+-0 kilo = 1150 kilo – Alfa Romeo 156
-20 kilo = 1145 kilo – Honda Accord [Giovanardi, Elgaard]
-10 kilo = 1140 kilo – SEAT León TFSi
-20 kilo = 1130 kilo – Honda Accord [Engström]
-10 kilo = 1120 kilo – SEAT León TFSi [Jason Watt]
-20 kilo = 1120 kilo – BMW 320i E46

Time differences at Jyllandsringen

+0.000 sec – BMW 320si E90
+0.193 sec – Volvo C30
+0.473 sec – Volkswagen Scirocco [Kristoffersson]
+0.538 sec – Honda Accord
+0.684 sec – Volkswagen Scirocco
+0.826 sec – Chevrolet Cruze
+0.871 sec – Alfa Romeo 156
+1.246 sec – SEAT León TFSi
+2.532 sec – BMW 320i E46

Overall time differences – Three last races

+0.0 sec – BMW 320si E90
+0.1 sec – Volvo C30
+0.3 sec – Volkswagen Scirocco
+0.5 sec – Chevrolet Cruze
+0.6 sec – Volkswagen Scirocco [Kristoffersson]
+0.7 sec – Alfa Romeo 156
+0.8 sec – SEAT León TFSi
+0.9 sec – Honda Accord
+2.7 sec – BMW 320i E46