Nordstrum shows his class

5:02pm Wednesday 9th May 2007

Freddy Nordstrom (Weybridge) took a sensational pair of wins at the latest round of the SEAT Cupra Championsip.

Driving his Advent Motorsport prepared SEAT Leon R Class, the Surrey teenager dominated events with a spectacular brace of drives in the competitive series, fresh on the heels of his win at the last round.

Nordstrum's pace was evident from the outset when once again he was at the forefront of the R Class field in qualifying.

In the R Class he took third on the grid for Race One, but was once again on pole position for Race Two, his third pole of the year.

The first race of the weekend's double header was to see Nordstrum pick his way through the field to the lead after dropping to fourth after the start.

Constant lap times and faultless driving saw him come home for his second win of the year, taking fastest lap honours on the way.

The second race was to be an altogether more dramatic event. Nordstrum used his R Class pole position to good advantage and took the lead but with incidents elsewhere causing a safety car period to be called the field remained bunched up.

When racing resumed everyone was eager to get away and in the melee Nordstrum touched the dirty side of the track entering Goodwood corner and went off the circuit.

"The barrier was coming at me very quickly!" said a characteristically calm Nordstrum afterwards.

"I had the car on full lock, just missed the barrier and was able to recover the car and get back on track."

His quick excursion had put him down into seventh place, and in many eyes surely out of contention but Nordstrum had other ideas!

In a determined drive that confounded onlookers Nordstum was putting in laps with times akin to qualifying pace and was soon on the tail of the leaders.

Back in contention he set about picking his rivals off and lead the last two laps to take a stunning victory - completing his hat trick of three wins in the past three rounds!

"It has been a fantastic weekend, a pole, two fastest laps and two wins" said Nordstrum. "I just wanted to get out there, show what pace we have and that whatever happens, it isn't over till the chequered flag drops!

"The car has a fluid leak but that will easily be mended before the next round and if anything it is amazing that is all that needs attention after what I asked of the car in the second race today!"

Nordstrum's superb weekend further catapults him into Championship contention.

He now lies second in the championship just a single point behind Henry Vaulkhard.

With his title ambitions firmly on track Nordstrum's next race is at Croft in North Yorkshire on June 3.

After being top of the class at Thruxton it is back to the classroom proper for Nordstrum as he sits his A-levels in what is proving to be a very busy year for the talented youngster.

Nordstrum has recently launched a website, www.freddynordstrom.co.uk, where you can follow his progress.

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