Norway and Belgium skid dangerously out of the Barrböjen chicane. The yellow Duesenberg's tires are shot but the Belgian drives on with abandon. Farther back, Italy shifts down and approaches the curve, glancing back to see the German, equally cautious, shifting down as well.Coming out of Hårnålskurva, Monaco's Louis de Montignac and the British driver, John Milk, shift up and ram the throttle down, hoping to press ahead and hold on to the lead from the orange Bugatti of Czechoslovakia. Yet there is no chance – Vitez Rychly takes another curve with perfection. The Bugatti roars through the tree-lined hairpin curve, eating up the circuit now.
In a supreme sign of confidence, Rychly has already shifted up to 6th gear coming off the ice. This was an all or nothing play yet again, highlighting talents he learned on the mountain circuits of his homeland. There can be no holding back now as he cuts the corner in a cloud of gravel and dirt. With such speed, the Czech will soon even challenge Hegkman and Orsi up ahead as they come into the Barrböjen chicane.
The Scottish nationalist presses his Amilcar deep into Lekböjen, comfortable now that he has a clear track around him. He sets up to follow Rychly's line into the hairpin, hoping for good luck. Through the forest, he cannot see the British car any longer, but he knows it must be just ahead....
Meanwhile, back at Storkurvan, the Swiss and Portuguese Bugattis press ahead. The French Salmson and the Swedish car fall into a line abreast coming out of the great curve. Finally, still off the pace Finland slides left to the outside lane of Storkurvan. The great Chrysler closes the gap, but only a small bit.
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