At the front, Norway and Belgium continue to battle for position as the two race nearly side by side through Fiskekroken. Both are identically positioned now for the drive toward Höksböjen. Clearly the Belgian Duesenberg is a good match for Norway's Bugatti. Yet the Belgian's tires are shot, while the Volcán appears in better condition to press for advantage into the last part of the upcoming, final lap of the Isloppet.
At Barrböjen, Italy dodges left, forcing Hegkman's Bugatti into the field of debris lining the inside of the curve. The Teutonic knight, however, casually flicks the wheel left and right and avoids the danger, overtaking the Italian in the process. Hegkman's discipline is showing benefits now as the two position for Fiskekroken.
Vitez Rychly rams down the gears in his Bugatti T51A, skidding the tires and burning rubber as the car fishtails at the edge of control. From 6th gear, he drops to 3rd and takes the entrance to Barrböjen perfectly. Such driving is the Czech's signature here in Sweden. Conversely, Monaco's Louis de Montignac falls short of the chicane, losing his bid to close with the Czech in the tree-lined mid-section of the course.
The British driver, John Milk, continues to drag the car forward slowly in 2nd gear. Time is bleeding off the clock as he crawls the wounded Amilcar toward the pit stop. He glances back in time to see the the Scottish nationalist, Alastair MacDougall, skid aggressively around the hairpin at Hårnålskurva. Instantly, the Scot sees the Britisher's green Amilcar ahead – he throws his head back and howls a Scottish war cry.
From the sidelines, a Scottish fan bellows, “Remember Culloden, laddie!”
Meanwhile, the wolves fall short of Hårnålskurva, leaving it to Scotland alone. These four cars are now in a fateful match up to see who will make it through the hairpin. Even over the raw sounds of the engines, a collective gasp can be heard as it ripples through the crowds. All realize that an accident may be all but unavoidable now as the four cars will funnel into the hairpin with insufficient spacing.
Finally, the Finnish Chrysler powers out of Storkurvan yet somehow falls short of making the Lekböjen chicane. More advantage is lost as the Finn's hapless journey around the track continues to careen into a near certain last place finish among the field.
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