At the edge of disaster, the Volcán skids through Storkurvan. The last ounces of his energy are consumed as he struggles to keep the car together. Somehow, he manages it and forges on, against all odds.... Yet behind, the Belgian's yellow Duesenberg closes the gap, confident in his ability to overtake the battered Norwegian Bugatti.The Czech driver slides smoothly through Höksböjen, lining up for a dash to Storkurvan. Cutting through the field of debris there, his only mistake is to damage the under chassis. He shrugs it off. Hot on his trail, Germany's Godeschalk Hegkman enters the curve and sets up perfectly. The Italian, Sebi Orsi, instead guns his Maserati and overtakes the hapless Teutonic knight. Orsi cuts to the inside lane at the edge of control. Yet Orsi's skills are legendary and few expect him to spin out at this late stage in the race.
The crowd turns to see Monaco's Louis de Montignac shift up to take Fiskekroken. Roaring clear of the wooded shoreline, the famed driver presses on as the Alfa Romeo Tipo B leaps forward and skids out onto the ice. Too late, he realizes his error – the studs on his tires are too far gone to hold to the curve. He rams his foot onto the brakes, but, abused and worn, they offer no aid. As if in slow motion, the back end of the car breaks loose. Somehow, de Montignac momentarily holds the car on the line and rounds the top of the curve – yet it cannot be done. Out of Fiskekroken, the car spins right as he comes down the straight past the first grand stands! The tail end catches the snowbank at the edge and the car flips over onto its side and skids to a halt on the ice. Wrecked and twisted, it is a complete loss. De Montignac emerges, needing no help – he clambers swiftly over the snowbank at the edge of the track to safety. With one lap to go, he has made only one mistake – but it was one too many.
Behind, Switzerland and Scotland cut through the debris at the edge of Fiskekroken and prepare for the straight past the grand stand, unaware of the wreck of the Alfa just ahead. The Swiss car rumbles through the debris and takes some damage. The little Bugatti cannot take much more abuse before it will give out, but for now, Petrus de Salvion will take the risk and struggle on.
At Barrböjen, the French driver, Aristide La Fontaine, urges his blue Salmson forward. He is dogged closely by the Swede, Rutger Hägglund, whose blue and yellow Monza appears brilliant in the sunshine. Immediately behind, closing the gap, Tavho Myrsky's Chrysler looms. The Portuguese driver, meanwhile, shifts down and calmly navigates the chicane, setting up to overtake the Finn once again for position.
Finally back up to speed, the British Amilcar of John Milk rejoins the pack at the tail end. He hopes to yet catch those ahead before this, the last lap of the race, ends.
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