Race :: Round 39 - More Action at Lekböjen!

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The Norwegian driver shifts down hard and gracefully cruises around the tight bends of the narrow chicane at Barrböjen. Suddenly, the explosive nature of the Volcán seems contained as he appears to enjoy some confidence of impending victory – why should he dare to press the car with abandon at this juncture of the race? The Belgian also shifts down hard and falls in behind with his big American Duesenberg, yet still he has the bending lanes ahead to contend with and by the time the Belgian is finished with the chicane, the Volcán will likely be into the final curve at Fiskekroken – the checkered flag looms.... Victor Hugo's only hope to overtake seems to be a miscalculation by the Norwegian driver.

Germany shifts up in a bid to overtake the Italian Maserati as the two cars race down the straight. He slides past, changing lanes to the left, yet Hegkman fumbles his gear lever and fails to make his breakaway stick. Sebi Orsi remains close behind and both cars will now vie for the lead going into the tight tree-lined chicane up ahead. It is a drag race past pit lane with the German car in the lead!

At Lekböjen, Vitez Rychly slips and nearly falls into the pool of gasoline that is rapidly growing under his car. He glances over his shoulder and sees the German take aim for another shot with his pistol. The bullet ricochets off the under body of the orange Bugatti, sparking as it does so. Somehow the gasoline surrounding the car does not ignite. His pant legs and shoes soaked in gasoline, Rychly knows now that he cannot hide behind the car – desperately, he looks around. He grabs the tire rim of his broken car and turns to make a dash toward the snowbank on the opposite side of the track. Rychly looks back again and sees VV held tightly by one of the men in the backseat of the Mercedes SSLK in the trees. Suddenly, she breaks free of her captor and hits him on the nose. He reels back and in an instant, she leaps out of the car! Slipping on the icy ground, VV falls onto the snow. She tries to pull herself away, crawling forward. In the backseat of the Mercedes, his nose bloodied, the man stands up and pulls a pistol from his jacket. Calmly, he points it at her back.

Meanwhile, racing out of Höksböjen, Aristide La Fontaine misjudges and slips his clutch, momentarily missing his gear selection. Knowing that he will fall short, he dodges to the right so as to set up an ideal racing line into Storkurvan – he rams the gear lever down and prepares to use the power of the big blue Salmson racer to his advantage. The Britisher, John Milk, also races down the straight, but cannot yet overtake the Frenchman. Finland's Tavho Myrsky cuts to the outside of the curve while the Portuguese driver, Pedro Gomes, shifts up and noses out the big Chrysler yet again, leaving Myrsky again in last place.

Race :: Round 38 - Gunfire at Lekböjen!

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The Volcán presses on into the narrow chicane, creating a gap over the Belgian car. With this graceful curve, he takes a commanding lead over the yellow Duesenberg. The Belgian's gambit to shift to 5th gear did not pay off and he falls short. Now Victor Hugo must shift down as he enters the chicane.

Farther back, coming into the Hårnålskurva hairpin, Italy and Germany press closely together as both cars skid around the curve. The German taps his brakes to avoid a spin out – both cars are now set for a race down the straight, yet the German is higher gear! Is there nothing the Italian, Sebi Orsi, can do to catch Hegkman now?

At Lekböjen, the Czech Bugatti begins to drain fuel across the ice as Vitez Rychly turns and runs toward his car, hoping perhaps to take cover behind its tapered tail. He know that the German is already aiming to fire his pistol again! How long will it be that he misses? The man moves swiftly, stepping sideways toward the waiting Mercedes behind amongst the trees. He fires his pistol again, missing Rychly by inches as a second bullet impacts the Bugatti. Two other men force VV into the back seat of the SSLK – she screams out, “Vitez!!” Suddenly, Rychly sees the fuel spreading on the ice and realizes that the German must have purposefully missed him, hoping to set the car ablaze with him close by.... He tries to stop – but slips on the ice....

Back at Barrböjen, Aristide La Fontaine accelerates smoothly onto the straight. He comes out of the curve, setting up perfectly to take Storkurvan before the others. He will likely now assume a leading position among the cars in the last group. The Britisher, John Milk, slides in close by, hitting the apex of the curve with perfection, as the Finnish and Portuguese cars enter the curve behind.