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.
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