We have today received a press release published by the ADAC and the Opel Motorsport Departments.
"Swede Emil Bergkvist wins Rally Liepaja (Latvia) in Opel ADAM R2" (Lettland)
and thereby takes over the lead in their category.
The media release informs furthermore:
"With three consecutive fastest special stage times, Bergkvist and Sjöberg left a clear mark right at the beginning of the first rally day and laid the foundation for their triumph which hardly any of the experts would have anticipated to that extent. “I am simply speechless”, exulted Bergkvist. “We knew of course how fantastic our Opel ADAC R2 rally car is and we started this rally with a lot of confidence in our own driving skills. But we were also aware that the competition in the FIA ERC Junior would be very tough. The level of performance here is really outstanding. And the external conditions were extremely difficult – they changed between snow, rain, fog, rain-sodden gravel, wet snow and black ice. So you can imagine that I am absolutely happy that Joke and I have managed to bring the car to the finish without making any major mistakes. A big thank you again to the whole team that has done a perfect job in the rally preparation and during the event itself. I can hardly wait for my next starts in the ADAM R2!"
Emil Bergkvist , Joakim Sjöberg, ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team (Photo: ADAC Motorsport / www.adac.de/motorsport)
The whole team of Holzer Racing, together with the Holzer Engineering department wishes to congratulate the winners and join them in their happiness about their fantastic result!
So the second year of competition with the Opel Adam R2 has had another successful start, and this even on European Championship level.
Just like for all the ADAC staff involved, the rally team and finally our long-time partner Opel, this represents a magnificent recognition for our team that has excitedly accompanied the Opel Adam R2 rally project also during the various competition since its very beginning.
We are grateful that we are able to contribute to the successes of our partners with our long-time experience in competitions and with our engineering knowledge.
Entirely according to our guiding principle:
We make success orderable.
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Press release08.02.2015 - No. 2
Rüsselsheim/Munich. Sensational start of the season for the ADAC Opel Rallye Junior Team! At their first appearance as Opel works drivers, Emil Bergkvist (20, Torsåker) and co-driver Joakim Sjöberg (29, Ösmo) won the first round of the European Junior Rally Championship (FIA ERC Junior), Rallye Liepāja in Latvia, in the Opel ADAM R2. After eleven extremely demanding special stages, the two Swedes won a good half-minute ahead of Norwegian Steve Rokland and Latvian Ralfs Sirmacis (both Peugeot 208 R2), thereby taking over the lead in the overall classification of the FIA ERC Junior. In addition, in their front-wheel drive vehicle with “only” 190 hp amongst all their competitors with considerably more powerful and four-wheel drive vehicles, last year’s winners of the ADAC Opel Rallye Cup also achieved an impressive sixth place in the overall classification. As the accident happened about one hundred kilometres from Liepāja, it took hours before the damaged ADAM R2 made it back to the service area late in the evening. The team around Opel Motorsport Technical Director Dietmar Metrich then decided to refrain from an attempt to repair the vehicle on site. |
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