Photo: It was an internationel feeling in small Ingelstad south of Växjö, Sweden when Dackefejden started and in the service area you saw a lot of german flags on the cars. But also drivers from other countries startyed. F ex french veteran Olivier Hugla, in the "dutch coloured" 240.




Picture: Young 240-driver danish Mick Fraas was the fastest of all foreign Volvo Original drivers in Dackefejden 2010.

A lot of "non swedish cars" invaded Dackefejden in Sweden this year.
It was a lot of drivers from Germany, but also some drivers from other couintries: Denmark, Finland and France. And drivers from Sweden of cause - the total number of Volvo Original was almost 80, included the Volvo Original drivers in the Youngsterclasse, where drivers 16-18 years and without drivers license - and without pacenotes - is allowed. Among them Max Svensson was the winner - and he ended as nr 60 overall in the list with 205 cars to start!

This rally was the swedish leg in the Volvo Original Nordic West Euro Cup 2010 - a very special Cup, with "head rallies" and bonus rallies. 
Bonus rallies is because the drivers are spred out in six countries.

Well - a lot of drivers came to Dackefejden and the 5 stages on hard and twisty gravel roads in a very nice swedish landscape.
The rally started in wounderful wether sun and blue sky - but it changed to heavy rain during the rally and that gave the drivers a lot of problems as the roads get very slippery.

Some of the drivers crashed - f ex german Andreas Leue with his 740 and Arne Hoffmaster who started in hes brand new built 940 for the fist time.

The big star in this Cup - swedish 940 driver Henrik Levin - also crashed. After 500 meters on the first stage! Henrik has won the Cup 2 times and want to win again.
But nog he has no car - and two broken ribs...

Danish 240-driver Mick Fraas was the fastest af the foreign Volvo guests in Dackefejden.
His time over the 62 kms gravel roads was 42.49,2.
2.nd was german "Volvo General" Jochen Walther,, also drivng 240 with 44.03,8 and 3.rd Philip Knoof, the young german with 45.02,7. This time also gave him the 9:th place overall among the C-graded Volvo Original drivers where 32 drivers started (and 98 overall).

Cup-leader so far - Siegfried "Siggi" Mayr in his old standard 740 - was only a few seconds slower then Knoof. That gave him 10 more points in the Cup.
Young swedish driver Kristoffer Karlsson who test the Euro Cup this year made a very good rally, won the B-drivers classe and was 4.th fastest among all Volvo Original drivers.
Kristoffers time after 5 stages - 41.11,5 - gave him and codriver Lars Andersson the 18.th place overall in the whole Dackefejden. But - the fastest driver in this standard time - Fredrik Menck - was a little bit faster. He got 40.27,6 -and htat placed him as number 8 overall!
Even one more driver in a standard one wheel driven Volvo took place on the Top 10. It was Anders Banger with his 50.53.1



Picture: Philip Knoof, Germany - 9.th among 32 in Volvo Original C.

Nordic West Euro Cup, After 2 rallies, "Top 26":
1) Siegfried Mayr, Germany, 740, 48 p, 2) Kristoffer Karlsson, Sweden, 940, 43, 3) Henrik Levin Sweden, 940, 35, 4) Jochen Walther, Germany, 240 and Philip Knoof, Germany, 940, both 32, 6) Stefan Haberland, Germany, 31, 7) Fredrik Menck, Sweden, 940 and Andreas Leue, Germany, 740, 30 each, 9) Anders Banger Sweden, 940 and Michel Kolen, Germany, 740, 27 each, 11) Thomas Grönberg, Sweden, 25, 740, 2, 12) Brage Lundmark, Sweden, 940 and Michael Harmsen, The Netherlands, 240, 22 each, 14) Robin Brandel, Sweden, 940, 21, 15) Morgan Eriksson, Sweden, 940 and Karl Rumpler, Austria, 740, Robert Nordin, Åland/SF, 940 and Olivier Hugla, France, 240, 20 each, 19) Samuel Linddahl, Sweden, 940, 19, 20) Ulf Johansson, Sweden, 940, 18, 21) Björn Lindberg, Sweden, 940, 17, 22) Ola Wingren, Sweden, 740, 16, 23) Morgan Olsson, Sweden, 740, Anja C. Frese, Germany, 240, Markus Stachl, Austria, 740 and Nedan Jovanovic, Austria, 740, 15 each.
Total 78 teams has got points in the Cup so far.



Photo: Anja C Frese from Sulingen, Germany was fastes in the ladies classe (13,5 secs faster than Lena Bodin from Sweden)

TWO STARTED IN HUNGARY

Two austrian Volvo Original drivers - 740-drivers Markus Stachl and Nedan Jovanovic - started in hungarian bonus rally "Karpackie Rally". 
It was a ruff rally on slippery roads, but both reach the finish line at the last stage and scored 15 bonus points each.
(We have not any results from the rally yeat.)

Marckus Stachl who has codriver Andreas Hadinger in his 740 is tree times WVOC-vinner in Austria.

Two more austrian Volvo 740 started in the rally, but they started in Gr H.
It was Johan Drapela/Marlies Mandl ho fell out and Ernst Miller/ Michael Tasch who reached the finish.
In the VOC classe.
Austrian Karl Rumplet also attended to start in Hungary, but Karls and Marias 740 is still damaged after Karl went off in Solingen Rally in Germany.
Karl hope to get it ready until WOC rallies in Oldenburg and Denmark.