Cockerill and Schumacher Cougar SV2 Win 2WD at EIR

Over the last weekend, the Euro Indoor Race took place at the superb Black Country Arena facility in Belgium. There were 142 drivers from 12 different countries in attendance. The race fell on the debut weekend of the new Schumacher Cougar SV2, so Tom Cockerill was in attendance with the new car. With Friday as open practice, six rounds of qualifying on the Saturday and six-leg finals on the Sunday, there was plenty of track time for all drivers.

4WD
Tom was looking very good with his Cat SX3 during practice, and this pace showed in qualifying, with him taking five of the six qualifying rounds in dominant fashion. Tom was joined in the A final by Belgium team driver Bart Van Echelpoel.
Come the finals it was a totally different story, with three different drivers winning two legs each. The racing was very fast and close, leading to little mistakes from the top drivers, allowing others to get through. At the end of the finals, it would come down to count back between Tom and Nathan Ralls. Tom took the win by virtue of his faster final time, showing the pace of the SX3.

2WD
The 2WD qualifying was very different to 4WD with it been much closer racing and several drivers been on similar pace. Anyone of five or six drivers could have taken the top spot, with four different drivers taking round wins. However, it was Tom Cockerill that rose to the top with the new SV2 by virtue of the quickest top qualifying run. Tom was joined in the A final by team driver Nicolas Risser who qualified fifth.
The 2WD finals were another dominant display by Tom, with him taking four of the first five finals to take the overall win and top off the perfect weekend. Nicolas finished fourth overall, just missing out on the podium.
It was a very successful debut for the new Schumacher Cougar SV2, with 100 per cent reliability and showing that it has the pace to win. Look out for Tom’s set-up online soon.

Source: Schumacher