Steffi Halm Shone At Slovakiaring

It was Steffi Halm who shone bright at the Slovakiaring European Truck Racing Championship.

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The Slovakiaring European Truck Racing Championship may well be over. The European Trucking teams may be busy preparing for the 2018 season, which will begin in May. History cannot refute however that Steffi Halm shone at Slovakiaring in the 2017 season. Steffi made a stunning start and earned herself a fabulous finish. With the weather pleasant, the final race at Slovakiaring on July 16, 2017, saw Lenz take off and gain a certain advantage. Halm however eclipsed it with an explosive burst of speed. The two rushed into the first corner with Steffi taking a firm lead as she exited on the other side. Not only did she manage to keep the best line, she also did not lift as early as Lenz seemed to. As the rest of the field tackled the first corner, Steffi was already some distance ahead with Lenz and Hahn in pursuit. In the earlier race (Race 3) the same day, Kiss in his Mercedes scored a well earned victory with Halm coming in fifth after Albacete, Hahn and Lacko. It was Albacete who accelerated quickly from the second row to enter the first corner ahead of others. He went wide and was quickly overtaken by Kiss. Overtaking not just Albacete, but also Hahn, Kiss kept the lead to himself right until the end. Right behind Albacete and Hahn, Steffi drove under pressure from Lacko. She was forced to brake hard after Hahn and Albacete ahead of her braked hard. This led Lacko to take advanteg As the two trucks ahead of her braked strongly, Halm was forced to hit the skids, allowing Lacko to quickly find a way ahead of her. The Freightliner was quicker, and Steffi ceded her fourth place to the Czech. This perhaps had an effect on Halm as she simply drove explosively in the final race. It was a race where she earned her title, and achieved a emphatic win. As Steffi