2006 CLIO CUP WINTER CHAMPION, Niki Lanik, qualified 6th and 9th out of 36 keen racing drivers for Round 7 & 8 of the UK ELF Clio Cup. Driving the Youth 4 Human Rights Race Team’s Clio touring car in Europe’s best and most competitive racing championship ensures that the races are close and entertaining. Both championship rounds were held at Norfolk’s racing circuit, Snetterton, attracting 20,000 live spectators and live TV coverage on Setanta Sports. The top 23 on the grid qualified within 1 second per lap. 20 year old Niki Lanik was only 0.3 seconds off pole position.

“Testing on Friday went extremely well. Colin [Niki’s race engineer] and I decided to change a few of the car’s settings which turned out to be very positive!” said the young racer, “We were 4th fastest at the end of the day!” The Youth 4 Human Rights UK Car Racing Team is engineered by Stancombe Vehicle Engineering.

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“CHAMPION racer Niki Lanik was voted Driver of the Day for his storming drive through the field in the Renault Clio Cup at Donington Park.”

“He charged from 32nd on the grid to finish a stunning 12th having been forced out of the race the previous day.”

“Lanik, 20, from Ashurst Wood, drives the Youth 4 Human Rights UK Car Racing Team car and now heads for the next round at Snetterton later this month.”

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WINNING the “Driver of the Day” award, the Youth 4 Human Rights UK Car Racing Team and their driver, Austrian Niki Lanik, have come back safe and successful from a very eventful weekend at Derbyshire’s Donington Park, charging from 32nd of the grid to finish in a stunning 12th place by the end of the 14 lap race. Having been 3rd and 4th quickest out of 40 on Thursday’s test day, the Ashurst Wood race driver was confident he could qualify in the top 5 for the weekend’s races.

“I made a little mistake on my flying qualifying lap, which cost me 0.4 seconds, loosing out on qualifying 2nd.” Niki Lanik mentioned, “But starting 6th was also not bad! I had a mega start in Saturday’s race, nearly slotting into 3rd place by Redgate [the first corner], I was forced to slot into 5th place defending from the 2003 Clio Cup Champion, the Irish Jonathan Fildes. On lap 5 I was about to make a move on Mark Speller, were he then deliberately pushed me off the track, nearly flipping my car, breaking my steering, and putting me in the gravel trap! I was pretty annoyed at the fact that it was considered a ‘racing incident’ and that Speller wasn’t penalized. I guess that’s just racing!” Niki explained with a reassuring smile.

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