Advait Deodhar came close to finishing inside the top 10 in the Hockenheim round of Nascar Euro series after securing a division win earlier in the weekend. Deodhar undertook a double outing in the penultimate round of the championship, competing in both the Elite Club and Elite 2 category. The weekend started off well with the Elite Club, where he beat defending champion Andreas Kuchelbacher to notch up his second win of the season and extend his lead in the title standings.
Results were harder to come by in the higher-level Elite 2 division, given he had only prior round of racing experience and no testing to support his cause. In Race 1 he was beset by throttle issues, which nearly put him in the wall in the opening laps. A drive through penalty for overtaking under double yellow flags put him a lap down, while more technical troubles added to his misery.
Once the reliability problems were sorted by Race 2, Deodhar showed impressive pace, running as high as ninth before slipping down the order after outbraking himself at one of the corners. He managed to regain lost ground, but ran out of time to re-pass his rivals, ending up 13th in the final classifications.
Deodhar will next be seen in action in the final round of the season in Belgium next month, where he'd be looking to clinch the Elite Club title and build up on the pace he showed in Elite 2.
