The first day of Nitro Rallycross Alberta has come to an end. Find out what happened during the first day below.
Group E Battle Bracket Round One
Round one of the Group E Battle Bracket would see Oliver Bennett face off against Conner Martell. Robin Larsson, Andreas Bakkerud, Travis Pastrana, Kris Meeke, Kevin and Oliver Eriksson would all get a bye round. Conner Martell would beat Oliver Bennet by 16.105 seconds to advance to the Battle Bracket Quarterfinal where he would face Kris Meeke.
Group E Battle Bracket Quarterfinal
Kris Meeke Vs. Conner Martell
After beating Oliver Bennett in round one of the Battle Bracket Conner Martell would face Bennett’s Xite Energy teammate Kris Meeke. Meeke would avenge his teammate by beating Martell by 0.031 seconds to advance to the semifinal.
Robin Larsson Vs. Fraser McConnell
Championship leader Robin Larsson would face off against DRR teammate Fraser McConnell in the quarterfinal. Fraser McConnell would beat Larsson by 1.131 seconds to advance to the semifinal.
Oliver Eriksson Vs. Kevin Eriksson
Kevin Eriksson would face off against his brother Oliver Eriksson in the quarterfinal. Kevin would beat Oliver by 2.697 seconds to advance to the semifinal.
Andreas Bakkerud Vs. Travis Pastrana
Andreas Bakkerud would face off against Travis Pastrana in the quarterfinal. Bakkerud would beat Pastrana by 5.271 seconds to advance to the semifinal.
Group E Battle Bracket Semifinal
Kris Meeke Vs. Fraser McConnell
Kris Meeke would face off against Fraser McConnell in the battle bracket semifinal. Fraser McConnell would take the win, beating Meeke by 2.679 seconds to advance to the finals.
Andreas Bakkerud Vs. Kevin Eriksson
Andreas Bakkerud would face off against Kevin Eriksson in the battle bracket semifinal. Kevin Eriksson would take the win, beating Bakkerud by 2.892 seconds to advance to the final.
Group E Battle Bracket Final
Kevin Eriksson would face off against Fraser McConnell. McConnell is coming into the final looking for his second straight battle bracket win. McConnell would get that second straight win, beating Eriksson by 0.483 seconds to secure the win.
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