Competitor portrait: Citroen 11

Again a French car, but quite another genre: This classic Citroen 11 was in production even before World War Two, but the yellow model of Frits Trøst Hansen is newer, and therefore runs in the same class as the Spitfire. Best lap time at Ring Djursland i 1:14,0 - 3 seconds slower than the Spitfire. It would be fair to say that the Citoen looks rather older than it actually is: The design is pre-war, but being a Citroen it was quite ahead of its time, which is most visible in the drive layout. Unlike most contemporary cars it is front wheel drive. The standard car had very fine handling, and these were tranferred intact to the racer version. But the car is very heavy in relation to its power, and must even make do with only 3 gears. Acceleration isn't the best feature, but the handling was demonstrated for me in e very wet race at Jyllandsringen, where we lapped within tenths of each other, and had a fine duel. Unfortunately we probably will not see that much of the car this season, as Frits has build a Ford Escort 1300 for the 1971-klassen.