{"id":20419,"date":"2020-06-24T08:52:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T06:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=20419"},"modified":"2020-06-24T08:52:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T06:52:10","slug":"hartmandrifting-sliding-into-a-pro-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/24\/hartmandrifting-sliding-into-a-pro-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Hartmandrifting – sliding into a pro career."},"content":{"rendered":"
Since deciding to become a professional racer the road has occasionally been bumpy for Pontus Hartman<\/em>.<\/div>\n
Motorsport and cars have always been a big part of his life – so a couple of years ago he and his girlfriend made the decision live the dream …to the max.<\/div>\n
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Hartmandrifting<\/a> were immediately rewarded with a win, and a second place in the Swedish Drift Championship Semi pro series – ending the season with a third overall place.\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n
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Twenty-nine year old Swedish national, Pontus is philosophical when he hits the low spots. In 2019 it must have felt like he needed to draw hard on those reserves – that year was beset with trouble: two major engine failures; a faulty fuel pump; a broken clutch release bearing.<\/div>\n
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Yet even with all those pull-outs he only just missed the podium gaining fourth place at the Swedish Drift Championship which were held at Sundsvall Racecourse.<\/div>\n
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When the car is on-point and really delivering performance, what are the driving skills which win races, we wondered?<\/div>\n
I would say that drifting needs a calm driver who uses Adrenalin to perform on the track – who, as soon as you let go of that clutch pedal at the start, turns from nervous Adrenalin junkie to 100% focused and calm. You need to be very precise throwing your car just inches from your competitor or alongside a solid concrete wall at speeds of around 150kph. So you need to be fearless behind the wheel.<\/em><\/div>\n
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Pontus Hartman<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Putting disappointments behind them, last year, they began early to focus on the 2020 season and to make Big Plans! They applied to the\u00a0Drift Masters European Championship<\/a>\u00a0securing the chance to be one of among 50 teams from all over Europe to get the opportunity of fighting for that European top spot.<\/div>\n

Life on the road<\/h4>\n
Off the race track Pontus, his girlfriend, and his son travel to events in a Eurocruiser. For 2020 we decided to build ourself a Van, a \u201cEurocruiser\u201d. Since that would be a much more comfortable way to travel around Europe.<\/em><\/em><\/div>\n
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Racer \/ Cruiser<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Victron on board<\/h4>\n
Admiring Pontus’ passion and dedication; and knowing how important it is for sports professionals to live life on the road just as they would at home – being rested between events – Victron decided to help with the power set-up of his Eurocruiser with:<\/div>\n