Ferguson Continues To Lead In WDC

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Published: May 18, 2009 03:59 pm EDT

The fourth leg of the World Driving Championship wrapped up Monday, May 18 at Sørlandets Travpark in

Kristiansand, Norway with Canada’s representative, Brad Forward, sitting eighth in the standings while New Zealand’s Peter Ferguson remained in first place after enjoying a pair of second place finishes.

During today's action, Belgium’s Christophe Martens doubled up in the first two races while Denmark’s Birger Jørgensen prevailed in round three. Eirik Høitomt of Norway won the final round and enjoyed three third places finishes on the day.

Luck was not on Forward’s side in the fourth leg as he finished fifth and sixth in the first two rounds followed by a pair of eighth place finishes.

The fifth and final leg of the WDC will take place on May 20 at Bjerke Travpark.

Here are the point totals after the fourth leg:

Peter Ferguson - New Zealand – 133
Birger Jørgensen - Denmark – 121
Roland Hülskath - Germany - 117
Björn Goop - Sweden - 115
Eirik Høitomt - Norway - 112
Christophe Martens - Belgium - 107
Jason Bartlett - USA – 90
Brad Forward - Canada – 80
Imre Fazekas - Hungary - 79
Gareth Rattray - Australia - 63

To view the WDC photo gallery, click here

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