With the big semi-final done and dusted, today provided the players with an opportunity to kick back, relax, and really enjoy the great atmosphere of the WTCC race day. Everyone was in for a real treat with Oschersleben turning on a magnificent sunny day and the guys getting the chance to walk out on the starting grid as the WTCC cars warmed up.

It was a very special day for last night's winner VikboBosse as he not only got to meet one of Sweden's best racing car drivers, Rickard Rydell, but also got to travel a lap of the track in the official WTCC leading car.

Bosse was literally brimming with excitement after the lap and he just couldn't believe how well his weekend had turned out. A factory worker with five children (all boys), the Swede qualified for the Race Trophy semi-final in a freeroll and only found out one week ago that he would be coming to Oschersleben. Now he has a seat to the guaranteed $500,000 Race Trophy Final in Vienna and has had the weekend of a lifetime doing everything from TV interviews, to chatting with sporting icons, to speeding around a race track at 150km an hour!

After watching the first WTCC race from the rooftop terrace of the VIP lounge and being stuffed full with another excellent buffet lunch, the guys decided it was poker o'clock and sat down for a few sit'n'go's in the PokerRoom.com tent. 0flushgordon and gbpoker were amongst the winnners and Tournament Director Thomas 'Lammy' Lamatsch also took down a tourney a provided the table with a lot of laughs.

The weekend might almost be over, but the party is just beginning with the guys heading out tonight for the big farewell dinner and then some more drinks at a local Magdeburg nightclub. I'll bring you all the pictures and a wrap up of the weekend tomorrow, see you then!

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