Dave Smith started the race and did a great job the first couple of laps with cold tiers and a green track and then he picked up a fast pace around the track ! Right before I jumped in the car 6pm Jared Thompson had been fighting with the car with no power steering and drove in rain with slicks on !
It took me 10 laps to get use to the dark and get a feeling for the heavy rain and try to control the 700+ hp ! We did double stints which means we were out the for little more than 2hrs each. But during my session it started to get crazy out there, cars were flipping, oil on the track etc. Which made me drive for 4 ½ hrs !!!
Drive in the rain is one of my strongest side and was able to take us from 8th overall to leading the race with 12 laps !! It’s a great feeling to be the fastest guy and lead the race in an amazing Ford GT against a Grand-Am Porsche team with factory drivers, who actually won the race last year ! Then at midnight we got hit by a Mazda Miata and broke the right rear suspension, and our race were over :( That’s racing sometimes and it’s hard to swallow because we were leading the race and had a great chance to win the race, in our class and the overall title !!
Overall it’s a great weekend I couldn’t ask for more, we were just unlucky with the result !
Here’s some pictures from the race weekend !
Best,
Marten
Marten
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