Finally after the first 2 unfruitfull races of Silverstone and Monza Luca and Jourgen where back on track with a result that opens the season for them.
After a very tough friday where Luca crashed the 19 matech gt40 into the barriers in the triple left corner the mechanics made an amazing job rebuilding the car in the nigth working from 1600 to 730 am non stop and allowing the Italo German couple to take part in qualifying.
Unfortunatley Luca damaged the break cooling sistem in the accident and the brakes where not so performing in qualifing therfore both Luca and Jourgen went for a compromizing performance but they where confident for the race.
Race 1) Luca started the race witgh a great desire to do well and in a total concentrated approach, that allowed him to survive first corenr carnage, and made him pass from 11th on grid to 2nd after first corner, should be checked is is almost a world record...!!, he than started to chase Aston Marting N8 of Hexing Racing closing the gap every lap. The first cars made a significant gap on the followers and when it was driver change time Jourgen found himself in a safe 2 postion with a gap on the followers, from than Jourgen finsiehd what Luca had starded chasing and passing the Aston and allowing the duo to score first win in 2008 despite the 140kg ballast that is now constantly in the car, basically is like driving with two well shaped models togheter with the driver.
Race2) This time it was Jourgen to take the wheel of the Ford Gt40 and after a great start he was able to keep behind french star Mackowiecky and to keep his 4th place untill driver change, everything looked perfect for another success as Luca was supposely faster than the first 3 other drivers if it was not for a saftey car period that packed the group and forced lapped cars to be put togheter with the leaders. At the restart a too young and too unexperienced french youngman missed the braking point at first corenr and went full speed into the Ford gt40 of Luca making his chances to win another race vanish... Luca still contiuned what seemed a nightmare race and found hiself trapped behind a slow ferrari N11 of JMB that was so scared and concerned to be passed by the Italian that after closing all the possible ways to be passed decided to loose control of the car on the start finish straghit blocking any chance for Luca to avaid contact that signed the end of the race for the car 19.
Big disappoinment struck the team after the great saturday but also there is now the confidence with the new team and with the new car that if everyhting works well results can be stil achieved and with this positive thinking we are facing the next race of Brno in sept.
Untill than ' wish you a great 2008 summer' and see you soon.
Luca
WIN WIN WIN
venerd́ 18 luglio 2008 · FIA GT3