ROUND 2
A mixture of sunshine and torrential rain welcomed the team.
Race One: started under yellow flags due to rain and horrendous conditions. We remained cautious throughout the race starting at the back of the grid and remained there gaining great experience throughout.
Race Two: was a total contrast, very hot and humid conditions both on and off track, heavy rain halfway through the session saw the yellow flagged waved and no overtaking and race stopped. That saw Mark finish in P12.
Race Three: P12 start we had a good start and has made up several places on the first lap to see it red-flagged due to a beached truck in the gravel at turn one and the trucks having to re-start.
We were pushed off track by another driver, Mark managed to recover and carry on in the race to finish 9th spot. Following a meeting with the Race Director and Stewards, two drivers were pushed back, leaving Mark in P7, and a podium 2nd place in the promoters’ cup – first trophy of the season.
Race Four: A reverse grid saw Mark start in P2 and held 3rd place in the Promoter’s Cup until the last bend where he overcooked it and fell back to 4th and P11 overall.
Round 2 Slovakiaring, Slovakia
Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship. Our weekend looked like this:
- Race One – 12th (5th – Promoters Cup)
- Race Two – 12th (5th – Promoters Cup)
- Race Three – 7th (2nd – Promoters Cup)
- Race Four – 11th (4th – Promoters Cup)
Driver Comments:
“The weekend has again been great, as a team we are learning all the time but at the same time becoming more confident on and off track, with the new truck that’s faster, new set ups to drive to and learning completely new race circuits”.
We leave Slovakiaring with the following championship points in total:
- Goodyear FIA ETRC Drivers – 7 points
- Goodyear FIA ETRC Promoter’s Cup – 57 points
- Goodyear FIA ETRC Teams – NEWELL & TAYLOR – 52 points
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