For the second time, the 2 hour fall race took place on 29.09.2012/11/XNUMX in Rechnitz / Austria.
As part of the endurance championship, in addition to the spring race and the endurance in Hungary, the fall race is the end of the season in the endurance class.
On Friday the Speed arena can still be trained all day.
Time enough to get to know the asphalt carpet and the new one BGM chassis set on the replacement vehicle.
Our company vehicle was once again our tried and tested PK, with which we have already contested a number of long distances.
Equipped with a Polini Evo, Straw speed aspirator, BGM crankshaft and Big bertha, we had reliable 24HP and 20Nm available for the 11h to be completed.
The only 970m long route with 16 curves, alternating fast and extremely slow sections, demanded a lot from the drivers and the material. A fact that we had to learn painfully in the later course of the race.
For the entire race weekend, the weather report had promised a lot of sun and, above all, no rain.
So after the rain trips in Hungary and Magny Cours a real treat for the season finale - we thought ...
The Saturday morning showed up with a few clouds and the anticipation to start the sunrise was very great.
After the driver and vehicle are ready to go and the filling station has been set up,
we all looked forward to the Le Mants start at 7:30.
Having started from 11th on the grid, we were able to sort our way into 3rd place in the further course of the race through a tire poker when it started to rain.
There were many exciting duels and frequent changes of position, not just in the front rows.
Unfortunately, 3 hours before the end of the race, the wear and tear thwarted our plans.
The brake pads gave up their service on the vehicle after 8 hours and had to be changed.
All in all, this stop lasted around 8 minutes, so our lead on the 4th placed Chili Racer team was gone with 5 laps and we now had to start the race to catch up in 5th place, 2 laps behind.
In spite of all attempts, the lead on the longed-for podium place was now unreachable. With a cushion of a few laps in 6th place, half an hour before the end of the race we just decided to drive home safely and without falling and finished the 11h race in 532th place after 5 laps.
Looking back, we can say it was the most exciting racing weekend and a successful end to this season.
We thank everyone who works on the organization and realization of this racing series.
Thanks to our sponsor Scooter-Center and everyone who helped us through the 2012 season.
See you on the track - 2013!
Dates for the Spring - and fall race are already certain ...
Dennis, Alex, Robert, Torsten
