Club Arnage 2019
With very light snow falling as the grid formed up for the second round of the 2018/19 Asian Le Mans Series, the race was set to be run in very frosty conditions. The action on track however was hot right from the start! 2016/17 Champions Algarve Pro Racing are back to their winning ways, with current drivers Andrea Pizzitola and Harrison Newey claiming a hard fought victory in the 4 Hours of Fuji. 24 Ligier JS P2 Judd, Harrison Newey took the lead into the first corner. The battle between the pair continued throughout the race before a safety car period with just 30 minutes to go bunched the field up. 22 and the battle just intensified. It was Andrea and Algarve Pro Racing that held on to claim the victory, with Paul and United Autosports team in second. In third place, and taking the win in LMP2 Am was ARC Bratislava in a impressive comeback drive. 4 ARC Bratislava Ligier JS P2 dropped back after an incident saw Miro Konopka tangle with another competitor. Ling Kang put in a solid middle stint to help the team climb up the order. 23 United Autosports Ligier JS P2 Nissan.
23 to claim 3rd place outright and the LMP2 Am trophy win. 65 Viper Niza Racing Ligier JS P3 of Nigel Moore that got the jump on the field again, running as high as 3rd outright in the opening stages of the race. Ultimately the battle for the LMP3 class victory came down to the final moments of the race. 13 Inter Europol Competition Ligier JS P3. 3 United Autorsports Ligier JS P3 of Kay van Berlo right on his tail. The battle between the two once the racing resumed was tight, with Kay getting the jump early, but Martin refused to give up, fighting for the position until the end of the race. In the end it was Kay that took the victory by just 3.5 seconds, with Martin taking second. 79 Ecurie Ecosse / Nielsen Racing of Antony Wells and Colin Noble. The pair put in a very strong effort to come back from starting at the rear of the grid to claim the final place on the LMP3 podium. 11 Ferrari 488 GT3. After contact in the opening stages of the race, the team made an unscheduled pitstop, dropping them well behind the GT field. Takeshi Kimura, Kei Cozzolino and James Calado all drove strongly during the race, ensuring Car Guy claimed their second GT class victory from the opening two Asian Le Mans Series races. 51 Spirit of Race Ferrari 488 GT3 driven by Alessandro Pier Guidi, Ozz Negri Jr and Francesco Piovanetti. They also had a challenging opening phase of the race after dropping to the back of the order, before fighting their way back, making their second place all the more impressive. 66 Tian Shi Racing Team, Audi R8 LMS of Xu Wei, Max Wiser and Zhang Ya Qi. They were also the top GT Am entry.
This is not a car for wallflowers. In order to save weight, the rear windows are now made from polycarbonate instead of glass, the flameproof seats are wafer thin, and titanium has been used for the muffler. The RS runs the same 3.8-litre dry-sump, flat-six as the GT3, but another 11kW is liberated by an improved air filter and intake. This fantastic engine can spin all the way to 8500rpm, but it鈥檚 the way it responds to throttle inputs that makes it such a joy to play with. This is partly due to the fact that Porsche has used a single-mass flywheel instead of the regular dual-mass one. This saves eight kilograms, but more importantly, its lighter weight makes the engine far more responsive. The downside is a terrible rattling noise from the six-speed manual transmission and relatively rough idle, but this is a hardcore racer after all. And being a racer, it comes with a rollcage, a fire-extinguisher and race harnesses. The power is impressive, but it鈥檚 the agility, the accurate steering, the way you can feel everything on the road, and the high-speed grip that make this Porsche so much fun on the track. Pushing through turn one at Phillip Island at an almost unbelievable speed, it feels like the big sticky Michelins will never let go. And if they do, Porsche鈥檚 renowned brakes will wash off warp speeds in an instant.
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