The start of the 2013 season is fast approaching with the
first round at Donington Park this Saturday (6th April).
Following cancellation of a track day at Donington Park (due
to snow & ice!) we recently took Car
99 on an Easter day trip to Anglesey allowing Marcus to familiarise himself further
with the new slick tyres and the adjustments made following the previous test.
The first few hours of the day proved to be very productive - we got through a whole packet of Hobnobs
and set up our new toy, the shiny new Nespresso machine! The car, however, began
to struggle following a spin and it was decided to pull it off the track and
get it back to its Hartech home. The issue would have been easily resolved at a
race meeting but with fewer spares (and pairs of hands!) this wasn’t possible, but Marcus’ car is now back on top form and ready to race!
The Porsche Club Championship has rocketed in popularity
with 38 cars registered for the Championship and 28 entries so far for the Donington
Park round. This season will see numerous change which could prove to make
competition fierce. As previously mentioned the championship has Pirelli
contracted as their tyre supplier this season and for the first time the cars
will be racing on a full set of slicks, a change causing many drivers to adapt
their driving style and strategy. The grand entrance of the Cayman S, newly
eligible for the championship, has got many teams questioning whereabouts it
will land in the pack.
The series has a set of strong entrants with the return of former
champions including Mark McAleer Mark
Sumpter along with reigning overall champion Alex Eacock moving to Class 1 in a
996, alongside the similar car of class 1 champion Pete Morris, who is also run
by Alex’s family business. Hartech should be highly represented throughout the
race with running 4 drivers, 3 in class 1 and 1 in class 2. Each driver has
been chosen for their own successes, driving skill, and specific experience so
the Hartech team will be marked as one of the elite to keep an eye on
throughout the season. Hopefully Marcus, Tom, Gary and Stuart will achieve
excellent results in this race and all those to follow and we wish each one of
them the best of luck (but mainly Marcus!).
The Donington park round commences on April 6th.
Qualifying is at 7am followed by two 25 minute races at 12:15 and 15:15. The
second race at 15:15pm will be televised live on Motors TV, coverage of the
meeting starting from 13.30 (Sky channel 413, Virgin Media channel 545).
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about to try and put updates on over the course of the meeting - why not follow
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