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Det blev en andraplats i GT-kvalet på Mantorp Park för WestCoast Racing. Fredrik Lestrup och Lars Stugemo körde båda i det 30 minuter långa kvalpasset och Lestrups bästa tid räckte till en andraplats och första startled, några tiondelar från pole position.
– Jag gick för pole position så helt nöjd kan jag inte säga att jag är, säger Fredrik Lestrup. Nu får vi se om vi kan hitta på något extra till racet.
Det en timme långa GT-racet startar 12:30 imorgon lördag.
WestCoast Racing returns to Mantorp Park this weekend. This time for the second race of the season in the Swedish GT-league. After a third place in the season opener at Anderstorp WestCoast Racing has spent two days testing at Hockenheim getting to know the new BMW Z4 GT3 better. The team now feels better prepared after two constructive testdays.
”It’s about time to get the GT-programme up to speed,” team manager Dick Jönsson Wigroth says. ”We had just finished building the car when we arrived at Anderstorp. Now we have had two good test days at Hockenheim and we are much better prepared this time. It will be exciting to see what we can do at Mantorp.”
The car will be driven by the Westcoast Racings GT-driver Fredrik Lestrup who will share the car with Lars Stugemo. Both drove one race each for the team in the old car last year and the race this weekend at Mantorp will be their first race for WestCoast Racing this year. Both drivers were present at the two testdays at Hockenheim and Fredrik Lestrup looks forward to the weekend.
”It’s finally started. The testing at Hockenheim went really well and we had a chance to test several different set-ups and get to know the car better. We have a lot of data with us back home that will help us understand the car much better. I think we will have a fun weekend at Mantorp, I’m looking forward to share the car with Lars and my season with WestCoast Racing has finally started!” he says.
Swedish Racing League will be held on Friday and Saturday with qualification for the GT-race on Friday followed by a one hour long race on Saturday. Live timing will be available at http://amigoo.se
WestCoast Racing will give reports during the race on the twitterfeed – www.twitter.com/westcoastracing although these reports will most likely be in Swedish.
Time schedule, Swedish Racing League:
Friday June 3rd
09.00 Battle of The Twins, free practice
09.25 Ginetta G20 Cup, free practice
09.50 Trofeo Abarth, free practice
10.15 Swedish GT/Ferrari Challenge, free practice
11.20 Ginetta G20 Cup, qualification
11.45 Trofeo Abarth, qualification
12.10 Swedish GT/Ferrari Challenge, qualification
12.45 LUNCH
13.35 Battle of The Twins, qualification
14.00 Ginetta G20 Cup, Race 1
14.30 Ferrari Challenge, Race 1
15.00 Trofeo Abarth, Race 1
15.45 Battle of The Twins, Race 1
16.15 Ferrari Challenge, Race 2
Saturday June 4th
09.00 Battle of The Twins, Race 2
09.30 Ginetta G20 Cup, Race 2
10.00 Autoropa customer events
12.00 LUNCH
12.30 Swedish GT, Race
13.40 Autoropa, customer and test drive Ferrari FXX m.fl.
14.40 Trofeo Abarth, Race 2
15.10 Autoropa, customer events
17.00 Finish
WestCoast Racing återvänder i helgen till Mantorp Park i Östergötland. Där väntar säsongens andra tävlingshelg i svenska GT-ligan Swedish Racing League. Efter en tredjeplats i säsongsstarten på Anderstorp har WestCoast Racing i veckan inlett testerna av den nybyggda BMW Z4 GT3. Teamet känner sig nu mer redo efter två testdagar på Hockenheim.
– Det är dags att få fart på GT-satsningen nu känns det som, säger Dick Jönsson Wigroth. Vi var precis klara med bilen innan Anderstorp och har behövt gå igenom och testa ut den ordentligt. Nu har vi haft två bra testdagar på Hockenheim och känner oss bättre förberedda. Det blir spännande att se vad vi kan göra på Mantorp.
Bilen kommer i helgen att köras av Fredrik Lestrup och Lars Stugemo på Mantorp som båda gör sin säsongsstart för WestCoast Racing. Båda körde varsitt race i den gamla bilen förra säsongen och racet på Mantorp blir det första racet tillsammans i år. Båda förarna var med och testade på Hockenheim och Fredrik Lestrup ser fram emot att vara igång med GT-säsongen med WestCoast Racing.
– Äntligen är vi igång, säger Fredrik. Det var två väldigt bra testdagar på Hockenheim där vi fick chans att testa mycket olika inställningar och lära känna bilen. Vi fick med oss mycket data som kommer hjälpa oss att förstå bilen ännu mer. Jag tror vi får en kul helg på Mantorp, jag ser fram emot att dela bilen med Lars och äntligen är tävlingsäsongen med WestCoast Racing igång!
Swedish Racing League körs på fredag och lördag på Mantorp med kval för GT-ligan på fredag och ett timme långt race på lördagen.
Live timing från helgens tävlingar kommer att finnas på http://amigoo.se
WestCoast Racing kommer också att rapportera under det en timme långa racet på teamets twitterfeed – www.twitter.com/westcoastracing
Tidsschema, Swedish Racing League:
Fredag 3 juni
09.00 Battle of The Twins, fri träning
09.25 Ginetta G20 Cup, fri träning
09.50 Trofeo Abarth, fri träning
10.15 Swedish GT/Ferrari Challenge, fri träning
11.20 Ginetta G20 Cup, kval
11.45 Trofeo Abarth, kval
12.10 Swedish GT/Ferrari Challenge, kval
12.45 LUNCH
13.35 Battle of The Twins, kval
14.00 Ginetta G20 Cup, Race 1
14.30 Ferrari Challenge, Race 1
15.00 Trofeo Abarth, Race 1
15.45 Battle of The Twins, Race 1
16.15 Ferrari Challenge, Race 2
Lördag 4 juni
09.00 Battle of The Twins, Race 2
09.30 Ginetta G20 Cup, Race 2
10.00 Autoropa kunder
12.00 LUNCH
12.30 Swedish GT, Race
13.40 Autoropa, kunder + uppvisning Ferrari FXX m.fl.
14.40 Trofeo Abarth, Race 2
15.10 Autoropa, kunder
17.00 Slut
I måndags och idag är WestCoast Racing på plats på Hockenheim för tester med nya GT-bilen. Fredrik Lestrup körde sitt första test för teamet i måndags och idag onsdag ansluter Lars Stugemo för att tillsammans med Fredrik fortsätta testerna.
De två ska köra på race 2 i Svenska GT-ligan Swedish Racing League som i helgen körs på Mantorp fredag och lördag.
Mer rapporter inför det under eftermiddagen och kvällen.
Richard Göransson has started his march back to STCC. He now enters the gym aiming to get fit for a comeback in the BMW again. this is his own words about his fight back to
Life really is a roller coaster righyt now. After the accident at Jyllandsringen on Easter I went into a real engery saving mode. All my strength was used to get my body to start heal again and resting was the best medicine. A lot of time was spent watching movies in the couch but now I’ve finally been able to start training again. After x-ray and check-ups at my doctor Ulf Nordström I was sent through to Magnus Johansson at Örebro Rehabcentre who’s helping me.
This Friday I did my first light work-out but I’ve never had so much pain as I had after that small work-out. The training was really light but it felt and the body is weak. The stability in the torso have been noticeably weaker and that is one of the things we must fix. I had a work-out again this Monday and met Magnus to work out a fitness regime.
The fitness training have started and I have a couple of work-outs per week planned to be more and harder. So far I don’t do any exercises involving pressure or movements of the back but it feels so great to finally be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel!
Then of course there was another STCC-race this weekend, this time at Mantorp Park. Two eventful races where it felt like some drivers drove like bank robbers, especially in the first race. The ones leading before the weekend scored nothing and those who chased them had a good weekend so the championship is tighter again with Tommy Rustad the new leader. It will be exciting to follow, I predicted Fredrik Ekblom or Tommy Rustad to win the championship and they are now heading the championship but a lot will happen I’m sure.
Unfortunately my team mate Martin Öhlin dissapeared already at the start in the first corner. But it was fun to see ”Flash” win again though. He took his 34th STCC-victory and now equals my victory record. I can hardly ask for a better motivation than that to return to the track again! We will win races this year so at least Flash can’t say he’s the one who has won the most races …
// Richard Göransson