Strakka Racing completes a successful two-day test at the Nürburgring with latest Gibson 015S
Strong debut for team's Gibson 015S debut
Strakka Racing enjoyed a successful test debut of its Gibson 015S chassis at the Nürburgring WEC test. Despite changeable conditions across the two days, Strakka Racing topped the LMP2 times on both days ending day two with a 1:45.123 set by Jonny Kane.
"It has been a successful test, getting to grips with the car and trying multiple setup options to see what the car is sensitive to,” says team principal Dan Walmsley. “It's only a test and everyone runs their own programme, so times on test days don’t mean too much but its good feeling to be back at the sharp end.”
All three Strakka Racing drivers were on hand to sample the latest car that replaces the S103 for the remainder of the WEC season. "It's a car I drove a fair bit several years ago,” says Danny Watts. “I thoroughly enjoyed driving it this week in its updated specification. I felt at home straight away in it. It feels easy to drive and it’s very responsive. I’m definitely looking forward to racing it!”
The team now heads back to the UK to finish preparing the 015S that ran unpainted this week and it returns to the Nürburgring next month for the fourth round of the FIA WEC, the 6 Hours of Nürburgring on 30th August.
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About Strakka Racing
From early domestic campaigns with BMWs and Aston Martins, Strakka Racing has evolved to become one of the most respected and successful privateer teams in the World Endurance Championship. In 2010 the Silverstone-based team achieved a class win, five circuit records and fifth overall in the iconic Le Mans 24 Hours. In 2013, it secured a second Le Mans win in the LMP1 Privateers’ class. Ever developing, in 2013 Strakka Racing entered the Formula Renault 3.5 World Series single-seater championship, regarded as one of the best training grounds for F1. In 2014 Strakka Racing joined forces with esteemed Japanese chassis manufacturer DOME to develop, market and race the Strakka DOME S103 chassis. 2014 also saw Strakka Racing create the Zanardi Strakka Kart racing team, winning both prestigious FIA KF and KZ titles in 2014.
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