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BRV/Autokrant takes the lead in group 4

Last weekend BRV/Autokrant Racing finished 5th place at the Zolder 500 km. A difficult race but precious points and the lead in group 4 as a result.

Warm-up
Bruno Vermeeren: "I started the warm-up session with new tyres and new brakes. When the car felt good and after one fast lap I handed over to Tom. He finished place 1 in group 4."

Qualification
During this session the team had to deal with a wet and tricky track. The settings of the car were not like expected. Despite this Bruno managed a lap of 2:03.410 which was good for the 7th place on the grid.

The race
Tom Aerts took the start of the race and after 5 laps he already drove in 3rd position. Unfortunately the clutch broke quite early.

Tom: “This caused some vibrations in the front wheels during braking. Later on I was pushed off track by a BMW. We lost valuable time and our 3rd place. We checked the car and Bruno took over.”

Bruno came back on track in 14th position and was able to push. After 2 hours it was time to refuel and Tom took over in 5th place. With view on 4th place the team wanted Tom to finish the race but the planned strategy was completely ruined.

Bruno "I took over and had still one hour to go. The 4th position was far away now. After 40 minutes I had no brakes anymore, we decided together with Luc Gabriël to add brake oil. Near the end of the race we also lost our 1st and 2nd gear!”

Without too many risks at the end the team finished 5th place; valuable points for the championship and the lead in group 4 as a result. Next meeting will take place in July within the framework of the Zolder Super Prix.


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BRV/Autokrant Racing Team

18 Jun 2009