17/09/2017
The weekend is now over and it is with mixed feelings we travel back home for the last time this season. It has been a weekend filled with challenges and we had hoped to finish the season with a greater result but this is racing and it doesn't always go as you plan.
At 11.00 it was time for Race 2 and Naomi Schiff Racing started out in P30. The start was relatively smooth as the 37 car accelerated down the main straight. With the strategy to pit for driver change in the later part of the pit window to utilise the lighter traffic, Naomi pitted after the half mark of the race. Unfortunately, as Marylin Niederhauser headed out for her first lap of Race 2 we were given a drive through penalty for speeding in pit lane. This caused us to drop back in the field and lose the momentum that was building. Marylin however didn't give up without a fight and to the last minute she pushed and ended up in P24.
It is now time for the students to head back home and in about a month meet up with the entire Reiter Young Stars for the price ceremony. It is still a very open field for the students and it will come down to just a few points!
For the drivers the season has also come to an end and we would like to congratulate Mads Siljehaug and Lennart Marioneck for taking home the Reiter Young Stars 2017 and earning a fully paid season in BLANCPAIN GT SERIES for the next season!