08/02/2026
Man, what a weekend racing and coaching in Germany. I’m super fortunate to get to race in NLS with this awesome team and fast BMW M4 GT4. They make it so fun and we always have a competitive car.
On Saturday, we had the tightest field for qualifying we’ve had all year. 6 cars were sub 8:40 in SP10. I set my new personal best with an 8:34.6 which put us on pole in SP10 AM, P2 overall in SP10 just 0.2s off the pole. Three cars were in the 8:34s which is freaking flying!
In the race, I got a great start (video on slide 5) and took the SP10 lead into T1. When a GT3 Audi spun in Turn 3, I was able to get by a more few Cup 2 cars that were in our starting group which helped me pull an 8s lead on the SP10 field after Lap 1. On Lap 2, I got freaking clobbered by a Cup 2 Porsche on the GP course in a divebomb that I didn’t see coming. The hit was in the right rear quarter panel and luckily the suspension wasn’t damaged. I was able to continue, but it took me a lap or so to get my s**t together and trust the car again in high-speed corners so I lost the lead and followed the No. 176 ProSport Mercedes ProSport GT4 for the rest of my stint.
Mac Harrison had an AWESOME second stint that got us the lead again after the pit time differences and great pace. We got some breaks with Code 60s and pulled a big gap during Russ’ and Alex’s upcoming stints. Ultimately, we had around a 60s lead in class when the checkered flag came out, but got to do an extra lap since the overall leading Mercedes GT3 was behind us. So 39 laps of good pace, great pit stops, 0 mistakes, and a tank-like BMW got us the overall win in SP10!
Thank you BLACK FALCON Alessandro Volpato and Fernando Rückle for giving us such a kickass BMW!
Thank you to Klotz Synthetic Lubricants for making great products and for the support this season.
Thank you to my partners:
Lupe Tortilla Motorsports
Sim Seats
SaltStick Electrolytes
Carello Group
David Dynamics LLC