Zele-Racing client, austrian hillclimb veteran Hermann Waldy, extended his championship lead with a solid 3rd place in yesterdays Lucine (SLO) hillclimb. With his Lola B06/51 having a significantly longer wheelbase compared with the Lola´s of winner Milan Svoboda (SK) and second placed Marietto Nalon (IT), both driving the older T96/50 respectively B99/50 chassis, it was difficult for Waldy to turn his racer around the numerous hairpins on the 4km Slovenian track.
Waldy:“ I knew before, that this track does not suit neither my car nor myself. My target was to finish on the podium and score full points for the austrian championship. This worked out ok. Also i always have to keep in mind that we have Illirska Bistrica and my homerace St.Urban/Simonhöhe coming up soon. It would be stupid to risk something with the next races being so close. Still, i´m very happy, the new car has so much potential.“
Marjan Smrdelj, our team truckie and owner of a beautiful Ferrari – livered Lola B02/50 showed very strong performance again. He brought his Lola home in 4th place despite struggling with not having the required steering lock available.
Smrdelj:“ In one particular corner i had to stop the car and reverse. We have to modify the nosecone to allow more steering lock. It is limited at the moment as the tires would touch the front wing endplates. Also the gears were no where near what we would need for this tight and twisty track. I am positive for the next event in 2 weeks at Illirska Bistrica (SLO). It´s my home race – i live just 10 minutes from the finish line.“
Very impressive performance also for Hermann Waldy jun. who finished 5th overall. His Dallara Opel F3 chassis was well suited for the Lucine track. In free practice he even managed to slip past his old man, which made Hermann sen. wonder big time.
