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Kaiser wins the Sunoco Rolex 24 At Daytona Challenge!
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In Ross’s last race of the season at Silverstone he knew that only perfect would do but was concerned with the massive grid on display as both the Radical UK Cup and the Radical Masters were on the same grid. Ross’s first race did not go plan when his engine would not start and he had to get pushed off the grid. starting from the pit lane in 49th position he drove the race of his life and after 3 laps was up to 16th, setting outright fastest lap before heading over to team partner Terrence Woodward who quickly (with a little help of a safety car period) overtook last year’s Challenge winner Derek Johnston. The second race was more a formality for Ross and Terrence who drove their socks off at Silverstone as only a win would do for Ross (and yes they won the race outright and Ross set the outright fastest lap). The result of the Silverstone race weekend was that Ross increased his average score from 101 to 107.50 putting enormous pressure on Jean-Eric Vergne for the Brands Hatch Cooper Tires British F3 International Champion. |
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With no testing at Brands the day before the race weekend and the conditions quite different to the mid-July test, the qualifying and race set up had to be aqualified work of art. To win the Sunoco Daytona Challenge Jean-Eric Vergne had to be near to perfect as he could only afford to score 245 points (i.e. two race wins, at least two poles and a fastest lap or two race wins, a pole and two fastest laps). In 2009 Daniel Ricciardo was on two poles and on course to win the 2010 Sunoco Daytona Challenge but bogged down in the second race and got stuck in 4th position. Red Bull sponsored Jean-Eric was desperate to win the 2011 Sunoco Daytona Challenge but could not get the Carlin run VW Dallara to work and could not manage better than a 4th and a 7th in qualifying meaning that the Daytona dream was over. Ross Kaiser is originally from Ascot but lives in Bracknell where he makes a living from instructing and driver coaching sees the win of Sunoco Rolex 24 At Daytona as a massive break in his career and can’t wait to get testing with the now UK based #39 Crawford Porsche engine powered Daytona Prototype. “It’s going to be a very exciting winter. Thanks to Daytona and Sunoco and of course to my team and team mate for all their support. I look forward to being an ambassador for Daytona and Sunoco for 2011 and to represent British motorsport abroad”.
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