At the start of the Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS) season, BLACK FALCON celebrated a brilliant debut in the new Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring (PETN) with three Porsche 992 GT3 Cups and achieved second place in the two-part CUP2 class (Porsche 992 GT3 Cup brand cup). 1st place in the PRO rating and a double win in the PRO-AM rating. In addition, the team from Meuspath celebrated class victory in the SP10 class (GT4 vehicles) at the Nordschleife premiere of the Porsche Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport.

BLACK FALCON Team IDENTICA takes second place in the PRO ranking of the PETN
The BLACK FALCON Team IDENTICA experienced an emotional roller coaster ride at the NLS season opener. Paul Harkema and Tobias Müller achieved the second fastest time in the extremely strong CUP2 class with their Porsche 992 GT3 Cup in morning qualifying. In the race, the IDENTICA Porsche continued the strong performance and collected the first kilometers in the lead of the season in the starting stint. During the first pit stop phase, the team lost more than half a minute due to an unfortunate Code 60 phase and from then on had to take more risks in the fight for the day's victory. Contact a short time later forced the #102 to stop for repairs, which threw Harkema and Müller back to eighth place. The team then set off a veritable firework display and finished the race in second place after 28 laps and a great race to catch up.

Double victory for BLACK FALCON in the Pro-Am classification of the CUP2 class
In the Pro-Am ranking of the PETN CUP2 class, BLACK FALCON was unbeatable at the NLS opener. The Porsche 992 GT3 Cup with starting number 104 driven by Mustafa Mehmet Kaya, Gabriele Piana and Mike Stursberg secured the first pole position of the year in the CUP2 class with an almost perfect lap in qualifying. In the race, the EAE and FUCHS-branded 992 Cup made another statement and set the fastest lap in its class. Noah Nagelsdiek, Peter Ludwig and Maik Rosenberg shared the cockpit of the sister car with starting number 103. The trio completed a flawless race and led the Pro-Am classification of the CUP2 class for a long time. In the last lap there was a showdown on the Döttingerhöhe for the day's victory. The two BLACK FALCON 992 GT3 Cup fought a slipstream duel,

Class victory for the BLACK FALCON Team TEXTAR at GT4 RS premiere
The brand new Porsche Cayman GT4 RS Clubsport celebrated a perfect premiere in the hands of Carsten Palluth, Marco Müller and Tobias Wahl. The trio started the race from third place on the grid in the SP10 class and remained completely flawless over the course of the four-hour race. Thanks to consistently fast lap times, the #161 worked its way up lap by lap and took the lead in the class in the final hour of the race. The team steadily increased its lead until crossing the finish line and ultimately finished the race as class winners.

Timo Frings, Head of Motorsport BLACK FALCON:
“A very eventful weekend for us. With our spearhead, the IDENTICA-Porsche, we missed out on the day's win on the one hand, and on the other hand we put up an unbelievable race to catch up and now we know that we can win under our own steam in this very strong class. Of course we are very happy about the double victory in the Pro-Am classification, a perfect start to the season! I'm particularly pleased that both cars fought for victory until the end and that both driver pairings are capable of winning. The start of the season was crowned by class victory in the strong SP10. We didn't expect that in advance and are very proud of the strong performance. Many thanks to the entire team, our drivers and partners for the successful start to the season! Not to be forgotten is the return of the fans to the track. After two years with few or no spectators at the Nordschleife, the fans immediately created the great atmosphere that we had missed so much before. We are already looking forward to the second race of the season in two weeks!