Successful start to the season for Frikadelli Racing in NLS
At the first appearance with the new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) the team of Frikadelli Racing was able to drive right on the podium. "Jules", Klaus Abbelen and Felipe Laser secured third place in the AM category of the Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring and thus celebrated a successful agreement into the new motorsport season.
"We got used to the new vehicle quite quickly and found a good, first setup for our race premiere. Surely this weekend we have not been able to fully exhaust the potential of the Porsche 992, yet we are very satisfied with the podium place to start. It was a good start for us and next time we will come back even stronger”, balances team leader Klaus Abbelen.
In the best outside weather conditions, the newly created brand cup within the Nürburgring long-range series already in qualifying for a lot of tension and tight time distances. With a lap time of 8:11,796 min. Felipe Laser placed the #111 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (992) by Frikadelli Racing on the seventh starting position in the hard fought Cup2 class. Thus, the team from Barweiler after the 90-minute session, at the same time, were at the same time at the strike distance to the best-placed vehicles that are eligible to start in the AM rating. In the race, "Jules" took over the first stint and successfully settled in this area. Klaus Abbelen and Felipe Laser after their part also delivered a flawless presentation, which was rewarded with third place in the AM category after the four-hour race distance.
"I'm very pleased with our first appearance in the new season." The entire Frikadelli Racing team did an excellent job preparing the vehicle. During the whole weekend the car ran smoothly, in addition Klaus, Felipe and I were able to deliver constantly fast lap times. I'm already really looking forward to the upcoming seasons, so "Jules".
His teammate Laser completes: "It's always demanding to drive a Porsche Cup car, but it's a lot of fun. We can be quite satisfied with the result, just because we have taken a significant step forward from qualifying to race. Klaus and "Jules" have done their thing very well and I am convinced that both of them will take even more podium places this season”.