Miro Konopka and the
ARC Bratislava
squad practically raced in almost any top class in the last decade,
at least in GT racing. With the team properly returning to activities
in the ACO-sanctioned
events, they continue in the Asian Le
Mans Series, much against their initial
plans.
The Slovakian team
raced in the whole 2015/2016 season in the Asian Le Mans Series in
the crowded GT class with an Audi R8 LMS
Ultra GT3, with their best result being
a fourth place class finish at the 3 Hours of Sepang, initial round
of the competition. Now the adventure will be in an LMP3
machine, as they switch to Ginetta machinery.
The machine itself
has already some mileage in the package, as the car was used by Lanan
Racing last year in the European
Le Mans Series. However, the team
switched to GT4 racing in the British GT Championship, as the
European competition passed for a revolution in the junior prototype
class, with a full Ginetta field being replaced by a horde of Ligier
JS P3 machines. ARC Bratislava intended to be the only Ginetta user
in the series, but delays in the registry of the team made the ACO
reject the entry, so they will return to the Asian competition.
The LMP3 class in
the Asian LMS had DC Racing winning the title with ease against Team
AAI, as reliability troubles attacked hard the ADESS 03 of the
Taiwanese team. Considering that DC Racing will make the confirmed
change to the FIA World Endurance
Championship in the LMP2
class, and as Team AAI’s plans for the Asian LMS are still unknown,
the numbers for the class are a total mystery.
Lanan Racing will
offer support to the Slovakian program, and tests with the new car
will start soon. Announcements of who will be the drivers to take
part in the Asian LMS may be made in the near future, as the green
flag for the new season and the 4 Hours
of Zhuhai will be given only on October
30th.
PHOTOS: Lanan Racing, ARC Bratislava
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