The Dutchman Nick Catsburg, who has joined the Bavarian squad this year, will share the cockpit with Albert von Thurn & Taxis whose conspicuous absence from the Blancpain Series since 2012 comes to an end.
“I am greatly looking forward to finally returning to this wonderful Championship. It is a true pleasure to be driving with Nick, who, despite being a bloody fast pilot, is a kind and pleasant character and doubtlessly a great asset for our team”, remarked the Prince. The affable Bavarian has been a regular to SRO promoted Championships for the better part of the past 10 years. Despite clinching some respectable results so far, he has yet to prove himself as a Championship contender on an international level – a daring challenge in this years strong PRO field.
For this purpose he will certainly be able to rely on his partner Nick Catsburg, who has made a name for himself by consistently outperforming in a diversity of vehicles and championships and will unquestionably be a benchmark of speed for the 2015 season. Nick: “I am really happy to add the Blancpain Sprint Series to my 2015 season. I have heard nothing but positives about Albert, I can’t wait to start working together. Obviously the Blancpain Sprint Series is going to be a very competitive series this year but I am confident we are able to achieve good results with our brand new R-EX Gallardo.”
Team owner Hans Reiter will personally assume the role of Chief Engineer to keep track of his drivers and his drivers on track: “I’m quite happy that we can do a full season in the Blancpain Sprint Series this year. I’m convinced that Albert and Nick will form a good team. Unfortunately, Albert has forced me to be his Chief Engineer! Despite being honoured I’m not sure if this really represents an advantage to the operation, knowing that we have better engineers at Reiter Engineering…”
The Blancpain Sprint Series stages 7 races this year, including two exciting city circuits in Moscow and Baku. The first race will take place on Easter at the Circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro/France.