The Danish brothers Anders and Thomas Fjordbach completed in Paul Ricard the Official Blancpain Endurance preseason test.
Paul Ricard was the scenery for the traditional official collective test of Blancpain Endurance Series 2015. An Incredible entry list of 43 cars was entered in this preseason event, with 11 different constructors involved and more than ninety drivers in the circuit in the two days of testing.
High Class Racing was present with his Audi R8 LMS GT3 by the hand of Anders Fjordbach, who will run all the season with I.S.R Racing team. After a good private test in Slovakia Ring the Danish comes to the Mediterranean track full of confidence “Last week we were testing some different adjustments on the R8, and I felt very comfortable with what we gain. This two days here in Paul Ricard, for sure that will be very useful to continue improving things on the car”
The test, which was divided in two days, started on Wednesday in a excellent sunny conditions that permitted the team run without interruptions with the Pirelli slick tyres. The compounds worked perfectly in all the stings done and the drivers left the baket of the R8 satisfied.
The second day of activity in Paul Ricard, the team tested the brakes on the Audi and stayed long time in the track saving lot of data for the engineers, doing kilometers and searching the best driving sensations with the spectacular V10 born in Audi Sport.
Concluded the last session on the track, the Alborg driver Anders Fjordbach made balance: “After these two days at Paul Richard, am I going straight to Mugello in Italy, with my back full of good impressions, we had some nice days, where we were focusing on the endurance, testing brakes and other compounds, a lot of long runs.. And we also tried some other drivers for the endurance series, fast guys, no names, but it’s looking good!”
Thomas Fjordbach was at the wheel of the car on Wednesday, and his sensations were also good: “I had the opportunity the first day, to get settled with the car, and did some race simulations, nice to be out competing in maybe the biggest GT-series in the world.. About the pace, I can’t say much, it’s a free test day, so you can only compare with our sister car.. But we are pretty optimistic”.
Next racing compromise of High Class Racing will be in Zhuhai International Circuit (14-15/March) in the test that will make Thomas Fjordbach to prepare Audi R8 LMS Cup Asia.