FALKEN Porsche secures fastest lap at Grenzlandrennen VLN race

PRLog (Press Release)– Aug 01, 2011– Against a very strong field, the FALKEN Motorsports team once again proved its ability in the 34th RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen, part of the VLN Endurance Racing Championship. FALKEN's Porsche 997 GT3 R ultimately achieved the fastest overall lap time of 8:21.781 minutes and finished eighth overall.

159 starters lined up for the Grenzlandrennen including many of the strongest runners from the recent Nürburgring 24 Hour Race. Pilots Sebastian Asch and Peter Dumbreck both pushed the Porsche to the limit and after five pit stops the FALKEN car crossed the finish line in eighth place overall in what was only the team's third VLN competition.

Taking part in the race for tyre testing purposes, the FALKEN Porsche had already braved a rain-drenched practice an rc helicopter and car market place d qualifying to deliver the second-fastest lap time at 9:35.224 minutes corsa and thus start in the first group. "Although this was our first time using the new wet tyres, everything went very well in the morning," said FALKEN driver Sebastian Asch. "It is great that we don't have to worry even when dealing with all-new development tyres – the baseline quality is always excellent and the vehicle handles well regardless of the surface variations."

The 480bhp Porsche started on intermediates from the pits, having unde bmw rgone a drive shaft replacement immediately before the VLN race. After the opening lap, the car was back in the pit lane as team chief Sven Schnabl's crew decided to go with slicks on a drying track. Then FALKEN stepped up the pace. After ferrari nine laps and the third pit stop the Japanese tyre manufacturer's team had advanced from 21st position up to ninth place. On the tenth lap the Grenzlandrennen was interrupted by a crash involving three vehicles at the "Tiergarten" section of the circuit.

In ninth at restart, the FALKEN team performed three more fast laps before coming in for further pit stop. Back on the track, Sebastian Asch und Peter Dumbreck continued to push their blue and turquoise Porsche hard before a further stoppage following a six-car pileup at the "Bergwerk" section. Despite two restarts, the seventh VLN race will count toward the championship.

"Without our planned stops, we would be among the top three," added Sebastian Asch summing up the successful racing and test mission. "Despite stopping in the pits three times we still made eighth place overall. Our thorough testing means that we will have another really good tyre for next season, which will allow us to apply more pressure on our competitors."

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