SPAThe Trackskills Dynamic Duo of Keith and Donal were off to Spa again in July 06 for the 25 hour VW Fun Challenge. 
This is the car that we drove. There were three other drivers, Massimo (crazy Italian Stig look-a-like), Tim and Denis. This year the joint owner of Team Whirlybirds, Paul Dobbing took a managerial role rather than driving. 
Last year the car got tagged after 90 minutes and was brought back to the pits on a low loader with all four corners hanging off and front chasis damage. Ten and a half hours later it rolled out again and went on to finish the race! This year we qualified 66th out of 155 and were up to 42nd at our first stop. Then the gremlins got us again. Three hours and a new head gasket later we returned to the track in 124th place. From then on our realistic target was 100th. We beat it by four and finished 96th. For a race review and photos have a look at the Team Whirlybirds site. Looking forward to next year! If anyone would like any further information or would like to help, please contact Donal on 0044 28 90825235. |
