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Successful back to back race weekends in Germany for rounds 3 & 4 of DTM Trophy
During the middle two weeks of September, Ben raced at the Nurburgring for his first ever back to back event. This meant 4 races across two consecutive weekends, a chance to get some great results and climb the leader board. A successful first race saw him take 2nd position overall, which involved a safety car restart right at the end of the race. In the second race of that weekend he started 6th after being held up in qualifying, but quickly made his way through to 4th on the opening lap. He pushed forwards as much as possible, however it was not possible to keep up with the cars in front, 4th was the best possible result of that race. He also secured the top BMW position in both races and one of the qualifying sessions.
uring the second race weekend Ben secured a great 3rd place finish, holding off a faster Mercedes for over half of the race. In the final race of the weekend Ben struggled in qualifying and would start from 12th, clearly with some work to do he looked forward to the race. In the opening 2 corners he moved up 4 positions to 8th place. From there on he struggled to overtake the drivers in front of him, people he has been quicker than all season.
The next race at Zolder is on the 17th and 18th October!
During the middle two weeks of September, Ben raced at the Nurburgring for his first ever back to back event. This meant 4 races across two consecutive weekends, a chance to get some great results and climb the leader board. A successful first race saw him take 2nd position overall, which involved a safety car restart right at the end of the race. In the second race of that weekend he started 6th after being held up in qualifying, but quickly made his way through to 4th on the opening lap. He pushed forwards as much as possible, however it was not possible to keep up with the cars in front, 4th was the best possible result of that race. He also secured the top BMW position in both races and one of the qualifying sessions.
uring the second race weekend Ben secured a great 3rd place finish, holding off a faster Mercedes for over half of the race. In the final race of the weekend Ben struggled in qualifying and would start from 12th, clearly with some work to do he looked forward to the race. In the opening 2 corners he moved up 4 positions to 8th place. From there on he struggled to overtake the drivers in front of him, people he has been quicker than all season.
The next race at Zolder is on the 17th and 18th October!
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