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Best Finish of his American Season
for Meyrick and DeltaWing at Petit Le Mans despite gearbox problems
Atlanta, Georgia (USA) – 5 October 2014. WRDA member
Andy Meyrick rounded off his 2014 American season by taking the DeltaWing to
fourth place finish in the Petit Le Mans race, held on Road Atlanta racetrack in
Georgia. But for a late gearbox problem they may have had a podium
finish, however Andy, along with his team-mates Gabby Chaves and Katherine Legge
still recorded the best finish of the year with the DeltaWing! During the
practice sessions on Thursday the team worked hard on a new aero package to
ensure the car performed to the maximum for the final race of the year.
Having qualified the coupe in fifth place on Friday, Legge
also drove the race start on Saturday. Fighting for position and leading the
race for part of her stint she handed the car over to Chaves in fourth place. He
again manoeuvred the coupe up to lead position before handing over to Swansea
born Andy. Even with two unscheduled pit stops and a
replacement nose, Andy went on to have a consistent drive during his first
stint. Taking over once again from American racer Chaves for the last hour, Andy
maintained position and expertly nursed the car home without first and second
gear, bringing the coupe over the finish line in a hard-fought fourth place.
“I’m extremely proud of the team and the result today,” commented Andy. “It was
a great race with steady pace even though it was a busy circuit with 53 other
cars on track. It is a testament to the hard work and development from the team.
The car ran consistently and even though we were aiming for a podium, we have to
take into consideration that we did have our fair share of challenges. Despite
only having three gears at the end we had competitive pace and even with the
issues we still managed to bring the car home in a well-deserved fourth place.
It was a superb team effort by all and thanks to everybody at DeltaWing and to
my team-mates for such a fantastic end to the season!”
Imagery by Rick Dole Photography.
