C6R pace was not enough to beat Aston Martin

10 hours of intense racing, emotion and an unforgettable ending. From simracing-live.com want to say thanks to SSCA and PSRtv for another great experience in simracing.

#77 Torrent Motorsports won overall driving in the LMP class. The team managed 408 laps during the 10 hours. 2 more then the second place finishers in the #7 RSC Motorsports entry. The # 13 of Ghostspeed Racing won the GT class with 371 laps completed ahead of the #53 entry of Simracing for Holland.

Mark A. Warmington, Blue Flag Racing Endurance Manager

This was the first SSCA event that BFR have entered and we really couldn’t have picked a better event to be in. I have to say that the actual race was a night and day comparison to the practice race earlier this month. Krister Larsson - thank you for an amazing car that you put together and for all the support helping me keep the team up to date with all the files, track and mod updates. Special thanks to our drivers who put real world commitments on hold to take us from flag to flag.

The finish was epic, controversial and something that will live long in the memories of anyone who watched the live feed.

Courtesy of BFR Home

Andreas Hutgren, The Black Rebels Press Manager

The 10 hours of Fuji became a success with the team finishing on the podium with a 3rd place. David Greco, in his first outing for the team, was the qualifyer and put the car on 2nd place on the grid in the GT class behind the Ghostspeed DBR9 of Richard Hellsten. After a coulple of “less good” first laps Greco managed to get into first place when Hellsten and others hit trouble. He eventually lost the lead to vd Brink and Simracing for Holland in their Corvette CR6.

Greco later handed the car to David Garcia who kept the nice pace of Greco. But Garcia put the car into the wall on one occation, forcing him to pit. He lost some positions but had a great pace after that and managed to keep in touch with the others. Stint three was driven by Mehmet Arslans who pulled out of the pits in 7th and ended the stint in the same place after a little spin. Other then that there were no more drama for him as Ben Buitendijk was going to take over the car.

Ben made a strong stint and gained ground on the cars in front before handing over to Dave Nicol. Dave managed to unlap himself. The leader at the time then suffered a disconnetion which meant that he was up to 3rd in class which he could hold till the end of the stint. Once again Greco was in the car and could take the DBR9 over the finish line to score 3rd place in class and 7th overall.

This weekend on PSRtv

Don’t miss the opportunity to watch how few ETC teams perform in the best LMP/GT competition, the SSCA endurance series.

Join the broadcast this saturday on PSRtv website or directly on Simracing-Live.com PSRtv section.

Dave Nicol, Ben Buitendjik, Mehmet Arlsan and David García are the chosen ones to drive the TBR Aston Martin to the top spots, meanwhile the BFR guys will make their debut on the Japanese track, aiming for the top of the grid too.

For more information visit the SSCA series official website.

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SSCA has closed the entries for the 10 hours of Fuji, with three ETC licensed teams in, both with Aston Martin DBR 9.

Blue Flag Racing, Precision Motorsports and The Black Rebels will share the tarmac again and compete with the best drivers in GT class.

A waiting list is open for other teams willing to join, but obviously they will have to wait for any absence.

Good luck to our guys in Japan, remember you can follow the race in PSRtv section at Simracing-Live.com

The SSCA series, the best endurance series in simracing is preparing the 10 Hours of Fuji, on Spetember 6th, another great chance to see the best LMP and GT drivers in action on the tarmac of this track originally designed in 1963 to host NASCAR races in Japan.

Now with Tilke’s redesing the old 30º bank curve is gone but this strack still guarantee spectacle and remains being a challenge for drivers, meanwhile safety is at actually required levels.

Fuji 2008 layout

For classic simracers the old Fuji layout is very familiar as was “simulated”, considering that time’s technology, in the famous “Pole Position” videogame from the Japanese NAMCO studios.

Blue Flag Racing, ETC licensed team, will take part for first time in an SSCA event this September on Fuji with an Aston Martin DB9, in an step further in the developement of this well known team for simracing FANS.

Simracing-live will cover the event with results and news, and also thanx to PSRtv broadcasting you can find in the PSRtv tab.