2023 COURSE DE MONTEREY - CRASH FOR JOHN, NO RACE FOR LOU

Good Monday evening! Have you spent a nice weekend? Has your week started well? 

Well, let me tell you how Lou spent his weekend in one of the hottest (in every sense) circuits in the world (personal experience).

Lou arrived to Laguna Seca full of good hopes for the IMSA Monterey race. His teammate John Farano and him qualified P7 but, unfortunately, the Canadian racer had a big crash which resulted in an hospitalization; luckily, he’s well. This means that Lou did not compete in the race.

Never give up, Lou, next time you will hit the track!

2023 SEBRING 12H - 10TH IN THE HEAT

Good late afternoon, we’re back to the hot Floridian race tracks! This time we have the pleasure to race on the former military airport of Sebring, nowadays the track in which one of the most iconic races is held.

This time Lou and his teammates Ricky Taylor and Filipe Albuquerque had not the pleasure to climb the podium, as they ended P10, but there were many more surprises during the race.

The Cadillac driven by Pipo Derani, Alexander Sims and Jack Aitken started from the pole and won the race, but we shouldn’t think they had an absolute dominion. Instead, they went through some troubles caused by a crash with a LMP3 car; then, with 20 minutes to go, Filipe Albuquerque (Lou’s teammate) crashed into another driver involving several cars, giving way to the red and black Cadillac, which conquered the victory trophy.

From the bottom of my heart I send Lou and his teammates my biggest encouragements, waiting for the international season and their next adventures!

2023 DAYTONA 24 - A WINTER WEEKEND IN FLORIDA

We have to wait until March 5th for the Formula One season to begin, but it doesn’t mean that there aren’t races in this period. For example, the last one was the Daytona weekend! 

Similarly to what happens with Indy 500, qualifications for this race were held on the previous weekend. Lou and his teammates Ricky Taylor, Filipe Albuquerque and Brendon Hartley managed to qualify their Wayne Taylor Racing Acura to P3.

After a week of fun in the heat of Florida, going to theme parks and watching NBA matches, it was the time to play serious. And they did so. 

They managed to end the race in P2, with only 4 seconds of distance from the Meyer Shank Racing Acura driven by Tom Blomqvist, Colin Braun, Simon Pagenaud and Hello Castroneves. Congratulations to all the guys as well as to Acura for its 1-2!

But wait, don’t close the page: Lou, while chilling in Miami Beach, announced that he will spend 2023 ELMS season with Racing Team Turkey, his teammates will be Charlie Eastwood and Salih Yoluc. Maybe I will meet him again in Monza, who knows 😉