The series rolls into the Swiss Alps for two rounds at the Club Circuit in reverse. The racing was heated in the opening segments of each heat. The scramble for positions lead to some interesting racing early on for Paul Maestri and Seth Jensen. The #6 of Jensen challenged the #7 MBR car through several turns and would end up the victor as Paul's car eventually ended up in the wall.
Four cars broke away early, though Ethan Maestri would quickly fall back in the #3 car. This left Ghabe Stouffer, Travis Billingsley and Andrew Steppat to fight tooth and nail for position. However, the internet did not cooperate with Ghabe at all and he ended up posting DNF's in both heats. This was unfortunate, as the young driver was really demonstrating his talent here.
The first heat ended in a climactic finish as Travis Billingsley bobbled in lap one, but recovered all the way to Andrew's rear bumper in the waning laps of the heat. He just couldn't find the line at the end to make a pass. That theme would be an even more dramatic example in the second heat. Into Turn 1, all 7 cars were bunched and careening through the corner, some sideways, some checking up, some praying for a clean line and pinning it. Once shaken out, Andrew Steppat find himself solidly in the lead, followed by Ethan Maestri and Ghabe Stouffer. Ghabe eventually lagged out allowing Travis a clear line to Ethan, Ethan yielded the position on lap 12 and Travis tried to close on the #01 car but time ran out. It was an impressive comeback run that demonstrated who had the best car in the Alps. In the end though, manifest destiny would prevail and Andrew Steppat was crowned the victor once more.
The series moves to Australia at Bathurst on Sunday, April 11th.
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