It's summertime and the off season in the FRL is at its peak with a one-off running of a motorsports classic. The FRL staged this endurance event on the famed race course at Le Mans in a powerful lineup of GT3 race whips. The disappointment of the previous week's delay of the actual running of the race was long forgotten as nine drivers turned up for this Friday night event.
Due to the length of the race, a random grid was selected for expediency and at 8:45 PM Eastern, the green flag was dropped. The start off the line was skittish for some and Turn 1 would be a bit of a bumper-fest for a few, but the field soon stretched its legs on Mulsanne and the fastest cars were quickly to the sharp end of the field.
The #18 AMG Mercedes of Travis Billingsley & #62 Ferrari driven by Joey Lamothe would lead from the start, through Dunlop and onto Mulsanne. However, Lamothe's car was setup for shorter stints and much faster steeds quickly relegated him to P6. Travis would lead the first lap, but was soon caught up by the #001 Corvette driven by Andrew Steppat. The #001 would lead for a time before an incident damaged his drivetrain and sent him backwards in the field. The #54 Aston Martin Vantage, wheeled by Preston Liberatore would assume P1 and never look back, enduring the 24 laps and 1.75 hours of the event to take the win. Travis Billingsley secured a P2 podium spot and takes the "Soundtrack of the Night" award by bringing a lovely V8 note to the party. Seth Jensen brings home a personal best P3 and should be thanked for organizing a great one-off event for the league.
The off-season continues and the next event in the league is still 'TBD'.
Results:
P1 - Preston Libertore - Aston Martin
P2 - Travis Billingsley - AMG
P3 - Seth Jenson - AMG
P4 - Gabe Stouffer - Ferrari
P5 - Andrew Steppat - Corvette
P6 - Joey Lamothe - Ferrari
P7 - Ethan Maestri - Porsche
P8 - Paul Maestri - Porsche
P9 - Brandon Tretsven - Porsche
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