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Lister Storm Racing news from Vallelunga
The Lister Storm LMP1 Hybrid was on track again two weeks ago, firstly at the Monza RPMe Show followed one week later by the Vallelunga 6 Hour Gold Cup race.The front end aerodynamics have been re-designed since the LMES Silverstone race in August and the car was spectacular at Vallelunga.
For the second year running Stefano Zonca drove the LMP, this year sharing with his 2005 Italian GT partner Stefano Bellichi. The track has been extended with a new loop since last year so direct comparisons between the LMP900 and this years? LMP1 Hybrid are not
possible. However the new car is faster on the straight and is developing more g-force in the fast corners it was “perfect? to drive.
Andrea Bellichi, in his first drive in a prototype, qualified the LMP on pole. Zonca was in the car for the start of the race but had a problem getting off the line on the warmup lap so ended up starting from the back however, after just half an hour, he was in the lead and by the end of the first hour the Storm was already a lap ahead of the second placed car.
The race then proceeded according to plan Bellichi narrowly avoiding a spinning Viper during the 5th hour but disaster struck with just รณ an hour to go a rear driveshaft failed and the car came to a halt on the track. However the lead was enough to ensure that Zonca, Bellichi
and the Storm LMP were classified 2nd overall.
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