“It was a survival race and we managed it with vital factors that assist us to take away misfortunes of previous races” says Cypriot driver Vladimiros Tziortzis, recording his expertise on the Raceway Venray oval monitor within the Netherlands, within the fourth race of the 12 months in EURONASCAR PRO.
“I’m pleased with myself. I withstood fixed strain with 103 laps, overtaking from the surface till the tip of the race and we had no harm,” states the Cypriot about his expertise on an oval monitor.
“The truth that my instances have been good on an oval is a really constructive signal, as I solely had three periods to get the texture of the oval.”
The 27-year-old fought till the finale for eighth place, ultimately ending in twelfth place within the race.
How did the 2 days go?
After one hour of Saturday’s apply the Academy Motorsport / Alex Caffi Motorsports driver was among the many high 5 instances, feeling that “I used to be in a position to get straight into the rhythm with my first contact on the 800m oval monitor”.
On Sunday, the 2 official exams happened, the primary on a moist floor and the second on a dry floor.
“Within the second I managed to complete sixth, a end result that decided the place I might begin in qualifying. I got here out to the monitor sixth from the tip, which was an excellent place however the benefit was positively the primary three of the take a look at riders because the monitor dried extra” he says.
Scoring the eighth quickest time, simply two tenths off first, he began from pole place within the 100-lap race. “I used to be ranging from the within lane, which is the slowest (extra steering wheel whereas turning), with a plan to get to the highest lane as rapidly as attainable. This occurred, however just like the others within the inside line, we misplaced 2-3 locations” states Tziortzis.
“I fought all through the race for eighth place, which I held till lap 95, when the security automobile got here out and three extra laps have been added. They gave a restart however, after my spotter was wrongly advised to take the within line for the restart, we misplaced locations and completed twelfth. The oval is unpredictable.”
Summing up, his efforts, he stated: “That is the oval. If you wish to overtake, you’ll have to take the within lane and lose locations there since you flip extra on the within lane than on the surface lane and also you decelerate.
“The vital factor was that I managed and scored vital factors, which assist us to take away earlier outcomes (mechanical issues and crash in Valencia).”
The following race for Tziortzis will happen between August 31 to September 1 on the Autodrom Most circuit within the Czech Republic.
Gold sponsor of Tziortzis’ effort is the corporate HTFX, whereas he’s supported by ALCO Filters, ENEOS Motor Oil, Psaltis Auto Components, Televantos Used Vans, PrivenGAS, Sana Hiltonia and Daytona Raceway.
