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| Damax Ascari Drivers Make Podium Again FIA GT3 Championship - Silverstone (Race #2) It was the turn of Luca Pirri and Stuart Turvey, drivers of the Gigawave sponsored car #47 to take their places on the podium after the other two Damax entered Ascari KZ-1R cars were forced to retire.
Drivers Aaron Scott and Ben Collins in car #45 were not so lucky. Having worked their way up from the back of the grid to take third place in first race (see below) a problem with the left-hand front wheel bearing forced them to retire before the start of the second race. Drivers Nick Adams and Richard Stanton faired little better car #46. They too were forced to retire early in the race due to technical problems.
"It would have been marvelous to have won the first round of the inaugural FIA GT3 European Championship, but to get drivers on the podium twice is an achievement all our sponsors can all be proud of! There is no doubt that our drivers must take much of the credit for this weekend's result. However, we must not forget the long hours and late nights worked by both Team Ascari and Damax engineers, preparing the cars. Without their dedication I am sure that the result would have been very different"
Silverstone Circuit , England - May 2006 |
| Dramatic Race Ends in Podium Place FIA GT3 Championship - Silverstone (Race #1) Despite the three Damax entered Ascari KZ-1R cars having to start from the Pit Lane, Drivers Aaron Scott and Ben Collins worked their way up the field of forty one cars to take third place in the inaugural race of the GT3 European Championship
With a wet track, those teams on the grid had opted for wet tyres, but stuck in the Pit Lane, the Damax Ascari Team Manager, Robin Ward, made the bold decision to change to 'Slicks'. The rationale being that a short term disadvantage could give the Damax Ascari drivers a big advantage in the long term. That is as long as the rain held off.
With the track drying out, the 'Slick' tyres gave Ben a big advantage over the other cars and, lap by lap, he progressed up the field. With minutes to go the Damax Team were resigned to having settle for fifth place, when suddenly the lap timing system showed that Ben moved up into third place. The main race of the 'Silverstone Supercar Showdown' is the RAC Tourist Trophy, which forms part of the FIA GT Championship. However, the two hour-long FIA GT3 races scheduled for this weekend are likely to generate a great deal of interest from both the media and spectators alike. Gigawave are using the FIA GT3 Championship to test their new digital on-board camera system under actual race conditions. Images from each car are transmitted directly to a specially equipped OB truck which uses a multiple input diversity receiver developed by Gigawave engineers specially for on-board camera applications.
In addition to the Damax Team and Ascari engineers, some credit must also go the the Gigawave engineers that installed and operated the on-board systems in each of the three Asacri cars. These images were broadcast live around the Silverstone Circuit and were fed to the host broadcaster. Silverstone Circuit , England - May 2006 |
| FIA GT3 - The Race Is On The three Gigawave sponsored Ascari KZ-1 cars are set to be well placed on the grid for the start of the first race of the inaugural FIA GT3 European Championship, to be held at Silverstone this weekend.
The cars will all assemble at the RAC Club in Pall Mall, London, where the drivers will have breakfast before heading north to Silverstone, located in the heart of England. On arrival at the circuit, the cars will make several laps of the full GP circuit.
Gigawave are using the FIA GT3 Championship to test their new digital on-board camera system under actual race conditions. Images from each car are transmitted directly to a specially equipped OB truck which uses a multiple input diversity receiver developed by Gigawave engineers specially for on-board camera applications.
"With the power to weight ratio of each car ‘performance balanced’ by FIA scrutinisers, it is the skill and determination of the driver that will determine which cars wins. Having got the cars set up the way we want them, our final test session was spent evaluating the drivers that we plan to use at Silverstone. We have six good drivers. The official FIA test at Dijon demonstrated that the Ascari KZ-1R is competitive. We are ready to take on the Ferraris, Porsches and Aston Martins. Let battle commence!" Silverstone Circuit , England - May 2006 |
| Damax-Ascari Make Final Preparations It looks set to be a long week for Ascari engineers and the Damax team as they prepare three Gigawave sponsored Ascari KZ-1R cars for the inaugural race of the FIA GT3 Championship at Silverstone next weekend.
Manufacturers are not allowed to enter their own teams. However they are allowed to support privately entered teams such as Damax, who are entering three KZ-1R cars that have been race prepared by Banbury based, Team Ascari. Since the official FIA test at Dijon last month, Team Ascari engineers have been working long hours to prepare the three KZ-1R cars in time for one final private test at Snetterton this week. Then it's off to Silverstone for the first round of the Championship.
Each of the Ascari KZ-1R's is fitted with multiple camera heads that can offer a wide range of different shots, including front and rear suspension and engine bay, in addition to the traditional driver's POV (point of view). When out on the track, the Director can select the chosen camera head by remote control. Images from each car are transmitted directly to a specially equipped OB truck which uses a multiple input diversity receiver developed by Gigawave engineers specially for on-board camera applications. Banbury, England - May 2006 |
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