Hopes were still high of securing third place in the LMP3 Class of the European Le Mans Series, as the 360 Racing squad journeyed to Portimao for the final round of the Championship.
With regular driver Mark Richards unavailable, Spanish racer Santiago Concepcion Serrano joined regular drivers Terrence Woodward and Ross Kaiser for the trip to the Algarve.
Through most of the practice sessions the 360 Ligier had been 11th in theLMP3 Class and with Kaiser taking up the task of qualifying for the four-hour race grid, he improved on the cars previous best, but remained 11thbest.
“It hadn’t looked that great, but we knew we had good race pace again and could be competitive,” Woodward explained.
Lining up on the 14th row of the grid, Woodward was in for the first stint, but the rain was falling and the conditions treacherous and not surprisingly numerous incidents followed.
“There was a shower but it looked as if it could have stopped anytime, so we all went for slicks. It rained for longer though, we had a stiff set up and it was really scary all charging into Turn One at the start,” he added.
