We saw something of a very welcome Aussie invasion at the Spa 24 Hours last year but 2015’s event will see things turned up a notch with the news that Craig Lowndes is to lead an all Aussie team at this year’s race.
Lowndes teams up with David Russell, Steve Owen, and Roger Lago in Lago’s new Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo Extenso R-EX.
“Naturally I am delighted to be returning to Spa, it’s the most amazing event on the best track ever,” enthused Craig Lowndes.
“I learned so much last year and really wanted to go back and have another crack, and I have to thank Roger (Lago) for the opportunity.
“The driving line up is incredibly strong, David (Russell) is very fast and very experienced in these cars, as is Steve (Owen), and they both drove this event with Roger last year, so they also know the track and the event, and what to expect.
“Our Lamborghini will be brand new, to the very latest Reiter spec, so it’ll be a weapon for sure.”
Renowned engineer John Russell will travel with the team to Belgium to head up the assault.
Roger Lago, a GT racing and Carrera Cup regular in Australia, is delighted that Lowndes is joining his assault at the Belgian event.
“Craig is of course an Australian motor racing legend, so I am over the moon that he’s accepted our offer to join the team. I think with his experience combined with that of David (Russell) and Steve (Owen), we will be very competitive,” Roger Lago said.
“We have a lot of experience with these Lamborghinis now and I have no doubt the new car will be something even better, so I am very excited, can’t wait to get there and fly the Australian flag.”
Sharing the new Lamborghini with Lowndes and Lago, V8 Supercar endurance race specialists David Russell and Steve Owen are both also highly experienced in GT cars.
“The Spa 24 Hour race last year was one of my career highlights, and having tested and raced at Spa-Francorchamps last year, I couldn’t be better prepared to compete in this massive sportscar event again with Roger and Steve,” David Russell said.
“Adding Craig to the line-up is fantastic, we have four strong Aussie drivers who all have experience at Spa and generally in endurance racing. I have no doubt that we’ll be competitive there and I am looking forward to it.”
Lowndes raced a Ferrari 458 for AF Corse team in the 2014 race, finishing third in class and eighth outright.
