Strakka Racing have now taken delivery of their ex-Greaves Motorsport Gibson 015S and shook the car down today with Jonny Kane on driving duty at Turweston Airfield.
The car continues on Dunlop rubber with the team’s first public outing at the Nurburgring test next week (more details later today).
“The Gibson went together well and as a proven car, we didn’t experience any issues during build up and this initial running,” says technical director Jay Davenport. “We now go straight to the Nürburgring test on the 26th July before returning to UK to paint it and apply the livery ahead of the race weekend.”
With the Gibson’s heritage in the Zytek GZ09S, a car that Strakka Racing ran in 2009 (below), the team is aiming to get up to speed quickly with the latest chassis. “Some parts of the car are familiar and the engine is carry over from the S103,” adds Davenport. “We’ve got some learning with the electronics and aero but we should be able to start work on this at the test.
Drivers Nick Leventis, Jonny Kane and Danny Watts will all drive the car at the Nürburgring test next week.
In other WEC LMP2 news Oak Racing have confirmed that their #35 Ligier Nissan will miss the August race at the Nurburgring but will contest all of the remaining flyaway races of the 2015 FIA WEC season.
