| The prize
ceremony banquet at Berns in
Stockholm was a great event with many happy faces and a nice dinner in
a neat enviroment. |
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| It was a good
time to be able to talk a little more to all the peopple one ususally only
see and get to exchange a couple of quick phrases with during the race
weekends. Almost everyone is busy, from mechanics, catering people, race
organiser crew to us drivers who when we´re not in the car are trying
to analyze how to get things to go faster, keep the tires alive etc. |
| The banquet
also makes a mark as a round-up of the season, and is a thing to add to
the reasons why the SLC Racing Series is a nice series to race in. All
small details make the whole picture of a Championship. |
| On my way
to Stockholm I did a stop to chech out the 911 GT3 Cup that GruppeM won
the British GT Championship of 2003 with. A really neat car with great
potential, and also an opportunity for me to race it in the SLC Racing
Series 2005. |
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| Photo:
Studio21 |
| After the
party, which was very nice, with a really good swing band performning a
long set of fitting music, the silly season began. The provisional 2005
calendar has now been set, possible rule changes have been discussed etc.
These are important decisions for the planning for the future. There´s
a lot to take care of, maintaining or upgrading of cars, driver contracts,
sponsor deals and much more. |
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| Håkan,
me and Mårten receiving the Trophy from former Miss Sweden Johanna
Lind for winning the SLC Endurance 3h GT Championship. Foto: Hall. |
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| I have also
looked at the possibilities to race in the Porsche Carrera Cup of Scandinavia,
there are some who have asked me if that wouldn´t suit me. And yes
it would! I´ve had good times racing Porsches and I´ve won
two championships out of two possible in Porsches, so it would be a natural
step. |
| But, as for
many other, to work up the budget is a tough one to crack. I need to find
a company that have the use of a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup as a marketing tool
during a couple of season. It´s actually not much money involved,
it only has to get some room in the budget and finally a positive result
in the end. |
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| Not only
a racing car, but also a marketing tool. |
| It´s
not an easy task, although the best prerequisites with national TV coverage,
media cover and a lot of support from Porsche Sweden, as well as being
a support class to the Swedish Touring Car Championship. But to get to
the grid in Carrera Cup I´ve got to handle the sales business at
least as well as the driving and it´s not easy. |
| I´m
not giving up though, and I will continue working hard. In the meantime
I cannot say I´ve had anything but a good time racing the last factory
built Porsche 993 RSR in the SLC Endurance 3h Championship. Great fun,
good practice and a perfect place to roll the "snowball" to grow bigger
and bigger... |
| Talk to you
all soon again. |
| /Carl |
