Racing Experience' first shakedown with the new LMP3! 20.03.2019: Circuit: Paul Ricard – Le Castellet (France) Championship: Michelin Le Mans Cup Car & Drivers: Norma M30 LMP3 / Charlie Martin, David and Gary

Circuit: Paul Ricard – Le Castellet (France)
Championship: Michelin Le Mans Cup
Car & Drivers: Norma M30 LMP3 / Charlie Martin, David and Gary Hauser
Weather: Sunny, a little bit windy, 10°C



After several months of preparation for its first participation in the Michelin Le Mans Cup championship for the 2019 season, the Racing Experience team was at Circuit Paul Ricard, in the south of France, for the first rollout with their brand-new car. The impatience had gradually won the team, but that's it, now it was the D-day!



Charlie Martin, the British racing driver who partners up with the Luxembourger brothers during this season, had joined David and Gary Hauser to discover their new racecar. The two brothers were excited to get behind the wheel after one year! These tests allowed the drivers and the team to get familiarized with the car, a Norma M30 LMP3.



This racecar has a Nissan V8 VK50 engine with 420 HP and more than 520 Nm of torque. Carrying number 11 this season, Racing Experience’s car will settle in alongside the thirty-two other cars of the championship, to compete the six races which will take place on the same weekends as the famous European Le Mans Series (ELMS).




The first set-up for the start of the 2019 season has been made and fine-tuning will continue next week with a new shakedown at the circuit of Spa-Francorchamps. The results of the first test are promising and the whole team is looking forward to the first race at Paul Ricard on April 12th 2019.



David Hauser: “Very happy to be back in a racecar after one year. The Norma M30 LMP3 feels powerful and the balance has been looking good right from the start. On top of these qualities, the car has many detailed finishes and looks beautiful. Already looking forward to next week at Spa-Francorchamps!”



Gary Hauser: “It was really nice to finally start the new season. The car felt great from the start onwards and I was happy that I was able to improve my lap times throughout the day.”





About Racing Experience:



Founded in 2000 by the driver Christian Hauser, Racing Experience is a family racing team with more than fourty years of experience. Based in the small town of Wormeldange in eastern Luxembourg, the team has competed successfully in both hillclimb and circuit racing, most recently winning the 2017 Benelux GT & Prototype Challenge on a Ligier LMP3 car.

The team is now run by the third generation, brothers Gary and David Hauser, who will partner up with Charlie Martin in her debut series in the Le Mans Michelin Cup.

Jennifer Marcon –  photos Racing Experience