Pepper red hot at ‘Ring
South African Bentley driver Jordan Pepper and his team-mates were delighted with their progress last Saturday, after their second Nurburgring VLN fourhour race of the year on the notorious 21km Nordscheife.
Pepper, sharing his Abt Bentley Continental GT3 with Christian Mamerow and Nico Verdonck, ended fourth in the event, after a strong run that saw the trio leading the race at one stage.
The event formed part of their preparations for the annual 24hour race at the circuit next month.
“Overall it was a good day,” Jordan said.
“Qualifying went well even though we would have liked to be further up the grid. It is always an issue when you catch traffic in the wrong places, but with 180 cars trying to qualify, that happens.
The Abt Bentley took the lead after the first round of pit stops, but was overtaken by a Porsche, a Mercedes-Benz and an Audi on the track.
“The final pit stop strategy did not work in our favour – the Audis managed their fuel distance better and jumped us in the pits, but we were very happy with fourth overall,” Pepper said.
“I was really comfortable in the car this weekend – I think I have found good rhythm and pace around this fearsome place,” he added.
Jordan’s next Nurburgring appointment is the Six-Hour in two weeks time.