After a grueling 24hrs I am back now at the hotel recuperating. It was a hard race with few added dramas 4hrs from the finish. the first one was a broken gearbox and the clutch and a front brake caliper oil leak.
The team was a mix of an Arab (me), a japanese, a german, and a swiss. It was a team that worked well together. We didn't have as much stressed atmosphere as the others.
I had the pleasure to do the start which is in some cases can be nerve racking for others. I'm quite used to it and we completed the first lap ahead of most of the cars that started in front of me. I continued to drive an hour and a half stint before giving it to the next driver. This continued for every hour until the end of the race.
We eventually finished with all the dramas 6th in class and 107th overall. The only proud moment in all of this is that we reached the end with the car still in one piece.

 

 

 

 

 

 

thanks for the pics jaber, so mathol is an arrive & drive team? what sort of budget is involved? pm if you wish. looks like you had a good time!

 

Great write up and absolutely awesome pics!!! I've got to make it to this event some year.

By the way, this pic made my jaw drop!

 

awesome.

 

Jaber! Thanks man. Good to hear you did well but I expected better from you.