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July 26, 2009- The world of racing can be a lot like fishing... you know, the one that got away! Sunday's Eurasia Cup GT Invitational at the Edmonton Indy felt a lot like that for the Fusion Racecars team.
They qualified the Lucas Oil Fusion second for the big event just before the Indycar race. On the start, driver and Fusion president Dennis Bainbridge got swarmed by some of the front running GT cars with almost 3 times the horsepower. He was moved back to 4th by the exit turn one and then he started to work his way forward. By the end of lap 3 he was back up to 2nd but the leader, Rocky Eli, had pulled out a sizable lead. By lap 9 Bainbridge narrowed it down to a little over 5 seconds and was coming on strong. By half way through lap 10, Bainbridge was right on his bumper as the bigger car started to heat up his tires. Bainbridge was getting ready to make his move when the full course caution came out.
It turned out the starter had collapsed in the starting stand. It took over 20 minutes to attend to him and put a replacement in place. Once under control it was going to be a quick sprint to the finish. With their tires back under them, the larger cars definitely had the HP advantage and the Fusion was not able to mount a charge again in the time left.
You can never say for sure what could have been, but after the challenges the same event brought us last year, we were very happy to be on the podium.
For more information contact Dennis Bainbridge dennis@fusionracing.com |
