Nordschleife Endurance championship: VLN
Benjamin Cartery is now facing his first season on the Nordschleife in 2022, participating to the VLN, German Nordschleife Championship with Endurance races, at the wheel of a Volkswagen Scirocco R, made available by the Mathilda Racing team. Thanks to the precious help of Michael Paatz. Benjamin will have Timo Beuth as a team-mates during the 2022 season. "I feel like to live a dream, I can't wait to start the championship and get my first laps around the green hell !" Benjamin commented to Cologne at the headquarters of the Mathilda Racing team.
67th ADAC Westfalenfahrt / NLS 1:
First racing experience on the Nordschleife in the mythical NLS championship for Benjamin during the 67th ADAC Westfalenfahrt. A pretty much successful introduction to the "green hell" for Benjamin thanks to the precious help of the Mathilda Racing team and his teammate Timo Beuth who accompanied him in the process of discovering the Volkswagen Scirocco R. Good race with a good rhythm and an aggressive strategy to overcome some engine problems which forced the duo to finish 6th in this first race. "I'm very happy with my first weekend in the NLS, the pace in the race was good and the feeling in the car too. We suffer some engine problem with power issue and therefore lack of top speed but everything else is very encouraging and I'm sure we'll be fighting for the podium in the next race!"
2022 VLN with Mathilda Racing !
For this year, Benjamin will be joining Mathilda Racing to race the full season in the VLN on the Nordschleife aboard the Volkswagen Scirocco R alongside Timo Beuth. He will have the chance to race with a professional team and with an experienced team mate in order to learn in a good way and gets good results. The Championship is composed by 8 races, 6 of which are 4 hours long, one is 6 hours long and one is 12 hours long. "I would like to thanks Michael Paatz, the team owner for the opportunity and for his trust. Racing on the Nordschleife is something every racing driver dreams of and I literally can’t wait for the season to kick-off in March ! This year will be a massive challenge for me as the Nordschleife is the most difficult race track in the world and with more than 100 cars on the starting grid it’s going to be something really new for me. We know that we have a strong package so now we just have to send it and enjoy !"
22/02/2022
End clap for the German Endurance championship on the Nurburgring circuit in the Eifel massif for the 6th round. A race with 66 cars on track where it was difficult to have a lap without traffic and where qualification as well as the race management would play a fundamental role. An excellent pace and a superb strategy allowed the Franco-German duo to take the lead in the race after starting from 5th on the grid. Unfortunately many long periods of Safety Car have benefits their opponents meaning that the Seat Cupra TCR crew will therefore end where the season strated 7 months earlier, on the second step of the podium! Following this result, Benjamin and Christian have been crowned German Vice-Champions of endurance 2021! "It's an amazing result, for my first season in this category and in this championship finishing runner-up and first in the TCR DSG is a great accomplishment. I would like to thanks my teammate Christian and the whole team for this opportunity and for all their hard work and the good time spendt together. A huge thank you to my partners who have accompanied me once again in this step of my career and to my family who allow me to live my dream. I can't wait to see what 2022 holds for me !"
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29/03/2021
It has been a great experience for Benjamin, his first Endurance Race on a new car and a new track, closing the race in P8 with 46 cars on the circuit. "Thank you very much to HP Racing International Team for their great Job, to Hari Proczyk for all his precious coaching and of course to my Team Mate Mister Franz Dziwok, without his support I couldn't be there." Says Benjamin after the race.
It is with the NOVA RACE Team that Benjamin Cartery had his C Senior License, to race in GT Championship. "It is always great to drive this car, let me say thank you to the Team Nova Race with Nicola Sinigaglia and of course Mister Luca Magnoni, I also had a special instructor Christian Pesactori, they made my tests unforgettable" . Now Benjamin is officially ready for a GT4 Championship.
A new Test on Mercedes AMG GT4 for Benjamin Cartery always with the Team NOVARACE, it is important training as often as possible: "It is always great to be on the track, I knew already Vallelunga, I feel better with the car test by test." Waiting for the start of the 2020 season, Benjamin doesn't loose time to get prepared and trained, doing a very fast lap of the track.
In anticipation of the 2020 season, Benjamin Cartery tests on the Barcelona Circuit with the Mercedes AMG GT4 of NOVARACE. Thanks to the suggestions of his Manager and Coach Matteo Cressoni, he manages to bring out a wonderful time, worthy of much more experienced Drivers, despite being his first time on the circuit. "Incredible experience on a Formula 1 circuit, Matteo's advices has been fundamental, lap after lap they made me improve the time, I hope to return soon but for a race!" comments Benjamin after the day on the track.