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EN: 2024 season review SUPER LIGHTS

Stephan Glaser, a newcomer to the BOSS GP, won the title. With nine race wins, the Swiss driver left the competition without a chance.

In the 2024 season, the SUPER LIGHTS class was once again the home of monoposto cars with V6 engines and older Formula 3000 cars. In particular, the Formula 3000 cars thrilled fans with their sound, manual transmission and spectacular slides. Both regular driver Stefan Eisinger-Sewald (Red Rose Racing) and BOSS GP rookie Stefan Scho proved with several podium finishes that the older Formula 3000 cars are far from obsolete. Although the Austrian Eisinger-Sewald and his team had to deal with several technical issues with their Ralt and therefore had to drop out of the title race early on.

First start, first win for Stefan Scho at the Nürburgring 2024

German Stefan Scho, a former Formula 3 driver, lined up with a dark red Lola F3000 with a V8 Cosworth engine. In his home race at the Nürburgring, he got off to a flying start, taking first place in both races. He followed that up with two second places in Assen and is planning further outings in 2025.

Last season’s champion, Henry Clausnitzer (WF Racing), held his own in the title fight for a long time. Clausnitzer, who is from Germany’s Lausitz region, continues to drive a V6 Formula Renault built by Tatuus in 2003. His eye-catching paintwork, inspired by the 2005/2006 Renault F1 world championship team, attracted a lot of attention again last season. After a solid start to the season, Clausnitzer was held back by several technical problems on race weekends, but numerous night shifts with his crew finally got the car running again. The efforts paid off and another top result was achieved: 2nd place in the overall standings behind Stephan Glaser.

Glaser in front, followed by Scho (left) and one of the GP2 cars from the FORMULA race. Behind them, Eisinger-Sewald (left), Stadelmann (center) and Clausnitzer (right) are in a three-way fight

Glaser, who already had monoposto experience when he entered the series, was quickly noticed by his SUPER LIGHTS opponents. With the relatively modern World Series V6 (built in 2008), entered by Jo Zeller Racing, he was often too fast for the competition. Except for the race weekend at the Nürburgring, he managed to secure at least one race victory at each track. Even retirement in the last race at Misano could no longer change the fact that he had won the championship title.

Further highlights included the starts of ace Walter Colacino (ITA), the comeback of ex-champion Andreas Hasler (AUT) including a stunning victory at the finale in Misano, and the appearances of Jody Stadelmann (SUI) in the Formula Nippon. In the 2025 season, the SUPER LIGHTS class will remain a guarantee for exciting motorsport with thrilling race cars from around the world.

Jody Stadelmann with the Formula Nippon car previously used in Japan, built by the US company G-Force

Interested drivers can already pre-register for the 2025 season. Send a non-binding inquiry now to office@bossgp.com

Photos: Angelo Poletto/BOSS GP

DE: Saisonrückblick 2024 SUPER LIGHTS

Mit Stephan Glaser gewann ein BOSS GP-Neueinsteiger den Titel. Gegen neun Rennsiege des Schweizers hatte die Konkurrenz keine Chance.

Die SUPER LIGHTS-Klasse war auch in der Saison 2024 wieder Tummelplatz für Monoposto mit V6-Motoren und ältere Formel-3000-Boliden. Letztere begeisterten mit ihrem Sound, H-Schaltung und spektakulären Slides. Sowohl Stammpilot Stefan Eisinger-Sewald (Red Rose Racing) als auch BOSS GP-Rookie Stefan Scho bewiesen mit mehreren Podestplätzen, dass die Formel 3000 noch längst nicht zum Alteisen gehören. Wenngleich der Österreicher Eisinger-Sewald und dessen Einsatzteam mit mehreren technischen Wehwehchen an seinem Ralt zu kämpfen hatte und sich deshalb frühzeitig aus dem Titelkampf verabschieden musste.

Erstes Rennen, erster Sieg: Stefan Scho am Nürburgring 2024

Der Deutsche Stefan Scho, früher u.a. in der Formel 3 aktiv, brachte einen dunkelroten Lola-F3000 mit V8-Cosworth-Motor an den Start. Bei seinem Heimrennen am Nürburgring gelang ihm ein Einstand nach Maß: Platz 1 in beiden Rennen. In Assen legte er mit zwei zweiten Plätzen noch einmal nach, für 2025 plant er weitere Einsätze in der BOSS GP Racing Series.

Lange im Titelkampf hielt sich der Meister der Vorsaison, Henry Clausnitzer (WF Racing). Der Lausitzer setzt weiterhin einen V6-Formel-Renault von Tatuus (Baujahr 2003) ein. Die auffällige Lackierung in Anlehnung an das Renault-F1-Weltmeisterteam 2005/2006 zog auch in der vergangenen Saison wieder viele Blicke an. Nach einem soliden Saisonstart wurde Clausnitzer durch mehrere technische Gebrechen an den Rennwochenenden zurückgeworfen, zahlreiche Nachtschichten mit seiner Crew brachten den Wagen schließlich immer wieder zum Laufen. Die Mühen machten sich bezahlt, mit Rang 2 in der Gesamtwertung hinter Stephan Glaser gelang erneut ein Topergebnis.

Vorne Glaser, gefolgt von Scho (li.) und einem der GP2-Boliden aus der FORMULA-Wertung. Dahinter befinden sich Eisinger-Sewald (li.), Stadelmann (mi.) und Clausnitzer (re.) im Dreikampf

Glaser, der bereits mit Monoposto-Erfahrung in die Serie kam, wurde von den SUPER-LIGHTS-Kontrahenten schnell wahrgenommen. Mit dem vergleichsweise modernen World Series V6 (Baujahr 2008), eingesetzt von Jo Zeller Racing, war er der Konkurrenz meistens zu schnell. Mit Ausnahme des Rennwochenendes am Nürburgring gelang ihm auf jeder Strecke zumindest ein Laufsieg. Auch ein Ausfall beim letzten Rennen in Misano konnte am Gewinn des Meistertitels nichts mehr ändern.

Für weitere Farbtupfer sorgten auch die Starts von Ass Walter Colacino (ITA), das Comeback von Ex-Meister Andreas Hasler (AUT) inklusive fulminantem Sieg beim Finale in Misano und die Auftritte von Jody Stadelmann (SUI) im Formel Nippon. Auch in der Saison 2025 bleibt die SUPER LIGHTS-Klasse ein Garant für abwechslungsreichen Motorsport mit aufregenden Rennwagen aus aller Welt.

Jody Stadelmann mit dem früher in Japan eingesetzten Formel Nippon, gebaut von der US-Firma G-Force

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Fotos: Angelo Poletto/BOSS GP

Report: Race 2 Assen

After victory, Bracalente takes the lead in the FORMULA standings.

Yesterday a penalty dropped him back, today it was his day: Alessandro Bracalente (ITA, Speed Center) was able to win the 8th race of the season in the FORMULA class. At the start he defended his top position in contrast to yesterday. Marco Ghiotto (ITA, MM International) followed him throughout the race, but it was never enough to overtake him. The duel for the championship is getting tougher after this weekend: Bracalente is only nine points ahead of Ghiotto in four races to go.

Luca Martucci (ITA, MM International) came third in the FORMULA category. Yesterday a penalty was also his misfortune, today he landed deservedly on the podium. The top 3 in today’s race underline the current dominance of the Italians in this class. Best non-Italian was Philippe Haezebrouck (FRA, Speed Center) in fourth place. A podium finish for the sonnyboy with Le Mans experience is only a matter of time.

Gianluca Ripoli (ITA, MM International), winner of race 1, finished sixth today ahead of team-mate Armando Mangini. Andreas Fiedler started the race from the pit lane already lagging behind. As usual, he delivered a race to catch up, which brought him up to 8th place. Christian Eicke (SUI, Speed Center) and Walter Steding (DEU, Inter Europol) fought further interesting duels. Eicke used a lapping by another car to pass Steding and secure 8th place.

OPEN category: Ingo Gerstl (AUT, Top Speed) dominated both races in Assen. Hans Laub (DEU, Speed Center) was happy to finally be in race mode again. Both he and his Forti Formula 1 kept going and were rewarded with 2nd place. Third place on the podium went to “Piter” (FRA, Ray-Ban), who is now behind Gerstl in second place of the championship.

After the summer break the BOSS GP continues in Brno (6–8 September). On the Czech roller coaster a preliminary decision could be made in the OPEN class, in the FORMULA the decision in terms of championship will be made quite certainly at the final event in Imola (11th–13th October).

Report: Race 1 Assen

Action-packed 7th season race of the BOSS GP 2019 at the TT Circuit.

Let’s start with the sensation of today’s race day: Gianluca Ripoli (ITA, MM International) surprisingly wins for the very first time a race in BOSS GP. Already in the qualifying a surprise was on the horizon, with class rank 4 he achieved his best qualifying result so far. In the race, unlike his immediate opponents, he remained free of mistakes and benefited from a 10-second penalty for Alessandro Bracalente (ITA, Speed Center), who had led most of the race.

After the first start was aborted (a driver spun in the warm-up lap) the field was forced to stop on the start-finish straight. At the restart, not all engines started in time, so the crews were working on it even after the 30-second signal – which is not allowed according to the regulations. Bracalents got – like some of the other drivers – a time penalty added to the result.

Marco Ghiotto (ITA, Scuderia Palladio) took the lead in the FORMULA class after a good start of the race. Still in the first half pole setter Bracalente passed Ghiotto again. The subsequent duel between the two title favourites was a short one, however, as Ghiotto made a rare mistake and spun off the track. Ripoli finally won ahead of Bracalente and Armando Mangini (ITA, MM International). Mangini did it as so often, kept a cool head and crossed the finish line without any major troubles. This brings the veteran 3th place in the FORMULA ranking.

Philippe Haezebrouck (FRA, Speed Center) and Luca Martucci (ITA, MM International) dropped from the podium due to penalties after a strong race. Andreas Fiedler (DEU, Fiedler Racing) was within reach of the FORMULA podium for a long time, but in the final phase he suddenly lost a lot of speed and thus some positions (7th place).

OPEN podium in Race 1 at Assen: f.l. “Piter”, Gerstl and Laub

In the OPEN class for Formula 1 cars Ingo Gerstl controlled the race from lap 1 onwards in his Toro Rosso STR1 and extended the overall lead with his fifth victory of the season. Hans Laub (DEU, Speed Center) finished second in the Forti FG03. The driver and mechanic in one person skipped qualifying in the morning and started a great race to catch up from the last grid position and overtook numerous FORMULA racers in the race. “Piter” (FRA, Ray-Ban) was happy about another trophy in his collection with 3rd place.

Tomorrow will be the 8th race of the season. At 9:45 a.m. the Big Open Single Seater line-up for a ten-minute warm-up session. The race itself starts at 11:50 a.m., directly before the DTM’s main race.

BOSS GP on Amazon

Heroes of Racing

The docutainment series Heroes of Racing is now available on the streaming platform Amazon Prime Video.

Two episodes of the first season of Heroes of Racing can now be watched on Amazon Prime after being broadcast on the pay TV channel auto motor und sport TV last year. Other episodes will be added at a later date.

The main characters of the docutainment series Heroes of Racing are top star Ingo Gerstl and team boss Markus Lehmann. Former racing driver Sebastian Stahl reveals interesting facts about the technology, explained in an understandable way for laymen and yet a rare insight for freaks.

Das Paar hinter der Idee zur Fernsehserie: Christian Effer und von der 7 Berge Filmwerkstatt

The duo behind the idea of a BOSS GP TV series: Christian Effer and Christina Hermanns from 7 Berge Filmwerkstatt

Pictures: 7 Berge Filmwerkstatt (poster), Michael Kavena/BOSS GP

Season review clip 2018

Highlights of a dramatic season full of speed, action and fun. From Europe’s fastest racing series. Check out also on our YouTube channel @bossgpofficial.

Credit: 7 Berge Filmwerkstatt

Report: Race 1 Spielberg

Plenty of action in the starting phase, a home win for Ingo Gerstl, Rookie Alain Valente wins FORMULA and with Florian Schnitzenbaumer the BOSS GP has a new class champion.

Ingo Gerstl (AUT, Top Speed, Toro Rosso STR1) made burnouts on track and delight thousands of fans on the stands. The series winner had reason to be happy after an impeccable drive in the first race of the Spielberg weekend as part of the DTM. Gerstl won for the tenth time in eleven races scored so far in 2018. With 1:13.027 min he also did the fastest lap of the whole DTM weekend.

Second in the OPEN was Hans Laub (DEU, Speed Center, Forti FG-03), who only started from 13. Laub fought the whole race in the midfield of FORMULA, among others with Gianluca Ripoli (ITA, MM International, GP2 Dallara) and Walter Steding (DEU, Inter Europol, Dallara GP2). For Laub it was the first finish and also the first podium at the second appearance this year.

OPEN podium (f.l.): Hans Laub, Ingo Gerstl and Phil Stratford

OPEN podium (f.l.): Hans Laub, Ingo Gerstl and Phil Stratford

 

Phil Stratford (USA, Penn Elcom, Benetton B197) was already touched at the right rear wheel during the flying start and had to head for the pits with a puncture in lap 1. With lap loss he returned to the track and fought his way through the field. But in the 20-minute race he was not able to catch up with the others.

Although the track had dried up by noon, the conditions remained cold. This was a disaster for some drivers right at the start: Sergio Ghiotto (ITA, MM International, Dallara GP2) and Gianluca Ripoli (ITA, MM International, Dallara GP2) spun off the track in the warm-up lap. For two favourites the race was over before the actual start. Not much further came Salvatore De Plano (ITA, Top Speed, Dallara GP2) and Marco Ghiotto (ITA, MRC Sport, Dallara GP2). After a good start and some position improvements, the two Italians spun in turn 1 and had to retire from the race early. The consequence of the incidents was a three-lap safety car phase.

Florian Schnitzenbaumer is the new champion in FORMULA class

Florian Schnitzenbaumer is the new BOSS GP champion in FORMULA class

 

Alain Valente (SUI, Speed Center, Dallara GP2) was more considerate despite his first start at a BOSS GP race. The 21-year-old survived the difficulties of the first lap without damage, first overtaking Andreas Fiedler (DEU, Fiedler Racing, Dallara GP2) and then Peter Göllner (SUI, Speed Center, Dallara GP2). This makes Valente the eighth winner (!) in the most varied BOSS GP season in the FORMULA class of all time.

With second place Fiedler had done almost everything to keep the championship battle on. But Florian Schnitzenbaumer (DEU, Top Speed, Dallara GP2) finished sixth in his class for the secure his first championship title. The German seemed to be relieved to have reached his season’s goal.

Before tomorrow’s final race, Fiedler is already set for second place overall in FORMULA, and the second German was correspondingly delighted.

Peter Göllner (SUI, Speed Center, Dallara GP2) probably surprised himself the most once again. With the fourth podium place in the last five races he confirmed the strong performances of the last race weekends in Brno and Assen.

Only one of six Italians crossed the finish line: Gianluca Ripoli (ITA, Speed Center, Dallara GP2) finished fourth. Armando Mangini (ITA, MM International) already had to park his Lola Formula 3000 in the pits in lap 1. Thus, Mangini also lost 3rd place in the championship. With 121 points he is four points behind Walter Steding and 6 points behind Christian Eicke. Steding finished sixth today, Eicke seventh – so nothing has been decided yet with these small point gaps.

Race 2 will take place tomorrow at 15:10 local time directly after the DTM race. The stream on www.bossgp.com/livestream starts already at 14:55.

FORMULA podium (f.l.): Andreas Fiedler, Alain Valente and Peter Göllner

FORMULA podium (f.l.): Andreas Fiedler, Alain Valente and Peter Göllner

 

Quote after the race:
Alain Valente (1st place FORMULA): “I could use the feeling from my sports car experience today. At the beginning I was lucky not to get involved in the accidents, then I stayed cautious with cold tyres and brakes at the beginning. My goal is to become a professional racer, maybe this result will help me.”

 

Pictures: Michael Jurtin/BOSS GP

Report: Rennen 1 Hockenheim F1

BOSS GP lieferte eine Show der Superlative im großen Rahmen des Deutschland Grand Prix. Zwei Safety-Car-Phasen und einsetzender Regen machten das Rennen zum spannendsten des Jahres.

Für die 17 Piloten und 2 Pilotinnen der BOSS GP war es das Rennen ihres Lebens: Vor knapp 30.000 Zuschauern war Europas schnellste Rennserie zum zweiten Mal in diesem Jahr am Hockenheimring am Start, aber zum ersten Mal überhaupt im Rahmen der Formel-1-Weltmeisterschaft.

Schon der Start war turbulent: Ingo Gerstl (Top Speed) im Toro Rosso startete von der Poleposition, Phil Stratford (Benetton; Penn Elcom Racing) und Bernd Herndlhofer (Top Speed) reihten sich beim fliegenden Start dahinter ein. Der Schweizer Roy Glaser (Speed Center) hatte einen Blitzstart und schoss bereits in der ersten Kurve auf Rang 3 nach vorne. Dabei profitierte er allerdings auch von der Kollision der Teamkollegen Luca Martucci und Armando Mangini (MM International). Martucci verlor dabei den Frontflügel seines GP2-Dallara.

Doch das war’s noch nicht mit der Action: Glaser legte selbstverschuldet eine 360-Grad-Drehung hin, fuhr aber sofort weiter. Auch Bianca Steiner (Top Speed) war an den Turbulenzen beteiligt, sie musste dem wegfliegenden Frontflügel von Martucci über die asphaltierte Auslaufzone ausweichen.

Die meisten Plätze gut machten in der Startphase wie erwartet Wolfgang Jaksch (F Xtreme Racing; gestartet von Platz 8) und Florian Schnitzenbaumer (Top Speed; gestartet von Platz 11). Martucci fuhr überraschenderweise nicht in die Box, sondern versuchte ohne Frontflügel weiterzufahren. Ohne viel Halt an der Vorderachse fielen die Rundenzeiten um fünf Sekunden in den Keller. Doch Martucci hielt sich wacker, dahinter bildete sich ein Bummelzug mit zeitweise fünf Autos. Als erstes ging Jaksch am waidwunden Dallara von Martucci vorbei, danach Schnitzenbaumer, der in nur eineinhalb Runden drei Autos überholte. Martucci wurde am Ende Siebenter, noch vor Unfallgegner Armando Mangini (8.).

Unordnung in die ersten Plätze brachte die erste Safety-Car-Phase: Ausgelöst wurde diese durch eine Kollision von Hans Laub (Speed Center) im Forti mit Bianca Steiner (Top Speed) im Dallara-GP2. Laub, der im Rennen immer schneller wurde und ebenfalls auf den langsamen Martucci auflief, wurde zusehends aggressiver. Das Manöver gegen Steiner ging schief, die Lücke war zu klein. Laubs Forti rauschte innen über die Kurbs und hob‘ an der Front ab, damit touchierte er Steiners Auto – beide fielen aus.

Das Safety-Car brachte die ersten Piloten wieder eng zusammen. Als die Strecke wieder freigegeben war, schaltete Roy Glaser am Schnellsten. Der Schweizer war zum ersten Mal in diesem Jahr am Start der BOSS GP. Mit seinem Manöver überraschte er die vor ihm fahrenden Stratford und Herndlhofer und überholte die beiden, damit war er auf den ersten Platz in der FORMULA-Wertung gerückt. Herndlhofer fuhr zu Beginn des Rennens sogar die schnellsten Rundenzeiten und lag lange nur knapp hinter Stratford auf Rang 3. Auch er konnte Stratford überholen, mussten den dritten Gesamtrang aber gleich wieder hergeben.

Unbeeindruckt von den Vorkommnissen fuhr Ingo Gerstl zum sechsten Saisonsieg. Bei einsetzendem Regen wurde das Rennen frühzeitig abgebrochen. Ein Opfer des Regens war Wolfgang Jordan, der sich in der Spitzkehre drehte. Hinter Gerstl landeten in der OPEN-Klasse Phil Stratford und Wolfgang Jaksch. Das Podium der FORMULA komplettierten hinter Glaser die Top Speed-Fahrer Bernd Herndlhofer und Florian Schnitzenbaumer.

Walter Steding (Inter Europol Competition) landete trotz Dreher in der Runde zum Vorstart auf einem guten neunten Rang. Ebenso glücklich dürfte der älteste Teilnehmer im Feld, Karl-Heinz Becker, über Rang 10 gewesen sein. Christian Eicke (Speed Center) wurde Elfter vor Thomas Jakoubek (Top Speed), der erst heute Nachmittag an den Hockenheimring gereist war.

Rennen 2 startet morgen Sonntag um 11:10 Uhr und geht über die längere Distanz von 25 Minuten. Startaufstellung ist dieselbe wie für Rennen 1.

 

Fotos: Daniel Glaser

Report: Race 1 Hockenheim F1

BOSS GP delivered a show of superlatives within the German Grand Prix. Two safety car phases and the beginning of rain made the race the most exciting of the year.

For the 17 drivers and 2 pilots of the BOSS GP it was the race of their lives: In front of almost 30,000 spectators, Europe’s fastest racing series started for the second time this year at the Hockenheimring, but for the first time ever as support of the Formula 1 World Championship.

The start was already turbulent: Ingo Gerstl (Top Speed) in his Toro Rosso started from pole position, Phil Stratford (Benetton; Penn Elcom Racing) and Bernd Herndlhofer (Top Speed) were behind him at the flying start. The Swiss Roy Glaser (Speed Center) had a quick start and shot forward to third place in the first corner. However, he also benefited from the collision of team-mates Luca Martucci and Armando Mangini (MM International). Martucci lost the front wing of his GP2 Dallara.

But that’s not all with the action: Glaser made a 360-degree turn through his own fault, but continued immediately. Also Bianca Steiner (Top Speed) was involved in the action zone in turn 1, she had to avoid the flying front wing of Martucci over the asphalted run-out area.

Wolfgang Jaksch (F Xtreme Racing; started from position 8) and Florian Schnitzenbaumer (Top Speed; started from position 11) did as expected and were the biggest mover during the first part of the race. Surprisingly, Martucci did not enter the pits, instead he tried to continue without his front wing. Without much grip on the front axle the lap times dropped by five seconds. But Martucci was brave, behind him a slow train with at times five cars formed. First Jaksch passed the wounded Dallara of Martucci, then Schnitzenbaumer, who overtook three cars in only one and a half laps. Martucci finished surprisingly seventh, ahead of his opponent Armando Mangini (8th).

The first safety car phase brought disorder on the first places: The SC was triggered by a collision of Hans Laub (Speed Center) in the Forti with Bianca Steiner (Top Speed) in the Dallara GP2. The manoeuvre against Steiner went wrong, the gap was too small. Laub’s Forti rushed over the curbs on the inside and than into Steiner’s car – both did not finish.

The safety car brought the first pilots together again. When the track was cleared again, Roy Glaser reacted the fastest. The Swiss was at the start of a BOSS GP race for the first time this year. With his manoeuvre he surprised Stratford and Herndlhofer in front of him and overtook them, so he had made up to the first place in the FORMULA classification. Herndlhofer just overtook

Unimpressed by the events, Ingo Gerstl clinched his sixth victory of the season. When it started raining, the race was stopped due to the conditions. One of the victims of the rain was Wolfgang Jordan, who spun in the hairpin bend. Behind Gerstl, Phil Stratford and Wolfgang Jaksch landed in the OPEN class. Behind Glaser the Top Speed drivers Bernd Herndlhofer and Florian Schnitzenbaumer completed the FORMULA podium.

Walter Steding (Inter Europol Competition) finished in a good ninth place despite a spin in the reconnaissance lap. Karl-Heinz Becker, the oldest participant in the field, was probably just as happy about 10th place. Christian Eicke (Speed Center) finished eleventh ahead of Thomas Jakoubek (Top Speed), who only travelled to the Hockenheimring this afternoon.

Race 2 starts tomorrow Sunday at 11:10 am and goes over the longer distance of 25 minutes. Starting grid is the same as for race 1.

 

Photos: Daniel Glaser/BOSS GP

BOSS GP Livestream: Race Guide Monza

Up to date with BOSS GP from Italy:

Livestream on YouTube

Livetiming from Eni Monza Circuit

Results Monza 2018

Breaking News on Twitter @bossgp2010

Sector times and starting grids

BOSS GP standings 2018

Gallery of pictures from race weekend

Monza Peroni Race Weekend 2018

Die besten Fotos und Videos auf Instagram @bossgp2010

 

Timetable: BOSS GP at Peroni Race Festival

Friday, 29 July 2018

10:40–11:10: Free Practice 1
16:15–16:45: Free Practice 2

Saturday, 30 June 2018

10:35–11:05: Qualifying
16:40–17:00: Race 1

Sunday, 1 July 2018

11:30–11:55: Race 2