Strakka Racing surf the Olympic wave

Based just 3 miles from the Silverstone circuit, the Strakka team will want to shine at home and ride the wave of British success at the Olympic Games in London. The 100% British, line-up of Jonny Kane, Nick Leventis and Danny Watts, will carry the British flag on the 'shark fin' of their Honda HPD ARX-03a and intend to climb the ranking for the best private LMP1 team.

After a tenth place overall in the 12 Hours of Sebring and a seventh place finish at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, Strakka approached the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship ​​with confidence. A leak detected before the start at Le Mans cost the team a few laps. Despite the torrid pace set by Danny Watts in the night, Strakka finally finished in 30th place overall after more technical problems, but still scored points for third place in the race Trophy for the best private team in LMP1.

Jonny Kane, driver: “As a team, we all know Silverstone quite well and the main thing is getting back in the car, feeling comfortable, getting down to a fast lap time as quickly as we can and working on a good set-up for the race. It’s been a long time since we were last in the car and I haven’t driven anything apart from my road car since Le Mans! We were running really quick and the car felt fantastic at Le Mans, so we’re looking to continue that pace and performance at Silverstone. As for strategy, we’ll continue to do what we’ve always done, and that’s try and do our own job the best we can and hopefully that will bring us out on top of the privateer petrol class. Without a doubt, scoring maximum points in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Privateers’ is our aim.”

Dave Davies (quote from team press release).

Photo: LE MANS (SARTHE, FRANCE) PLACE DE LA REPUBLIQUE, SCRUTINEERING FOR 24 HOURS OF LE MANS, Monday, June 11, 2012, . Jonny Kane will drive the  for the first time since Le Mans.