2009 World Finals Bridgestone Cup

Posted Oct 24, 2009 ↩
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World Finals Bridgestone Cup After a disappointing qualifying session on the Friday, Matthew fought hard throughout Saturday attempting to get back into the final group. Unfortunately he could not pull it off but managed to qualify 9th in the Bridgestone Cup Final. What should have been an easy challenge for Matt, turned out to be an unexpected fall in position and it wasn’t until the last 3 laps that he got back onto pace and was reeling in the guys in front. With only 3 laps remaining he left his run too late. What turned out to be a tough lesson was however to be a happy experience and a great lesson learnt in the tough and competitive European environment. The consolation was to meet the 7 time F1 Champion Michael Schumacher on the Monday morning for a private viewing of his expertise behind the wheel of a Tony Kart.
The beautiful Lago de Garda out of the window of the Hotel
Matthew and Marc Hynes getting ready to go to the track
Early in the morning
Matthew representing Hong Kong
A huge field of drivers
Matt sitting waiting for the drivers presentation
Holding the Bauhinia High
A warm morning for racing
Mates off the track but arch rivals on it!
Formiong on the grid
3 minutes to go
Now in starters orders
Attacking into the 2nd corner
Turn 2 traffic
Matt and Philo
Oversteer
Across the finish for the end of the weekend
Michael Schumacher signing Matts name board
Exchanging a few words
The former and future?
MS and MS
Schumacher shaking down the Shifter Kart
Matthew watching the 7 time World Champion
The master!
Another quick lap