The second half of the ADAC GT Masters season starts this weekend for WestCoast Racing and the team makes a drivers change for the coming two weekends. The team's Swedish TTA-driver Martin Öhlin will step in and share the car with Fredrik Lestrup at Red Bull Ring this weekend and Lausitzring two weeks later. He will replace Martin Matzke for these two rounds. "Earlier this year we, together with our partners, planned to have Martin Öhlin drive two races for us in ADAC GT Masters," team manager Dick Jönsson Wigroth explains. "Martin will drive the coming two races together with Fredrik Lestrup. We want to take this opportunity to thank Martin Matzke for his efforts in the first four race weekends with us and we'll keep all doors open for the last two race weekends."
Martin Öhlin drives his third season for WestCoast Racing and competes in the newly formed TTA championship in Sweden this season. He has also driven a race for the team in the Z4 in the Swedish GT-league and now looks forward to face the competition in ADAC GT Masters. "It will be a lot of fun to make my first start in GT Masters and drive the BMW Z4 again," Martin says. I expect a tough but fun weekend at Red Bull Ring which looks like an exciting track. I look forward to drive a Z4 for a Swedish team in Europe and share the car with Fredrik. We work very well together and our goal is of course to do our best."
Fredrik Lestrup looks forward to restart the season again and compete at Red Bull Ring, a track he hasn't raced at before. "I look forward to have Martin Öhlin as a team mate for the coming two races," Fredrik says. "We have a good cooperation and I hope we can have a smooth weekend. Red Bull Ring looks like a fun track but it's hard to say how well it will suit our car. There are parts of the track which looks like they play to the advantage of our car but there are also two long straights. Overtaking might be tricky here so qualifying will be very important this weekend. I look forward to a good race weekend at a fantastic venue."
Source: Team