| 18 Sep. 2011 - EuroCup Race 12 |
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The qualifying round for the 12th race was ran at a wet and cold Paul Ricard circuit, in stark contrast to the warm and wonderful weather the previous day. Sandy was not overly happy with his pace, but managed to improve on yesterday's qualifying with a 27th place today.
Into the afternoon the rain abated, but the track was overcast and quite windy by the time the 12th race of the season got underway. This time Sandy had a good start and started overtaking cars in usual style. By the end of the first lap he had moved up 3 places and continued chasing down cars in front of him.
Coming into the last corner on lap 2 Sandy found himself in the middle of a 3 car sandwich and the inside car hooked his front wheel under Sandy's rear and Sandy got thrown up in the air and spectacularly rolled the car over until it again landed back on its wheels. The rear wing and several wheels were damaged and Sandy got a ride back to the circuit's medical center, before being given an all clear by the doctor.
The young Thai driver entered the championship as one the youngest and least experienced drivers and continues to learn and improve himself in prepartion for next season, where certainly he will carry far more experience and be prepared to take on the competition in this very tough championship.
The final race in the 2011 EuroCup series will be at the Catalunya Circuit in Barcelona Spain in 3 weeks time, during 7-9 October 2011.
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