Simon Reicher did it! The Austrian secured his ticket for the future during the last round of the VLN Endurance Championship on the Nordschleife. Finishing in tenth position of 31 entrants, he settled everything at last weekend’s event (October 18-19): Reicher is now a proud owner of the Permit A, which entitles him to also drive a GT3 vehicle on the Nordschleife.

All in all, Mannfeller Team pilot Simon Reicher drove 17 laps, equivalent to 425 km, spending three hours and ten minutes in the car with only one pitstop to refuel and change tires. “Everything went well with the Permit. It was really cool. I had a much easier time compared to the last VLN race. Only at the start of the race did I drop down from 16^th to 20^th. I did not want to risk anything, rather keep the car in one piece, finish the race, and pass the Permit. Once the field settled down a bit after the start, it was terrific. I progressed up to eighth position. My lap time of 10:06 minutes in the V4 class was impressive. What can I say? Simply a brilliant race! My first slipstream battles on the long straight and some great overtaking action on the Nordschleife. It was a lot of fun,” Simon Reicher reports enthused. Reicher’s teammates finished the race in tenth and the youngster happily took a new trophy back home to Austria.

Simon Reicher has thus achieved his goal. “Not quite. I must still hand in my Permit application at the German Motorsport Federation (DMSB). Once done, my mission is completed,” counters the sympathetic racer with a smile.