Zoom Speed on the track... and on the calendar!

It was only six weeks ago since Spyker Squadron kicked off their race season in Barcelona with a brand-new GT racer, the Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2R. This weekend the team will start in their third 1000 km race of the season: the 1000 km of Spa-Francorchamps.

Spa is considered as the team's home track and many Spyker sponsors, partners and employees will head to the Belgium Ardennes to support the Dutch team.

With three European endurance races in just six weeks, in a season full of national bank holidays, the last weeks have been time-wise challenging for the team. Time was not only spent on the preparations for the Le Mans Series events but also on the ongoing development of the new cars and the essential but time-consuming preparations for the upcoming 76th run of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

"It is a bit sad that a high-profile race such as the 1000 km of Spa-Francorchamps will be seen by many teams as a mandatory event," declared Peter van Erp, Managing Director of Spyker Squadron. "With only two weeks 'till the official Le Mans test day, the goal for many will be to simply return the car unharmed to the finish line. We have started the season with encouraging results and I hope that we can continue that line this weekend."

Swiss driver Iradj Alexander has been selected by Alexandre Pesci to reinforce the Speedy Racing Team entry at Le Mans and therefore he will join the team in Belgium. Last year in Valencia Iradj already tested the old car, but the race at Spa is a good opportunity for him to get acquainted with the team and the new car.

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