{"id":535,"date":"2023-03-30T18:46:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T18:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomasengesimracing.cz\/en\/?p=535"},"modified":"2023-04-16T18:51:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T18:51:46","slug":"daytona-showed-its-magic-last-night-tomas-enge-sim-racing-team-scored-solid-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomasengesimracing.cz\/en\/blog\/daytona-showed-its-magic-last-night-tomas-enge-sim-racing-team-scored-solid-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Daytona showed its magic last night, Tomas Enge SIM Racing team scored solid points"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Tom\u00e1\u0161 Enge SIM Racing did not make it to the podium in Daytona, but consolidated 2nd place in the team standings<\/li>\n<li>Luk\u00e1\u0161 P\u0159\u00e1da started the race with a medical disability and his performance showed it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: JUSTIFY;\">The Mercedes-Benz Virtual GP 2023 continued with the second round in Daytona, USA. The Daytona International Speedway circuit has been a classic on the calendar of this prestigious Czech-Slovak simracing series since it switched to the iRacing simulator. The only night race on the calendar, taking place on the iconic combination of oval and circuit, is always a challenge. This year&#8217;s event was no exception. The Tom\u00e1\u0161 Enge SIM Racing team entered the race with a slight handicap. Luk\u00e1\u0161 P\u0159ada suffered minor health complications and although he tried his best, it was evident in his performance. Even qualifying did not go as he wanted, as he set the 5th fastest time. On the other hand, his colleague Adam Pilo, after a good tactical performance of the whole team, climbed to 3rd place and could be satisfied. Qualifying was clearly dominated by the Entropiq drivers and indicated that they would be a tough nut to crack in the race.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomasengesimracing.cz\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/03-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomasengesimracing.cz\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/03-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.tomasengesimracing.cz\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/03-scaled-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomasengesimracing.cz\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/03-scaled-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomasengesimracing.cz\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/03-scaled-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomasengesimracing.cz\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/03-scaled-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tomasengesimracing.cz\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/03-scaled-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><em>The rider pair of the Tomas Enge SIM Racing team took points for 4th and 5th place, holding on to 2nd place in the standings.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: JUSTIFY;\">This was confirmed the next day. They managed to start the 55-minute night race in first place and then they were gradually pulling away from their rivals. At the finish they had more than a six-second lead and at the very end they took the bonus point for the fastest lap. Adam Pilo kept the 3rd position after the start, but he had his compatriot Martin Nejedlik from Lenovo Legion team constantly glued to the exhaust of his Mercedes. He therefore attempted an undercut and drove to the mandatory pit stop among the first. But he made a mistake, crossed the reserved space and had to reverse. Even a small loss had quite big consequences in the balanced peloton, and the Slovak rider dropped to 5th position. Even Luk\u00e1\u0161 P\u0159\u00e1da did not avoid mistakes. Firstly, in a duel with Martin Nejedl\u00edk, he collided slightly with his car and was punished by the sports commissioner by giving back the position he had gained, and during the second attack he got a skid on the side of the road and only with all his skill was he able to stop it. However, the loss grew to 4.5 seconds and could not be eliminated by the finish. The final attempt of the Tom\u00e1\u0161 Enge SIM Racing team to set the fastest lap of the race also failed. Not surprisingly, the drivers were not exactly glowing with happiness at the finish line.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomasengesimracing.cz\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/02-1-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomasengesimracing.cz\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/02-1-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.tomasengesimracing.cz\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/02-1-scaled-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomasengesimracing.cz\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/02-1-scaled-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tomasengesimracing.cz\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/02-1-scaled-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tomasengesimracing.cz\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/02-1-scaled-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tomasengesimracing.cz\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/02-1-scaled-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><em>Daytona International Speedway je ji\u017e klasikou v seri\u00e1lu Mercedes-Benz Virtual GP, no\u010dn\u00ed z\u00e1vod pod um\u011bl\u00fdm osv\u011btlen\u00edm m\u00e1 svou neopakovatelnou atmosf\u00e9ru.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: JUSTIFY;\"><strong>Luk\u00e1\u0161 P\u0159\u00e1da:<\/strong> &#8220;It started with qualifying when I failed to set a good lap. I had a good time with the car, but the race didn&#8217;t turn out the way we imagined. There were a couple of unfortunate accidents that knocked us down a bit, but next time I&#8217;ll practice even more and try to work on the set-up of the car to make it faster.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: JUSTIFY;\"><strong>Adam Pilo:<\/strong> However, despite the circumstances, these are decent points. It doesn&#8217;t always work out perfectly and this time the luck just wasn&#8217;t on our side, but I believe that the tables will turn and next time we will fight for the win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: JUSTIFY;\"><strong>Current standings: drivers<\/strong> &#8211; 1. Martin Kadlecik (Entropiq) 70, 2. Martin Sirotek (Entropiq) 46, <strong>3. Luk\u00e1\u0161 P\u0159\u00e1da (Tom\u00e1\u0161 Enge SIM Racing) 44<\/strong>, 4. Adam Pilo (Tom\u00e1\u0161 Enge SIM Racing) 34, 5. Tom\u00e1\u0161 Hora (Big Shock!) 26, 6. Martin Nejedl\u00edk (Lenovo Legion) 25, <strong>Teams<\/strong> &#8211; 1. Entropiq 116, <strong>2. Tom\u00e1\u0161 Enge SIM Racing 78<\/strong>, 3. Big Shock! 50, 4. JD simracing 37, 5. Lenovo Legion 35, 6. 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