Jack Aitken Instagram – 2023 IMSA GTP Champions, in the Overall, Endurance, and Manufacturer’s titles. Clean sweep. 🏆🏆🏆
In typical IMSA style, we lost the race and title about 6 times and then won it back 6 times 😂 A topsy-turvy 10 hours, we were constantly fighting different cars for seemingly championship-winning positions, whether it was the #10 Acura, the #6 or #7 Porsche, the #25 BMW… Everyone had a moment when it looked like it was going their way. Early on we had setbacks, with a collision in pitlane giving us damage to repair and a penalty for running the red light at pit exit. We went a lap down, which could’ve been the end of our hopes, but we pulled it back on a caution and slowly worked our way back to the front. Alexander pulled an absolutely mammoth stint in the middle of the race, so much so we had to pit him to stop him exceeding the 4 hour drive time limit!! I got in with just over half the race to go and spent most of my triple stint battling with the #10 on track supremacy, something that could’ve been vital going into the final portion of the race. We swapped back and forth as we blitzed through traffic, and I can say it was one of the most intense races I’ve ever had as I pulled out all the stops to race them. I came in with an hour and a half to go ahead of them, but behind the #01 Caddy, so a championship winning position. Not saying much, as things would turn upside down a few more times over before the race end! Pipo raced his heart out, and made sure he fought off the challenges of others as well as passing the BMWs at the end to ensure we had the points we needed. Just a thrilling race from start to finish, and fitting that all 3 of us had to pull absolutely huge efforts to get it done, not to mention the entire @whelenmotorsports and @cadillacvseries crew. They sacrificed so much over the last 18 months, and this is a fantastic reward that I’m happy to have played a part in helping. And a mention to our rivals, who pushed us all the way.
#BeIconic #CadillacRacing
@bcpix 📷 | Posted on 15/Oct/2023 22:04:43
