BENTLEY MOTORSPORT PREPARES FOR THE GREEN HELL

Bentley Motorsport is making final preparations for its toughest challenge since the start of its Continental GT3 program, the ADAC Zurich 24-Hour Race, held on the most famous racetrack in the world – Germany’s Nürburgring Nordschleife. A pair of Works Bentleys will compete in the race, joined by a third car entered by Bentley’s European Works-Supported operation, Bentley Team HTP.

“Competing in this famous race was one of the key targets when we started our racing program two years ago,” said Brian Gush, Bentley’s Director of Motorsport. “The challenge is not to be underestimated – we’re the newcomers among some very established teams here. However, our cars are well prepared and the team is well-drilled, we’ve gained great experience through VLN races, and we’re ready.” 

To perform against the extreme and unique demands of this race, some highly experienced Nürburgring experts join the 2015 Bentley Boys. The first Works car features a special green livery based on that of the Bentley Speed 8 that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2003. This #85 car will be driven by Guy Smith, Andy Meyrick and Steven Kane – all of whom have gained valuable experience in recent VLN races.

“The 24-hour race at the Nürburgring is definitely the most grueling of our calendar this year, but I’m really excited about the challenge,” said Meyrick. “We’ve worked really hard in the VLN rounds to develop a setup for the Continental GT3 that will work well, but the race is very unpredictable.”

The second Works car, #84, will feature Bentley’s standard Works livery for 2015 and be driven by a team of Nordschleife specialists. Jeroen Bleekemolen will be joined by former Nürburgring 24-hour victors Christian Menzel and Lance David Arnold.  

The cars fielded by the team are based on those on the Late European sales floor. If you are interested in purchasing a Bentley, contact Sonny Morgan at 512.401.4607 through Late European or sonny@lateeuro.com.