Well we made it through our first practice without a scratch! 2 penalties though…
First off we started the session with a 5 minute penalty for our part in giving rides to some of the important folks that worked hard to setup the event here in Houston. We were asked a month or so if we could help out and said yes, but it seems that some felt it could have been a advantage for us and the 6 or 7 other cars that participated.
Then Andrew decided to give some room for a car that had just came out of the pits and was close as they came through the chicane and Andrew skipped part of the chicane and had to serve a drive thru penalty.
Both were not that big of a deal and the “penalties” seemed fair.
Here are a few images of the car I took on my cell phone:
Andrew ended up 4th and there were 3 Team MER cars in the top 4!
We will be looking to make a few adjustments for tomorrows qualifying and race and looking to move up a few spots!
Good luck !