Quantum Racing tactician Adrian Stead pleased with performance at 2011 Audi TP52 World Championship
Audi MedCup Circuit 2011 winners, America’s Quantum Racing finished the first day of 2011 Audi TP52 World Championship at Sardinia with a second podium place. They have the same scores as the leader board, Gladiator, but Quantum Racing tactician, Adrian
Stead hopes they will hit the first place in the upcoming races.
Quantum Racing grabbed the first race of the day ahead of Germany’s Container and Great Britain’s Gladiator. However, they failed to retain their position and tumbled down at third place in the second race to end up with a second spot finish. Meanwhile,
Adrian Stead was satisfied with their proceedings so far but hopes to perform better in future.
While speaking to local media at the end of Day 1, Stead said, “I think we saw eight knots at the most at one point. But as our coach Francesco de Angelis said it was like a road full of potholes. We had a reasonable first race which was good but the second
race we had to fight hard off the start line; we were definitely on the back foot. But we got the top end of the first beat just right and that kept us in the money.”
He added, “We had a good lane to go across and that was enough to get us around Azzurra and Paramount Park. That was the key for us. We lost a few metres, but came away with four points and so I am pretty pleased to be coming off the water after day one
of the World Championship tied for the lead.”
The overall standings at the end of Day 1 of 2011 Audi TP52 World Championship are given below:
1. Gladiator (GBR) 3, 1 = 4 points
2. Quantum Racing (USA) 1, 3 = 4 points
3. Paramount Park Murcia (ESP) 4, 2 = 6 points
4. Container (GER) 2, 7 = 9 points
5. Audi Azzurra Sailing Team (IT) 5, 4 = 9 points
6. RÁN (SWE) 6, 5 = 11 points
7. Audi ALL4ONE (GER) = 13 points
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