At the Wacharing in Melk, Simon Seiberl from Windhaag/F. against his competitors and took victory in the racing rookie finale. Now the man from Mühlviertel can look forward to a race-ready Ford Fiesta ST car including a starter package and training sessions with the instructors from the ÖAMTC driving technique with a total value of around 40,000 euros. The youngster, who was still 19 at the time of the race, made himself the biggest birthday present – he will soon be celebrating his 20th birthday. The racing rookie competition has developed into the largest talent search in Austrian motorsport over the past 19 years. A total of 20 ambitious young racing drivers aged 16 to 21 competed against each other in Ford cars at the Wachauring. The elimination rounds previously took place in the ÖAMTC driving technique centres.
The youngsters fought gripping duels on the slopes from the first to the last second. But not only the speed of the maneuvers counted, the prospective motorsport drivers also had to prove their skill behind the wheel: In the time slalom, which had to be completed on asphalt and a slippery surface similar to snow in the “in-field” of the racetrack, it quickly became apparent who the top eight were rookies. The fastest time with the lowest error rate was used as the evaluation criterion for the round. In the following individual races, the rookies tried to set their own fastest lap times. Four rookies prevailed and progressed to the next objective of completing three laps on the selective Wachauring race track in the best possible time. The two finalists, Simon Seiberl and Thomas Traußnig, went head to head for the long-awaited victory.
Portrait of Simon Seiberl:
Source: Nachrichten
