WS - Longwy

Longwy Winter Series Rd.5

A huge thank you to the club and all volunteers for another perfectly organized event

Back in Longwy for Round 5 of the Winter Series, with clear progress showing compared to the previous rounds.

Practice

The car felt way too sharp at the beginning of practice, but session after session I managed to improve both the setup and my driving using the TestLogger tools. Being able to properly analyse runs, compare changes and structure my work made a real difference this weekend.

Step by step, everything came together and I found a driving style that really suited the track.

I ended practice P11 overall.

Qualifying

Qualifying went very well. Clean runs, no major mistakes, just a few small imperfections but nothing serious. Overall, very solid qualifying performance.

I secured P10 on the grid, which meant my first ever A final at Longwy.

Finals
• Final 1: extremely strong pace. I set the 2nd fastest lap of the race, only behind Olivier Bultynck, showing just how competitive my Schumacher Mi9 was on pure pace. I gained positions thanks to a few race incidents and caught up with Manu Wagner. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my usual spot on the driver’s stand, so my references were slightly off. I clipped the apex too hard and had a big crash.

• The car was repaired for the following finals, but something was clearly bent or damaged. The pace dropped significantly, losing about four tenths per lap. With no time to investigate properly, I couldn’t match the field anymore and finished at the back.

Final result: P10.

Weekend summary
Very positive overall despite some frustration from the sudden loss of pace in the finals. This result is a big confidence boost after a difficult period since late 2025.

I now know I have a strong base, and I feel like I unlocked something important in my driving. Looking very promising ahead of the first round of the French Nats.

TestLogger Manager is becoming a central part of my race weekends. It allows full tracking of runs, setups and driver environment in one place, making structured performance work much easier. We’re actively developing it and getting great feedback so far, so feel free to explore it if you want to manage and analyse your racing properly.