USC – Muscle Milk Pickett takes a step back

Stuck with transmission and steering problems, Muscle Milk Pickett's ORECA 03 driven by Jan Mardenborough, Lucas Luhr and Klaus Graf was forced to retire during the 12 Hours of Sebring, in Florida, scene of the second round of the United Sportscar Championship 2014. In order to improve the P2 prototype, the team decided to take a step back and miss the two rounds of Long Beach (April 11-12) and Laguna Seca (May 3-4) to return more strong in Detroit (May 30-31).

“It's never an easy decision to make when it comes to deciding whether to miss a race, says team owner Greg Pickett. We had an issue at Sebring with the power steering that could have been a safety issue, luckily it didn't, but we want to make sure we don't have issues like that again. » Greg Pickett also wants to analyze the Balance of Performance, modified after Daytona. “The speed differential between the DP cars and the LMP2 is still quite big and I want to see what USC will do in the next races. » The team received its ORECA 03 very shortly before the season opener at Daytona in Florida, hence a shortened preparation. The step back taken during the coming month should allow Muscle Milk Pickett to return to the match, on routes which will also be more favorable to P2 against the Prototypes, who have dominated since the start of the year.