SEAN Walkinshaw described his Blancpain GT Series Asia debut as a character building experience.
The Chipping Norton racer, with FIST Team AAI teammate Jesse Krohn, finished 14th overall, ninth in class in the first race.
But contact in the second race led to a broken radiator pipe and the team’s subsequent retirement at Fuji Speedway, Japan.
Walkinshaw, who has been competing in the Super GT Championship in the Far East, is hoping to learn from the experience.
He said: “The weekend was a bit character-building.
“Unfortunately the car didn’t have great pace due to the balance of performance, which made the BMW slower on the straights – and that was a big problem.
“It was fantastic to work with the team, though, a really professional great bunch of guys.”
Walkinshaw added: “Unfortunately, it was a disappointing weekend for all of us with the results but good experience nonetheless.”
He now returns to the Super GT Championship this weekend, with Autobacs Racing Team Aguri, for the sixth round of the season at Suzuka.
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