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Project to continue; NLS start planned<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The ambitious project by IronForce Racing to compete in the N\u00fcrburgring 24-hour race in mid-May with a Porsche 911 GT3 RS MR cannot be realised this year. The two figures behind IronForce Racing, Jan-Erik Slooten and Timo Scheider, have decided after careful consideration and exhausting all options not to take part in this year\u2019s 24h race. However, the project will continue. A start in a race of the N\u00fcrburgring Endurance Series (NLS) is planned for this season. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n After several months of intensive work and great dedication to be able to start with a Porsche 911 GT3 RS MR at this year\u2019s N\u00fcrburgring 24-hour race from 15 to 17 May, Jan-Erik Slooten and Timo Scheider have to cancel their ambitious project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAfter a lot of back and forth, we have decided that we will not start in the 24-hour race. We simply still have some issues where we do not know whether we will be ready in time for the race,\u201d says Jan-Erik Slooten. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Technical challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Since the beginning of the year, the team has been working intensively on converting the road sports car in accordance with the technical requirements of the regulations. In doing so, the team encountered significant challenges, particularly in the areas of electronics and software. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn the phase in which components in the car had to be adapted to the regulations, we realised that in the remaining time until the 24h race we could not say with a clear conscience: \u2018We will definitely be on the grid,\u2019\u201d explains Timo Scheider. \u201cThat was the moment when we decided to draw a line here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is such an amazing project, and that is why it is of course more than sad that we cannot compete in the 24h race. I also feel sorry for our partners and fans, because I know that everyone was really looking forward to the race,\u201d says Jan-Erik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And Timo adds: \u201cIt is difficult to find the right words. But because it was so difficult, it was also so special for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n