translated from Spanish: Benjamin Hites accomplished feat at Sebring: wins and is leader of the Ferrari Challenge

a spectacular victory obtained the Chilean youth pilot Benjamin Hites (Ferrari/Fiat/The Collection) during the second date of the Championship Ferrari Challeng and that was at the autodromo of Sebring, in the State of Florida, achieving also the pole position and the fastest turn to the circuit of 6.020 meters, which gave him the points to be placed at the top of the rankings with 58 units. From start to finish was not an easy race for 19 years national in its second American season on circuits. Indeed in the morning, the pole won by just one-hundredth to the favourite of the test, the local Cooper MacNeil, who comes from running three weeks ago the 12 hours of Sebring where he won third place in its category. The 24 hours of Le Mans has also run four times. You hites, with the position in the grid, it departed first seconded by MacNeil, but Martin Burrowes, fourth, was much faster than taking the lead. Benjamin, who prepared the race for a week along with two instructors, an engineer and a psychologist, knew how to wait patiently instantly to overtake Burrowes and take the lead of the race until they receive the final checkered flag with 32 minutes 10 seconds 471 thousandths, followed by MacNeil 5 423 tenth mils, and Thomas Tippl to 451/1000 5/10. “It was a memorable race. I worked much at this time because I knew that my debut on the track of Sebring, the most complex of the United States by their constant ripples and curves would be difficult. The important thing is that I could perform as planned despite the fact that during the week I had no instructor or engineer”, explained the pilot of 19 years, making mention that your coach should travel to Europe and the engineer had an accident yesterday during practices. With this result, Benjamin Hites added 22 points in the ranking, which added to the 36 already had a victory and a second place in Austin, Texas, last month during the first date, he totaled 58 units. Second was Cooper MacNeil with 55 and third is Thomas Tippl with 31. This Sunday will take place the second part of the second date with rankings in the morning and from the Chile 13:50 career that will deliver up to 23 points will take place. “This still does not end. This Sunday 7 it is the other part of the test, very similar to the of today, so concentrate and focus to make a performance as good as of this Saturday. I am confident this forward as a professional pilot”, said Benjamin Hites who track will at 9:20 hours of morning practices, classifications and the race that will be at 13:50 from Chile.

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