The Widebody represented the next step. Bigger, faster, more serious.
It didn’t start.
A misaligned clutch, among other issues, meant the car never ran. The Stepnose became a fallback, which only highlighted the gap between ambition and execution.
2025 followed a similar pattern. Problems accumulated. Fatigue set in. The decision was made to withdraw.
Watching the event instead of participating changed the perspective completely.
From the outside, the structure is obvious. The discipline is visible. The difference between arriving and arriving ready is clear.
“I’d rather cry in a Porsche than not be there” summed it up.
But it also confirmed something more important — being there is not the same as being prepared.