After a winter break that felt like an eternity, the fan’s favorite #157 is back for the 2026 RCN-GLP season aiming to top the rankings in the Advanced class
While no racing took place since October, the team stayed busy all winter long with intense preparation for the upcoming season. H2R drivers kept improving their strategic thinking and driving abilities in the treacherous Mabutts Valley of ‘RV There Yet?’, but also kept a focus on track time with a trip to Zandvoort, although they later reported that they were bored due to the limited amount of corners per lap.
2025 was concluded with the happiest addition to the H2R team headcount, and no, this time it isn’t a BMW, but rather a Driver #1.1 !
Well actually, there was also another BMW added to Driver #1’s collection, but that’s not the point.
All these exciting events bring us to 2026.
Having survived a winter in Berlin, the mighty E46 316i decided to behave like a true race car and demanded its budget reflect that status. Gladly and thanks to the generosity of H2R’s sponsor, Therapy Lift, the car was restored to its 2025 glory, although it may have appeared that critical components had failed and had to be compensated by driver talent all along.
Locked and loaded, the team headed to the first event of the season, GLP #1 Bergischer Schmied. After a couple of practice laps in Touristenfahrten and wrapping up the last transponder and electronics setup on the car, the drivers enjoyed a light meal in Adenau’s Pinocchio pizzeria.
Fate struck the team and the entire paddock the following morning, as snow started to fall heavily during driver’s briefing. Despite waiting for conditions to improve the race was eventually called off due to the risk of avalanche, leaving all drivers disappointed but even more eager to return in April with hopes of better conditions!