Daniel Skalicky

Dan, do you think that this season could have been any better? I could have also won the Sprint championship, but that would be probablvy too much. Anyway, it was the best season for my and the Duck Racing team as well. I won three titles, and Petr Kacirek finished third in the GT3 Sprint. Which of those four race weekends is your favourite to remember? There were more great moments. First was Grobnik and my battle with Miro Konopka. I spent the whole hour on his tail in the Endurance race. I couldn’t find a way to pass him, because his Huracan was better on the straights, so I was just waiting for him to make a mistake. But he didn’t. Another such moment came in another Endurance race at Slovakiaring, when I was battling with Trevor Racing duo Stefan Rosina and Gregor Zsigo. In the first half, Stefan was trying to make a gap, while Gregor’s plan was just to maintain it. On the other hand, I was trying to get close and that was also a big moment. And then another endurance race at Hungaroring, where I managed to get ahead of those two and then to fight with Lacko – Koloc. All those were beautiful moments. How would you compare this season to previous ones? When I won the championship title in a 3.5L category with a BMW M3 GTR, that was also nice. There were four of us, who were very competitive, and sometimes we really raced door-to-door. But I knew that even if I won, it was still “only” in the second-tier category. It’s much tighter in the GT category, it’s the highest category and you fight for the highest positions in the overall standings. Now, the ESET Cup is built in a way that even slower cars can fight for the overall win, which I like. Everybody has a chance. What about your plans for the next year? I’ll definitely continue with the Duck Racing team. I don’t think I could ever leave, we have a strong connection, like a racing family. Right now, the Duck Racing team is my priority, but I’m also in discussions with Libor Milota and a possibility of racing with his Mercedes, which is something I’d like to do. I prefer a car with an engine in the front and a light rear. And it’s a newer car. I race with Audi that is ten years old.