Aron Confirmed for Racing Return in NLS7
Photo: Gruppe C Photography/IGTC Ralf Aron will make his return to racing in this weekend’s NLS7 following the injuries he sustained in his huge crash during this year’s Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour. The Estonian driver will drive the No. 80 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo alongside Luca Stolz in Sunday’s six-hour ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen. It will mark his first race outing since the Intercontinental GT Challenge season opener in February, when he suffered two fractured vertebra after slamming into the stationary Porsche 911 GT3 R of Johannes Zelger approaching Forrest’s Elbow. After a period of recovery, Aron has partaken in multiple tests at the wheel of the AMG GT3 in preparation for his return to competition. “From a physical standpoint, I am fit again,” Aron told Sportscar365 in an exclusive interview. “The recovery has been really good. I have been working hard with rehab in the gym and swimming, all sorts of stuff, so I feel re...