There’s an old saying in racing: “To finish first, first you must finish.” For Twin Turn Simracing by Debeka Bornheim, it wasn’t about finishing first—it was about finishing well every single time. The #23 Dallara P217, piloted by Dominik Isenberg, Viktor Sönnergren, Scarlett Di Marco, and later Lucas Moncla, turned consistency into an art form, securing the 2025 VSCA Sprint Cup LMP2 title without a single race victory.
It’s a feat that few teams achieve, and one that speaks volumes about discipline, teamwork, and an ability to stay calm amid the chaos that endurance-style sprint racing often brings.
Building Momentum, One Podium at a Time
The Sprint Cup campaign began at Laguna Seca in April—the Course de Monterey — where Twin Turn’s LMP2 crew finished third in class despite a post-race penalty for an overzealous move.
If Laguna Seca was about lessons learned, then the next round at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park was proof of growth. The #23 Dallara came home second in class, claiming the championship lead in the process. From there, the team never looked back.
Calm Under Pressure in Detroit and Road America
The street fight at Detroit’s Belle Isle circuit tested every ounce of that calm. Tight walls, unpredictable traffic, and LMP2-level intensity turned the event into a game of patience. With Isenberg sharing driving duties with Scarlett Di Marco, Twin Turn managed a controlled fourth-place class finish—good enough to keep their championship advantage intact.
At Road America, the final Sprint Cup round, the #23 Dallara again delivered. Despite a heart-stopping moment early in the race after contact forced a spin, Isenberg and Lucas Moncla recovered with poise to take second in class—sealing the championship once and for all. It was a fitting finale for a team that made a season-long habit of turning setbacks into strong finishes.
Strategy Over Speed
In the end, the numbers told the story: four races, four top-five finishes, zero DNFs, and just one penalty that actually cost them time. Their nearest rivals — the #158 iRacing Today Motorsports Dallara, #96 Albrecht Motorsports Dallara, and #11 Vision 1 Motorsports Dallara — all had flashes of brilliance but couldn’t match the relentless steadiness of Twin Turn.
As Isenberg summed it up, “Keep it (mostly) clean, choose the right battles at the right time, think about the strategy and bring it home.” In a season where the fastest cars often faltered under pressure, that philosophy became the difference-maker.
Lessons, Reflections, and the Human Element
Looking back, Isenberg admitted the year wasn’t without frustration. “It still hurts we never got that top step,” he said with a bittersweet smile. “And maybe at Detroit and Road America we could have—if I’d known a bit better how to reach out to Race Control during those moments.”
That sense of honesty and humility has become something of a trademark for the Twin Turn squad. While other teams chased perfection in speed, they perfected reliability and composure—a rare currency in VSCA competition.
A Championship Defined by Maturity
In a field filled with seasoned names like Vision 1, Albrecht, and Tri-State Racing, Twin Turn Simracing by Debeka Bornheim stood apart by being quietly excellent. They didn’t need fireworks to make headlines—just four races of pure consistency, teamwork, and awareness.
Their LMP2 Sprint Cup triumph may not have come with champagne-soaked celebrations atop the podium, but it might just be the most complete story of the 2025 VSCA Sprint Cup season—a reminder that, in racing as in life, slow and steady doesn’t just finish the race. Sometimes, it wins the championship.
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