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ACC Sprint Series continued at England with a blast!

Brands Hatch – Grass, gravel, no room for error. Farewell, modern design – welcome to the old school. With so many current circuits lined by tarmac and astroturf, it is refreshing to see what is undoubtedly a blast from the past. And, as seen today, long history does not make something obsolete. In fact, quite the contrary! The 3.9km (2.4 mile) loop from Paddock Hill to Clark Curve provides a challenge quite unlike anywhere else. Elevation change, technical corners, terrifyingly fast bends and no room for error. Combined with laptimes just over 80 seconds, the drivers would have to brave those turns time and time again. It’s one thing to put in a fast qualifying lap here – a whole other to do it for 2 hours. And speaking of qualifying, well, let’s see what happened there shall we? Qualifying Here’s an interesting question: What would you do when armed with a modern GT3 racer and told to go for it? Why, if you are one of these guys, you’d dutifully oblige. Brands Hatch is not the easiest venue to pass in, being known as one of the more technical circuits in our calendar. As such, hitting your marks and getting near the front in qualifying was going to be all the more important. Clearly, the drivers had done their homework in that regard – none so better than Musto GD e-Sports! With the Italian ace Pierluca Amato behind the wheel, they had managed to make that Porsche downright fly around this iconic circuit. None could match his pace, not even their sister team Musto GD Corse – but it wasn’t for the lack of trying. Alessio Pusceddu showed some promising pace but just couldn’t quite match the pole time. Still, no shame in 2nd place – especially if it meant an all-Musto, all-Porsche front row! Behind them, Burst Esport SimPlexity brought their Lexus to a respectable third place. With drivers like that, no wonder! Two pilots with world championship series pedigree, it was the EEWC GTE champion Jesper Pedersen who had to perhaps surprisingly watch from the sidelines as Casper Henningsen took the qualifying honours. Championship leading Triple A Esports shared the second row with them, and it would certainly be interesting to see if their fortunes would continue. A duo of World’s Fastest Gamer Hany Alsabti and his teammate Alexandre Vromant were the favourites heading into Brands Hatch, with the latter doing the qualifying. In row 3, Team Rookie Monsters and hometown hero Matt Beavis started alongside EURONICS Gaming Team Razer. Behind them, it was Simply Race Zansho in their #370 making Bentley Boys proud, while the two Buttler-Pal Motorsport teams and #23 Simply Race rounded out your top 10. Race Well, that’s that done. We have our fastest drivers and they are placed in an order of pure, raw speed. Thanks for watch- Oh, what do you mean it is not over? Yes, despite being a hard track to make moves in, one still has to race. And one still has to hold on to the positions gained against those constantly looking to improve their own standing over the next two hours. Scenes were painted from dreadful to terrible as people predicted all sorts of mayhem and melee heading into the first couple of corners. Meanwhile, viewers at home started getting their last fill of snacks in, prepared a couple of refreshing beverages, and got themselves in a nice, comfortable position. It was time to go racing! At the front the two Musto GD teams continued from where they left off in qualifying. They were looking to put that proverbial boot on the throats of their opposition right from the get-go. However, it’s not like Burst, Triple A, or Rookie Monsters were planning to just roll over and turn blue. They were just too busy fighting among themselves to really pay attention! Despite it being a long event, the name of the game was not patience. Drivers went side by side from the more traditional passing zones like Druids all the way into the downright suicidal ones like Sheene Curve. And yet – a testament to the skill of our competitors – there was little in the way of incidents, and outright wrecks were almost completely avoided. Few door mirrors and a hurt ego or two were the most significant casualties of the early scraps, as drivers shuffled time and time again. In a pack like this, one mistake could mean four, five positions lost. A little too relaxed of a style means you are easy prey for the pack of wolves behind, while going too aggressive risks angering not only those around you but also the live stewards, who kept their eagle eyes glued to the proceedings. It was a pressure chamber, surely someone would soon crack…? Starting from the sixth place, EURONICS Gaming Team Razer tried their best to get themselves in the front. At lap 30, their day was about to go a whole lot worse, though, as a rather ambitious attempt on the Team Rookie Monsters car left them facing a drive-through for their troubles. But merely a massive fight for positions this event was not. There was an element of method to the madness, too, and one had to be as keen strategically as they were in the driving department. It was time for the crews to prepare for their one and hopefully only stop of the race. Who had managed to save a bit of fuel? Where was the gap in traffic, and what could be the most opportune of times to dive down the lane? The clicks of wheel guns and rushed footsteps echoed amidst the engines and squealing tyres as one team after another came in and did their mandatory service, starting drivers hurrying off their heated machines as they were subbed with a fresh pair of hands and eyes. Needless to say, they were unlikely to get a nice breather in – no, they were probably already prepared to take over from where their teammates left off. Doing the best job in the pit sequence was undoubtedly Burst Esport SimPlexity. Henningsen picked exactly the right time to come in and as Jesper Pedersen jumped behind the wheel and put in some blistering laps, he soon found himself at the front of the pack with clear road ahead. We have seen Burst being absolutely divine over on Endurance eRacing World Championship, and looks like they were not planning to be classified as also-rans here either. Triple A were chasing second in the trot, with Hany Alsabti putting the chase on the leading Lexus. Previous leaders Musto GD e-Sports were reduced to third place and Tiziano Brioni was starting to crack. His pace was simply not good enough, and little mistake here followed a mishap there. The gap ahead grew steadily, and by the time the drivers headed towards the final half an hour, the question was less if they could catch up and more if they could hold on! Mike Epps in the Simply Race Zansho Bentley was coming, and he was coming fast. With such a short track and the amount of cars squeezed onto the space, it is obvious that blue flags and lapped cars would eventually come into the picture. Backmarkers generally did a good job in getting out of the way, though, so neither of the third place contenders were too badly affected. So, Epps was able to catch up thanks largely to his raw pace. Brioni could soon see the winged B looming in his mirrors. Spectators were primed for a great battle, but instead the Italian went wide at the penultimate corner – Stirlings – and promptly found himself out of the champagne places. As for the other Musto GD entry? Well, the #98 held onto second place all the way up to the pit stops, but was relegated to fifth place for the second half of the race. There was little that Daniele Primavera could do, but they were still in a great points-scoring position. The qualifying pace is undoubtedly there, but the Musto boys would need to get their Porsche working over the race distance, too. So, with less than ten minutes on the clock, the battles raged on. Crowd was cheering not only for the Astons, Bentleys, and Maccas, but also for the #52 Pulse SimSport entry. With two local lads driving their hearts out for a top-10, it was looking good. However, a miscalculation with the fuel reared its ugly head in the minutes of the race, and as a result Myles Dixon had no choice but to dive into the lane. They were able to resume, but a 15th place is unlikely to feel more than a participation award at that point. Going back to front, there was another source of drama with just couple of laps remaining. Race control was investigating Hany Alsabti in the #762 Triple A Esports car, and if guilty, they would surely lose that second place to the charging Simply Race Zansho! Mike Epps was fast capturing the hearts of Britain. Sure, he had shown his pace behind the wheel of a real car before, yet in such a field there were few who expected Mike to be quite this impressive. Nobody could catch Jesper Pedersen and the Burst eSport SimPlexity Lexus. They were mighty impressive in the second hour of the race and played the strategy game just right. The praise from both Ewan O’Leary and Aidan Millward in the commentary booth was well deserved. Hany Alsabti brought the #762 Triple A home in second place, but with the threat of a penalty looming was looking a little unsure after the event. And as said, #370 Simply Race Zansho rounded out the podium. There were few that smiled brighter than Mike Epps, and no wonder! The Brit has a great future ahead of him, no doubt about that one. Thanks to all our sponsors for making this championship possible, and massive credit to Peter Munkholm for handling the broadcast with his trademark expertise. Credit is also due for our live stewards Jon F. Turell, Paw Lindegaard, and Nick Newcombe. We’ll see you in two weeks at Zolder for what will hopefully be yet another fantastic race! Read the full article

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Musto GD e-Sports Secures 31 Point Championship Lead

Everything was lined up for the big clash at Silverstone. The race that was supposed to have the three championship podium contenders fight it out for two hours of intensive door to door racing. Or that was what we thought. But that didn't happen and #71 Musto GD e-Sport car walked away from the battlefield with a 31 point lead. Both #94 and #57 fell victim of foul technical issues and didn't finish the race. And the post-race show was oddly quiet in terms of driver interviews. We were, however, treated to plenty of close racing for 4th position in the championship. A battle that now has seven teams inside a 25 point gap. We are likely to not see the end of this contest before the season finale finish line at Monza. Misano in Italy is the next race on the 16th of September. Set your alarms for 19.00 CEST to catch the pre-race show on SportExtra, Facebook, Twitch, Twitter, YouTube, and DLive. #ACCSprint #assettocorsacompetizione #esports #GT3 #gtr24h #motorsports #simracing #sprintseries Read the full article

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Highlights... GTR24H Sprint Series - Race 9 - Nürburgring

Round nine from the Sprint Series highlights, just in time for round ten tomorrow night at the home of motorsport, Silverstone, England. This race at Nurburgring saw changeable weather conditions take the momentum away from the championship favorites, Musto GD E-sports giving more hope for their rivals. Burst and Euronics. Check out the highlights video - to see how it unfolds. This will be a regular feature for us for the rest of the season and we hope to promote your team and drivers at their best (and sometimes their worst). If you have pulled off a move to be proud of, not caught on the broadcast then why not get in touch and we will do our utmost to feature it on the highlights video? Email [email protected] within 24 hours after the race to get your move in the highlights. Please share on all your socials and good luck to all teams for Silverstone! If your team is missing out and rate your chances in the field then email us to check grid availability for future events or head over to grab that last place shown in our online store https://gtr24h.org/shop https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI6FBz2crbLz7o4065ZRT2DMm6ySv71HF #acc #esports #simracing #acc #ACCSprint #assettocorsacompetizione #burstesport #buttlerpalmotorsport #dsr #esport #esports #euronicsgamingteamintel #GT3 #laguna #lagunaseca #motorsports #mustogdesports #pulsesimsport #SimplyRace #teamrookiemonsters Read the full article

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The GTR24H Sprint Series Championship Is Tied

Ewan O'Leary spoke with a happy but very focused Tiziano Brioni after the Kyalami race. Transcript of the video: Ewan O'Leary: We were having this very same conversation with that Tiziano Brioni last week and and yeah he was able to take the victory then taking the third... sorry taking it... wait... second place. Okay, my cards are mixed up it completely apologies for that because Euronics to the victory today. It was Laguna Seca and Suzuka where Musto took their victories but a third place for Tiziano Brioni as I finally get my bearings right here, for you guys. So just talk us through what happened in the first hour. Tiziano. Obviously you weren't driving but Amato seemed to be struggling just a little bit not really quite as quick in the wet as you were in the dry. What would you say is your explanation for that? We going with a dry setup or or was Amato not comfortable in the car. What was really going on in the first hour? Tiziano Brioni: Basically we didn't do one lap into the wet on this track and for Pierluca it was the first lap in the wet off full time. He never did laps in the wet before the race. So I think that he really good job considering that tire. I gave to him some tips real-time, because they was a little bit out of his environment. So I think that did a really good solid work apart from all. And I am so so happy for it work. Maybe we'd want to spin we pulled able to arrive second position. #ACCSprint #assettocorsacompetizione #esport #GT3 #kyalami #motorsport #MustoGDeSports Read the full article

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Highlights... GTR24H Sprint Series - Race 7 - Laguna Seca

Round seven from the Sprint Series highlights, just in time for round eight tonight at the Kyalami circuit, South Africa. This race at Laguna Seca saw the championship leaders Burst E-sport Simplexity lose ground to the chasing pack, specifically Musto GD E-sport but by how much? You will have to check out the highlights video. Burst E-sports Simplexity has been the gold standard for consistency however both Musto GD and Euronics Gaming Intel seem to have the raw pace, but still lag behind in the standings. Can these two teams avoid brawling to catch Burst? Watch the highlights to see for yourself and give us a like! This will be a regular feature for us for the rest of the season and we hope to promote your team and drivers at their best (and sometimes their worst). If you have pulled off a move to be proud of, not caught on the broadcast then why not get in touch and we will do our utmost to feature it on the highlights video? Email [email protected] within 24 hours after the race to get your move in the highlights Please share on all your socials and good luck to all teams for Laguna Seca tomorrow! Subscribe to our Youtube channel to not miss any of our new video content including driver and team interviews. Here is the link to the playlist for the rest of the highlights https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI6FBz2crbLz7o4065ZRT2DMm6ySv71HF #acc #esports #simracing #acc #ACCSprint #assettocorsacompetizione #burstesport #buttlerpalmotorsport #dsr #esport #esports #euronicsgamingteamintel #GT3 #laguna #lagunaseca #motorsports #mustogdesports #pulsesimsport #SimplyRace #teamrookiemonsters Read the full article

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Euronics Gaming Once Again Unlucky at Laguna Seca

Earlier in the weekend, we received the following from Vincent Jarschel with Euronics Gaming: "The bad luck is with us the whole season so far. Team Intel had a good race pace before the event so we were optimistic to take the 2nd victory of the season. Tim drove the qualifying session and was completely surprised by the car behavior with low fuel load. He wasn't comfortable at all so only P2. The race pace was incredible once more so he could challenge the leader. A little contact was penalized with a drive-through. That was again the end of all winning hopes. P2 was one more disappointing result. Team Razer had a decent qualifying. At the start, someone sent it and opened a three-wide but braked way too late. Our car was in the middle so there was no escape. The crash cost us quite some track position. Marko did a good stint and came back up to P10 even after another crash, not by his fault. After the pit stop, Leon couldn't shift down so we had to retire the car. Team Omen got a drive-through at the start for whatever reason. After 50 minutes a crash caused a repair stop which cost us lots of time. We tried to come back but we were too low on fuel. Fuel-saving took the chance of some points away from us. P12 at the end. We hope to come back stronger. We didn't lose the hope of having one race without any issues with any of the cars." #ACCSprint #assettocorsacompetizione #EuronicsGaming #GT3 #intel #lagunaseca #omen #Razer Read the full article

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GTR24H Sprint Series Standings After Round Seven at Laguna Seca

The qualifying session at Laguna Seca saw the 16-year-old German phenomenon Tim Jarschel from the #57 EURONICS Gaming Team Intel being dethroned by Pierluca Amato from the #71 Musto GD e-Sports taking pole position. Tim Jarschel and Marko Pejic actually did completely identical times down to the thousands of a second for P2 and P3. Eight cars inside a second on the pole-sitting car, even though Pierluca Amato was more than half a second faster than his rivals. The start of the race saw a lot of confusion on turn one when Michael O'Brien from the #15 Simply Race Zansho was tagged and turned around.  Championship leader #94 Burst Esport SimPlexity started fifth but jumped to third after the first corner. They would take the third place home to the finish line. As we already know from the post-race interviews, Pierluca and Tiziano took full advantage of the pole position and left the track with another first-place finish under their belt and a reduced championship lead for Burst Esport SimPlexity. The difference is now down to 15 points. And a real fight for the championship is now developing with 5 rounds to go. Triple A Esports was again nowhere to be seen. The series perhaps proving to be too tough for the initial early championship leaders and race winners? They will now find themselves struggling to catch up with the #57 EURONICS Gaming Team Intel car for the final podium step of the championship. #ACCSprint #assettocorsacompetizione #championship #esport #esports #GT3 #gtr24h #lagunaseca Read the full article

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Mike Epps: Simply Race Zansho Is Confident and Satisfied With Results

During the weekend Yousuf was lucky enough to catch up with Mike Epps. They talked about Simply Race, Zansho Simsport, and what a real-life racing drivers take on sim racing and the GTR24H Sprint Series is. You will get a tiny look into how Mike helps the team understand the real-life physics behind setup changes in the sim. And how he sees a bright future for sim racing and the team. We hope you enjoy. Transcription of the  video: Yousuf Bin-Suhayl: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen and welcome it to a quick interview. I'm Yousuf Bin-Suhayl and I'm joined by Mike Epps the driver for the number 370 Simply Race Zansho car. Mike, a strong result last time out. Fourth place at Laguna Seca. First of all, how's that result for you guys? Mike Epps: It was good. Yeah funnily enough during the day of that race. I was stuck in a three-and-a-half to four-hour traffic jam on the M1. So I only actually got back just in time for my second for my stint to take over from I think Luka Berk who was the other driver. So I was quite lucky really to actually compete in it. So the first half of my student wasn't brilliant because I was just kind of, normally I have a bit more time to practice and get involved beforehand, but I had to literally just jump straight in so second half as really really strong and yeah, I wish their wish it could have been like a for our race or something because we would quite good on the leaders towards the end. So well. #ACCSprint #assettocorsacompetizione #bmw #GT3 #gtr24h #lagunaseca #motorsports #simracing #SimplyRace #sprintseries #ZanshoSimsport Read the full article

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Team Manager of Championship Leader Talks After Laguna Seca

Jesper Pedersen, Team Manager and driver in the #94 Burst Esport Simplexity car joined Yousuf and Ewan for an interview after the Laguna Seca race. And here are his comments on the race and their championship lead after seven races in the twelve race GTR24H Sprint Race series. Transcription of the  video: Yousuf Bin-Suhayl: Jesper Pedersen joins us in the commentary booth. Jesper, a good third place for you. Damage limitation. Are you guys happy with the result? Jesper Pedersen: I think you're never really happy with P3, to be honest, but it was the maximum result we could get today with very limited running up to the race. From that point of view, I'm fairly happy P3, but there's room for improvement. Yousuf Bin-Suhayl: And you say that there's room for improvement you guys were leaving the championship and you've been consistent every race, you know, you haven't got yourself involved in anything at all, but recently Musto and EURONICS they've just mean finding this little bit of pace and what do you think it is? Where do you think the time is for you to find or how do you you know close the gap back up? Jesper Pedersen: It's difficult to say at the beginning of the Season. #acc #ACCSprint #assettocorsacompetizione #burstesport #esport #esports #GT3 #lagunaseca #sprintseries Read the full article

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Jesper Pedersen, Team Manager and driver in the #94 Burst Esport Simplexity car joined Yousuf and Ewan for an interview after the Laguna Seca race. And here are his comments on the race and their championship lead after seven races in the twelve race GTR24H Sprint Race series. Transcription of the  video: Yousuf Bin-Suhayl: Jesper Pedersen joins us in the commentary booth. Jesper, a good third place for you. Damage limitation. Are you guys happy with the result? Jesper Pedersen: I think you're never really happy with P3, to be honest, but it was the maximum result we could get today with very limited running up to the race. From that point of view, I'm fairly happy P3, but there's room for improvement. Yousuf Bin-Suhayl: And you say that there's room for improvement you guys were leaving the championship and you've been consistent every race, you know, you haven't got yourself involved in anything at all, but recently Musto and EURONICS they've just mean finding this little bit of pace and what do you think it is? Where do you think the time is for you to find or how do you you know close the gap back up? Jesper Pedersen: It's difficult to say at the beginning of the Season. #acc #ACCSprint #assettocorsacompetizione #burstesport #esport #esports #GT3 #lagunaseca #sprintseries Read the full article

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Driver of the Musto GD E-sports Car Tiziano Brioni Post Race Interview

Ewan O'Leary and Yousuf Bin-Suhayl talk with Tiziano Brioni, driver of the #71 Musto GD E-sports car, that he shares with Pierluca Amato. Transcription of the  video: Ewan O'Leary: We're going to speak to our race winner now the Musto driver Tiziano Brioni. Driver for the number 71 Musto GD Esports car, Fortunately to the only he didn't have a whole great deal to do that during that race. You were often lapping on your own trying to keep the 57 EURONICS car at Bay. But often keeping to your own pace and staying within your own limits there. So it must have been a pretty satisfying stint and a satisfying win for the team. Yeah. Tiziano Brioni: Well, it was a satisfying win. I only managed the work that Pierluca did. And the rest was so good. Basically, we have a really good fight with the 54 car. I was so disappointed with the crash because was a really good fight, but we touched it after turn one and after that, we lost the position and then I drove through for the other car. That's it's basically. We move we move forward. So motivating for the next race, even if it is a track that I don't love so much but we try to do our best. Ewan O'Leary: Now. #acc #ACCSprint #assettocorsacompetizione #esport #esports #lagunaseca #mustogdesports #PierlucaAmato #sprintseries #TizianoBrioni Read the full article

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Musto GD e-Sport took victory in California

Round #7 of the GTR24H Sprint Series turned out to be two intense hours on the sunny Californian track filled with excitement, disappointment, and glory. And not the least important, a significant tightening of the championship as well. But despite some technical issues with the live stream at the start of the race, it evolved into one of the most exciting races of the season. Qualifying was a close affair with 7 cars inside the first second. The #71 Musto GD e-Sport with Amato behind the wheel did out-qualify the rest of the field by 0.564 seconds. Porsche 911s dominated qualifying and the beginning of the race with the top five being a complete Porsche lock-out and eight cars in the initial top 10 being 911s. It was, however, also nice to see some new cars on the grid as a few BMW's joined the race for the first time this season. The top five contenders battled fiercely and showed what they are made of. The race brought some close calls, a little bit of contact, a flip around, and the "Last minute brakes" on the track as well as a switch in leadership due to penalties. The podium finishers: 1st #71 Musto GD e-Sport 2nd #57 Euronics Gaming Team Intel 3rd #94 Burst Esport Simplexity #acc #ACCSprint #assettocorsacompetizione #championship #esport #esports #gtr24h #lagunaseca #motorsports #sprintseries Read the full article

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Highlights... GTR24H Sprint Series - Race 6 - Suzuka

More from the Sprint Series highlights, just in time to whet your appetite for round seven in California at Laguna Seca on the 22nd of July 2020. That race premiers tomorrow - be sure to not miss it by setting a reminder here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY6XF... In the last race at Suzuka we saw the runaway championship leaders Burst Esports lose ground to the chasing pack, but by how much? You will have to check out the highlights video - no spoilers. This will be a regular feature for us for the rest of the season and we hope to promote your team and drivers at their best (and sometimes their worst). If you have pulled off a move to be proud of, not caught on the broadcast then why not get in touch and we will do our utmost to feature it on the highlights video? Email [email protected] within 24 hours after the race to get your move in the highlights Please share on all your socials and good luck to all teams for Laguna Seca tomorrow!   #acc #ACCSprint #assettocorsacompetizione #burstesport #buttlerpalmotorsport #dsr #esport #esports #euronicsgamingteamintel #GT3 #motorsports #mountpanorama #mustogdesports #pulsesimsport #SimplyRace #suzuka #suzukacircuit #teamrookiemonsters Read the full article

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Highlights... GTR24H Sprint Series - Race 5 - Bathurst

Introducing the first Sprint Series highlights video to whet your appetite for round six at Suzuka on the 8th of July. ACC is fast becoming a tense battleground for the top teams to fight it out and there were certainly plenty of casualties. See who comes out on top after the exhilarating race at Bathurst in this bite-size highlights reel. This will be a regular feature for us for the rest of the season and we hope to promote your team and drivers at their best (and sometimes their worst). If you have pulled off a move to be proud of, not caught on the broadcast then why not get in touch and we will do our utmost to feature it on the highlights video? Email [email protected] within 24 hours after the race to get your move in the highlights Please share on all your socials and good luck to all teams for Suzuka tomorrow! #acc #ACCSprint #assettocorsacompetizione #bathurst #burstesport #buttlerpalmotorsport #dsr #esport #esports #euronicsgamingteamintel #GT3 #motorsports #mountpanorama #mustogdesports #pulsesimsport #SimplyRace #teamrookiemonsters Read the full article