Laguna Seca Race Recap
Although Saturday was a washout, International GT had great racing on Sunday with two races, an enduro and sprint! Forty7 Motorsports came on board and the Lamborghinis were fast!! Just to make us all feel a bit older…the front row of the grid was a total of 39 years old! JAKE WALKER 18, KEAWN TANDON 21. Keawn #55 won the enduro, while ANDY STROBERT #5 won race 2 in the Exhibition category.
JUAN GONZALEZ #81 who usually passes on the enduro, was game to enter this weekend and he and BUTCH LEITZINGER #81 Car Amigo/Mission Foods, won the GT4.R category. Meanwhile TOMMY BALLESTER #188, Quirt Racing, finished out his California tour with a sweep of the GT3.8 category and continues to lead the points standings in the Mission Foods GT3 Cup.
In the GT4.0 liter category NICK GROOMBRIDGE #76 was supported by Charlie Hayes Racing and swept the category with wins in both the enduro and sprint races. Also with West Coast support was BILL EARON # 95 with Migliore Motrorwerks who stood on the podium for both Sunday races with a couple of seconds.
Stuttgart Cup
Stuttgart Cup was the most populated category in Laguna Seca. Taking off from his Sonoma run, JONATHAN BROWNE # 94, Quirt Racing, won both races at Laguna. Jonathan’s dad, JIM BROWNE #88 was runner up in both and Jim was also recipient of a set of PIRELLI tires. One of our most coveted prize packages. Third in the enduro and sprint was Jonathan’s teammate JAVIER LEOS #20.
Sweeping the Cayman 4.0 liter category was DAVID HAMPTON #14, AR Racing. David doubled down in Trans Am and also swept the weekend in the TA category.
Lime Rock Park Entries May 24-25
Next up on the International GT schedule is Lime Rock Park. The shortest track on the schedule at 1.5 miles, Lime Rock is a unique circuit which can’t be missed. To link to registration click on Justin Erlich’s Cayman.
Entry Fees for International GT
Please note that starting immediately when you enter an International GT event your credit card statement will show it as a SVRA charge. It’s simply a difference in accounting however we didn’t want you to be surprised at the change of reference. If you have any questions please contact Julie@InternationalGT.net or call (770)380-7770.
Official Series Photographer Chris Green
Going forward we will have Chris Green back as the official series photographer for the International GT races. You can reach Chris at Chrisgreenimages@gmail.com or click on the image of Steve Katz’s car.
Chris does a fantastic job of covering our events and all competitors should reach out to him to see his beautiful images of your race car after every event. Or you can get with Chris and go over your photography needs prior to the events.
Market Place
SKI Autosports is selling its Audi R8 LMS Ultra which competed in the SRO GT America series in 2023, capturing the Master’s Cup Championship. You can see more photos and race results by clicking on any of the #3 photos to link to the SKI Autosports website. Any questions please contact Kent at 404-323-3822.
Do you have something to sell, looking for something to purchase, a service to provide? Use our Marketplace to promote your race car, transporter or equipment. It’s free to International GT participants. Contact Julie@internationalGT.net or call (770)380-7770
Pirelli Tire Orders
We are proud to partner with Pirelli Tires as the exclusive provider to all International GT events. All Pirelli tire orders for IGT events must be placed with Frisby Tires. Frisby is at track at all IGT events to service our participants.
Click on the tire photo to link to the Frisby site for IGT orders or call (800)373-7390.
2024 Schedule
