Watkins Glen Registration Open
As we all enjoy the summer break remember that September will soon be upon us and with it, the return to International GT racing. Registration is open for the Watkins Glen event, September 6-9, 2023. Click on the photo of Dave Wildrick and Brian Hicks’s Mission Foods GT3 Cup cars to link to event registration.
The overall win for sprint race 1 went to STEPHEN HAMMAN #72 TLM USA in the GT 4.I category. He DAVID TUATY #68 TLM USA and TODD SLOAN #25 TLM USA put on the best racing all weekend, going nose-to-tail in heated battles for three races, with the much younger Hamman besting the veterans Tuaty and Sloan. Second went to Tuaty for both sprint races, while Sloan took second in the enduro. Obviously TLM USA is turning out some very fast Porsches.
Watkins Glen Schedule Testing Wednesday - Thursday Final IGT race Saturday
Watkins Glen is a unique schedule. We will have early registration on Tuesday (Sept 5) afternoon, load in Wednesday (Sept 6) morning and testing covers two day – Wednesday afternoon and Thursday (Sept 7) morning. Our first qualifying session will be Thursday morning. Qualifier 2 will be Thursday afternoon. Two sprint races on Friday (Sept 8) and our enduro on Saturday (Sept 9). Saturday at 2:30pm will be the end of International GT on-track sessions.
For those of you who enter SVRA Group 10 (or it might be Group 11 at Watkins Glen depending on the number of entries) you will have an additional race on Sunday.
Any questions contact Julie@InternationalGT.net or call (770)380-7770
Championship Points Race Heats Up
As always the Mission Foods GT3 Cup Trophy points championship will be a battle to the end (this year that will be COTA)! Holding down a commanding lead is SCOTT BLIND #45 Ruckus Racing/ Archangel Motorsports. However Scott is the only entrant who has marked the 5 race mandatory event entry. Watkins Glen will mark race #5 for many others and will determine where things really shake out in the championship. Will 2023 require a perfect season to win the championship?? Time will tell but all indications are that we are headed to a tie-breaker in the category. As a reminder tie-breaker rules:
1. Most class wins
2. Best average finishing position of all races entered
3. Most events entered
In addition there is a close championship battle in Stuttgart Cup and also several are up for Rookie of the Year?
The second half of the season starts at Watkins Glen and we will watch anxiously as the championships shake out.
Chris Green Photography
Chris Green is the official series photographer for International GT.
Click on the COTA photo to link to Chris’s site.
Chris was not able to be at the California races however if you contact him, he can assist in getting photography for those two events.
Market Place
Do you have something to sell, looking for something to purchase? Use our Marketplace to promote your race car, transporter or equipment. It’s free to International GT participants.
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.
2023 Schedule
