While the international motoring eye will be focused on this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix, spare a thought for the homegrown wannabes, couldbes and rising stars who will kick start their racing year in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Australia in Mallala.
The GT3 Cup Challenge is a level below Carrera Cup racing and offers a great opportunity to compete in a highly organised series in a less formal and low pressure (relatively speaking, of course) environment.
With a new title sponsor, Staff Solutions International, the category can look forward with confidence to six round series running from this weekend until late September.
Porsche Cars Australia Motorsport Manager, Jamey Blaikie, is certainly looking forward to a big year. “In its short history [starting in 2008], GT3 Cup Challenge has grown to become one of the healthiest motorsport categories in Australia, highlighted by the strong entries for the first 2012 round at Mallala this weekend,†said Blaikie.
“It’s great to be able to announce Staff Solutions International as the Title Partner for GT3 Cup Challenge. It’s pleasing that we’ve been able to build the category to a level where it’s a marketable product and attractive enough for Staff Solutions International to become involved as Title Partner for 2012.â€
The Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge is currently run in nine other countries, including Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, Japan, Middle East, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and the United States.
For a closer look at what the GT3 Cup Challenge offers take a look at the promo video from Porsche UK after the break.