K-PAX Racing will return to Fanatec GT Planet Challenge Europe Run by AWS competitors this period, contesting the entire Endurance Cup marketing campaign with Lamborghini.
Based in Sonoma, California, the American outfit final ran a comprehensive European agenda in 2020 when it tackled the Stamina Cup with Bentley. Switching to Lamborghini machinery the adhering to year, it has because earned again-to-back Fanatec GT Earth Problem The united states Powered by AWS titles and built a a person-off overall look at the 2022 CrowdStrike 24 Several hours of Spa. Now the crew has disclosed plans to return to the European phase with a Professional automobile driven by a trio of Lamborghini Squadra Corsa drivers.
There is sizeable top-line GT3 knowledge courtesy of Marco Mapelli and Franck Perera. Competing for FFF Racing, Mapelli created record in 2019 when he and teammate Andrea Caldarelli gained all 3 Fanatec GT titles in the similar period, while Perera has been a sequence typical given that 2012. Mitchell is the youngest of the trio and will tackle his first campaign in a Professional car or truck, although the Scotsman is by no usually means inexperienced. Indeed, Mitchell has earned two course wins at the CrowdStrike 24 Several hours of Spa and an Clever Funds British GT title with Barwell Motorsport.
“SRO has a good product and the greatest GT3 racing in the entire world,” commented workforce principal Darren Law. “We have experimented with racing in Europe several occasions already, at the CrowdStrike 24 Several hours of Spa, as perfectly as a whole time of the Stamina Cup in 2020. We have been successful that yr but truly feel we have unfinished organization.
“It is rather a problem for a US staff to shift its functions and products to Europe,” he continued. “We have leased a workshop in Italy, and we will use element of our US group customers and a partial crew from Europe. All the gear is in containers on its way and the two our automobiles are at Lamborghini Squadra Corse now obtaining up to date to the new EVO2 spec. Fingers crossed every little thing will make it in time for the very first take a look at at Paul Ricard but if not, we have support from Lamborghini if essential.
“We have to thank [team owner] Jim Haughey for making it possible for all of us to have this possibility. With out his enthusiasm and devotion to the sport none of this would be achievable. We also have to thank Giorgio Sanna [Lamborghini’s Head of Motorsport] for offering us such a strong driver line up. We have worked with both Marco and Franck beforehand, and raced against Sandy, so it will be fantastic to have him signing up for our program this yr. We are wanting forward to the problem and can’t wait to get the season commenced.”
K-PAX Racing will be part of its rivals on-observe at the formal Fanatec GT Entire world Challenge Europe Run by AWS take a look at times at Circuit Paul Ricard on 7-8 March. The Stamina Cup marketing campaign launches at Monza on 21-23 April, adopted by trips to Circuit Paul Ricard (2–4 June), the CrowdStrike 24 Hrs of Spa (29 June–2 July), the Nürburgring (28–30 July) and Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya (29 September–1 October).
