With only four days until the first race of the new GT1 World Championship, I've put up a few desktops from Sumo Power's recent test days as a taster of the coverage to come. The 24 cars in the series are already out at the Yas Marine circuit in Abu Dhabi and about to undergo last minute Balance Of Performance tests, which should make the racing
Resolution: 1920x1200 Photographer: Jonathan Moore Description: The #22 Sumo Power Nissan GT-R GT1 racecar sits ready in its garage for a test day at the Snetterton circuit in Norfolk, UK.
Resolution: 1600x1200 Photographer: Jonathan Moore Description: The #22 Sumo Power Nissan GT-R GT1 racecar sits ready in its garage for a test day at the Snetterton circuit in Norfolk, UK.
Resolution: 1920x1200 Photographer: Jonathan Moore Description: The #22 Sumo Power Nissan GT-R GT1 racecar at a test day at Snetterton, Norfolk, in the UK.
Resolution: 1600x1200 Photographer: Jonathan Moore Description: The #22 Sumo Power Nissan GT-R GT1 racecar at a test day at Snetterton, Norfolk, in the UK.
Under a grey tarp in the corner of the Sumo Power/JR Motorsport factory was a little piece of Nissan history, a dusty but beautiful early '80s 2-door coupé DR30 Skyline. Parked up next to the two brand new race-prepped GT-Rs, it was in stark contrast to the high-tech engineering of the 2010 GT1s. Sumo Power boss Andy Barnes filled in the
It's funny how things come around. Last November I spent a rainy couple of days down in Rye on the South coast of England. Rye is a lovely town: quintessentially English with cobbled streets and fortified walls (and an unexpected American car show scheduled that weekend), but with movies on the laptop all watched, Medieval tower climbed and coffee
Stephan Ratel is the power behind the FIA GT series, having been part of its inception in the mid-90s. Over the last few years, he's been pushing for a clear ladder system for progressing through the GT racing ranks, in the same way that exists in the single-seater world. So, following the creation of GT3 (which now lap pretty much on the pace of