DSC’s Daily Notebook (26/09/2023)

GT Cup YouTube update

GT Cup has released an update on the status of its YouTube channel, which has been offline for over a week now. It is currently working with YouTube to try and restore it.

Its Facebook page remains unaffected, meaning anyone wishing to re-watch any of GT Cup’s live streams can do so there.

Some of you may have noticed our YouTube channel is no longer available. Unfortunately, during our last race weekend, YouTube suffered a spate of account cloning and our channel was closed to protect our subscribers. pic.twitter.com/e3WN1okq6w

— GT Cup Championship (@GTCUP) September 25, 2023

GT4 Silver Cup showdown set

The GT4 European Series season finale at Barcelona this weekend has attracted a huge field of 43 cars.

With the Pro-Am and Am Cup titles already decided, all eyes are on the Silver Cup, which is going down to the wire.

All through the season, Michael Schrey and Gabriele Piana have looked confident in the #2 Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport BMW. Two outright wins and four more podium finishes had put them in control of the championship, but a score of only eight points in the last round at Hockenheim reduced the duo’s lead to just 24.

Their closest challenger is another BMW crew: Berkay Besler and Tom Edgar have driven their #12 Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport M4 GT4 to four podiums this season, one of which was the team’s maiden overall win at Misano. But just as Schrey/Piana, the Turkish team was also struggling to find rapid pace for the BMW in Hockenheim, leaving the battle for 2nd in Silver Cup a very close one indeed.

One single point behind the BMWs, thanks to a strong P2 finish in the last race at Hockenheim, is the #3 Team Speedcar Audi R8 LMS GT4 of Robert Consani and Benjamin Lariche. The French duo has shown on more than one occasion that they will fight for every last tenth of a second out on track. Even if the risks taken have probably cost them the odd result, Consani/Lariche still followed up on an outright win in the very first race of the season with a whopping five more podium finishes. That is enough to be in close contention as the season heads into the final round.

The last outsider for the top spots on the final ranking is the #8 Xwift Racing Events Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO of Antoine Potty and Etienne Cheli, which remains mathematically in with a chance after strong performances at Paul Ricard and Spa.

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New management for World Challenge Australia?

Australian outlet Speedcafe has reported that GT World Challenge Australia is set to be run by a new category management group from the 2024 season.

It believes the Australian Racing Group has sold its 50 per cent of its share in the championship, meaning SRO Motorsports Group is expected to become the sole owner.

You can read the full story HERE >>>