Practice got off to a decent start with ABP straight away lighting up the timing screens, ABP was recorded fastest at the end of the session with a 1:22.8 ahead of Emo and True posting 1:22.9 and 1:30.1 respectively.
Qualifying saw Emo take full control, banging in solid laps under 1:22.8, until the last few moments when ABP put in an astonishing 1:22.6, putting him on pole, ahead of Emo and Ninja.
At the start of Race 1, ABP bogged down at the start line, allowing Emo, Ninja, Yuc and Mikey to get alongside, Mikey made a huge lunge up the inside and inherits the lead from teammate Ninja after he suffered an ECU failure dropping him to the back of the field. ABP was caught out by Ninja's failure and spun 90° on the outside grass, leaving him to pull away in 8th. Emo and Stig eventually find their way past Mikey to take 1st and 2nd and it would stay that way. When the pit stops came Mikey's team made an error and fitted the wrong compound losing him vital seconds, it dropped him to 8th place behind Jimmy and Smith. Meanwhile upfront ABP, Yuc and True fought wheel to wheel for the last podium place, they nearly came together! Mikey then passed Jimmy and Smith a lap later and started to reel in the battling three until he spins on lap 11, therefore solidifying his 7th place. Emo holds off Stig to win the first race of the championship. ABP comes home third ahead of Yuc and True, then Mikey, Jimmy, Smith and Ninja, who eventually got his car restarted. Yuc received a penalty for illegal aero parts which put him to the bottom of the order, promoting True, Mikey, Jimmy, Smith and Ninja.
Super Pole saw Ninja put in provisional pole and Mikey goes second looking for an OF 1-2 until ABP takes pole and True steals third from Mikey.
ABP makes yet another bad start and Ninja takes the lead, Stig makes his way to 3rd starting from 5th, True takes 2nd place. A couple of laps in, True suffered a tyre puncture and skids in to the wall and careers into the side of Mikey, putting True out of the race. Mikey falls behind after attaining heavy damage, leaving ABP and Stig to pull away from the rest of the field. During the race, Mikey suffered an electronics failure which forces him to retire. ABP eventually held off Stig to take the chequered flag, Emo came home 3rd ahead of Ninja, Yuc, Jimmy and Smith. Again, Yuc was demoted for illegal aero parts, promoting Jimmy and Smith to 5th and 6th respectively.
Race 3 saw True and Mikey take the front row and Mikey quickly takes the lead following a great start, Ninja gets to 3rd from starting 5th until he falls away into the depths of the field. Mikey eventually holds off True to win the final race ahead of Emo who took third from ABP and Stig finished 5th.
After the first round, Emo and ABP are tied on points at 57, Stig lies 3rd with 47, the two OF drivers are tied with 33 points while True and Jimmy are tied with 32.
(11/09) The first race saw an incident between Ninja and ABP at the first corner where Ninja suffered a catastrophic ECU failure but managed to restart the car after losing 30+ seconds to the rest of the field. Emo took the flag in race 1 ahead of Stig and ABP drove fantastically to pull back to 3rd.
In the second race, ABP and Emo quickly took the lead. Smith spun during the middle of the race while True and Mikey suffer electrical and engine failures respectively. ABP went on to win race 2.
True started the final race from the front but Mikey quickly took first position away from him at the first corner, although True kept Mikey on his toes, he still went on to win in the final race ahead of True and Emo.
(10/09) It was announced on the afternoon of race day that newly arrived NinjaEvo will race for Orange Fighters this season with his Volkswagen. Orange Fighters are the second team on the grid to have 3 drivers.
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The Cape Ring South circuit will provide great racing from all five manufacturers and it will definitely sort out the men from the boys.
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Set in south Germany, Cape Ring is full of twists and turns and the track has a unique fashion to the way the lap is lead. The front straight is slightly curved, a unique feature which is hardly seen anywhere else in the world. True called it "easy but difficult" while Smith said "It is definitely an exciting track and I just hope that all three of us at Swift Autosport can really do well here." Mikey said "With a Ford and a Renault, and two very decent drivers, we hope that Orange Fighters will be on the podium in at least one race, if not all three."
Points start this weekend, this is it. GTTCC is officially underway.
(10/09) This morning, Swift Autosport revealed that ABP has joined their team alongside Emo and Smith, ABP will drive for the Independent championship while Emo and Smith will face the teams' title together.
(09/09) This morning, Volkswagen revealed that Ninja has chosen to drive one of their cars for the season. Meaning there is finally a VW on the grid.
(08/09) It was revealed today, 2 hours after ABP signed with Suzuki, TruGen had joined the newly established championship. This brings total number of competitors to 13.
(08/09) Today, Suzuki announced that they have a third driver for the season, ABP. The German did not take part in the pre-season at Autumn Ring although he claims he is ready for the season.
(07/09) It was revealed today the Emo is Smiths new team mate. The news was released this morning at Swift Autosport HQ.
(03/09) The pre-season got off to a hectic start today, but as the event got under control Stig claimed pole position and won the first race. The SuperPole was won by Emo while Stig took race 2. True the came through the order and charged to a race 3 win.
(03/09) It was announced today that FaithlessEmo has joined GTTCC with Honda in a 1 season deal.
(02/09) We found out today that there is another competitor for the season... Matt Tiff, who has signed up for Renault in a 1-season deal. Although the length of the contract is not certain. We heard from Matt about joining, "Yeah it's really exciting to have joined such a promising series. The cars are so equal which will produce some great competition, I hope I do well and show the others what I'm made of!"
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Autumn Ring is a small to medium sized track where the small front-wheel-drive cars could surely domimate.
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The track is set deep in the heart of Wisconsin, USA, but only featured as a GranTurismo® original track. The circuit starts off the GTTCC season as the pre-season, and Cape Ring will start off the points next week. Smith said "I really like this track, I am hoping to be up the front somewhere with Mikey and True, because I know those two are the two to beat this season but I will bear in mind that there is ballast for every race, so that could be my advantage." After asking Mikey what the team can do, he replied "We believe we have the team to beat on the grid and me, as well as Paul, are going to make it hard for anyone trying to win." With the pre-season at Autumn Ring tomorrow, everyone is fired up and roaring to get on track. Most of the drivers have already arrived at the nearby town, ready for their practice tomorrow.
Points will not be counted at the pre-season but the positions earned will, incase of a tie at the end of the season, and officials need to countback.
(01/09) It was announced this morning that Dimse has joined the GranTurismo® Touring Car Championship. He signed 2-season contract with Ford.
(31/08) As of 31 August, the series will be officially run under GranTurismo® Touring Car Championship (GTTCC)
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Promising team Orange Fighters unveil their challengers for Season 1 today at a private test at Autumn Ring. Smith called the car "neat" and said that it suits the colour scheme. Mikey said "We had a great team session at Autumn Ring, my car is pretty strong and should be the front runner of the season." Paul said - "My car was not the fastest at first, then Mikey helped me with the setup and I found loads of extra time, I appreciate his help and towards the end I was up close with Mikey, I am looking forward to the season as I know my car will pose a great threat for the first title."
(28/08) It was announced at 11:00AM today that Ian has joined the RCC, bringing Perfect Apex Racing (PAR) with him. He signed a reserve space deal with Renault and will make at least one start.
(27/08) The Orange Fighters racing team, consisting of Brit Mikey and Dutchman Paul, are to release images of their livery for this season sometime in the next 24 hours! We heard from Yuc as a reaction to the suspense: "although I have not yet revealed my car colours, I am over excited to see what crazy scheme they come up with." There are rumours of the cars being orange due to the obvious name of the team. However, will the cars suit the paint job?
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Images of Diesel Pig's base car colour were released just this morning! It came as a shock to the public about how bland it was, until Stig said "these are only the base colours, wait 'til you see the real thing". We asked True about his car and he said "you will love the outfit of my car, obviously we only have the base colours here and there still isn't the racing number so it's far from finished. We are both excited about next Wednesday and i would really like to see both of our cars perform exceptionally."
(26/08) It was revealed today that Paul has signed a 3-season contract with Orange Fighters. When we asked Mikey about the deal, he responded "yes its fantastic to hear that I have a team mate for this season and hopefully he sticks with me for the 3 seasons he signed on the contract. Hopefully we can pull together some good points and maybe take both the Drivers' and Teams' Championships." The deal came when Paul was rumoured to be visiting Orange Fighters' headquarters at the beginning of the week.
(26/08) The official dates are confirmed for the season's calendar. Round 1 will be held 10/08, with the second a week later on 17/08. Round 3 will be on 24/08. A one-week break will be at the mid of the season. Round 4 will start the final half of the season on 08/09. Round 5 will be held on 15/08 and the finale will be held on 22/08.
(26/08) Swift Autosport reveal their car and driver for the season.
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Swift Autosport revealed their car and driver today at the Autumn Ring circuit, where they did some private testing. After a few offs and some great laps, Smith found his car comfortable and that he now knows his nimble Suzuki. In an interview with Smith, we asked him if he was looking forward to the season. "Yes, I am very excited for the season opener at Cape Ring."
True - "Yeah I am looking forward to it, it would be great to check out the competition!"
Mikey - "I believe it's a great opportunity to find out little essential details about your rivals for the season."
Stig - "I am definitely looking forward to Autumn Ring, as I have had practice there plus it's an enjoyable track. I just hope it's on thr calendar for next season."
Smith - "Well after testing there, my opinion of the circuit as changed... for the betteer! This circuit is fantastic and it could really act as a season opener in the future!"
Yuc - "I am not the biggest fan of this circuit, but including it in the pre-season is a big pro for me and most likely everyone else. It gives that opportunity to see other cars and what secret parts they may be holding."
Paul - "As this is my first season of racing, I couldn't really put a say on the season. Although, I have driven at Autumn Ring before and I enjoy the layout, but it could cause havoc."
Harsk - "I like this track. I like it's layout, and I think having the pre-season here is a great idea and could be a potential date for next season."
(25/08) The pre-season round was announced today! Autumn Ring will host the season's 1st pre-season round on 03/09
(25/08) Stig joins True at Diesel Pig!
(25/08) Harsk signs one-season deal.
(25/08) Yuc signs 2-season deal with Honda.
(25/08) Paul signs for Suzuki.
(24/08) Smith signs with Swift Autosport and Suzuki.
(24/08) Stig signs with Honda.
(23/08) Mikey signs 3-season deal with Renault and Orange Fighters.
(23/08) True and Diesel Pig sign with Ford.
(23/08) RCC is given the go-ahead for 1st season.
(21/08)Talks of RCC, development and details are released.