GRIDLIFE has revealed extra particulars of its new GRIDLIFE Grand Touring (GLGT) race sequence set to begin with the 2025 racing season.
The expanded weekend format introduces GRIDLIFE’s latest racing class, GLGT that includes a 9:1 energy to weight ratio, to present a spot for retired skilled race automobiles with efficiency to go up towards the various V8 swapped storage builds. The sequence will run alongside established fan favorites GRIDLIFE Touring Cup (GLTC), GRIDLIFE RushSR Sequence, Observe Battle Time Assault, and GRIDLIFE Drift.
Constructed on the identical competitors construction of the GRIDLIFE TC (GLTC) class, GLGT occasion weekends will function observe, qualifying and 4 20-minute races each occasion. The format has confirmed extremely profitable for GLTC, which averaged a outstanding 44 entries over the course of 10 race weekends in 2024.
“Finally, GRIDLIFE GT is a sooner model of GLTC, with horsepower-to-weight that’s nearer to 9:1 vs 12.5:1 for GLTC,” mentioned GRIDLIFE co-founder and director of motorsports Adam Jabaay. “It’s wheel-to-wheel competitors, with the identical deal with clear driving and having enjoyable that has been central to GLTC from the beginning. The occasion construction may even be the identical format as GLTC, so it won’t solely be easy for our followers and drivers, but in addition compelling to racers who haven’t been to GRIDLIFE earlier than, and that’s tremendous thrilling for all of us.”
Using a ruleset that features a Desk of Competitors Steadiness based mostly on weight, energy, tire measurement and numerous aerodynamic components, every GLGT occasion will function a mini weekend championship that determines the occasion winner, runner-up and third-place finisher.
Relating to growing a aggressive steadiness amongst a variety of kinds of automobiles, GRIDLIFE will look to take classes realized with GLTC and apply these to GLGT.
“We’ve gone from being fairly good on parity, to being actually, actually shut on uncooked lap time — final 12 months in a few of our greatest occasions, the highest 15 had been separated in qualifying by lower than three tenths,” mentioned Jabaay. “Which is fairly loopy, and it feels just like the ‘better of one of the best’ within the beginner world. And we’ve been working so much to have the ability to try this with GLGT as nicely. We all know there’s some studying to do, however really feel like we’re beginning with an excellent components and are actually wanting ahead to seeing what sort of automobiles we have now come be part of us.”
GRIDLIFE Grand Touring will kick off at subsequent 12 months’s Midwest Pageant, June 6-8, and can compete in any respect remaining 2025 rounds.
Past the observe, GRIDLIFE stays devoted to mixing automobile tradition with reside leisure, showcasing automobiles from the Nineteen Eighties, ’90s, and 2000s in its Concours, internet hosting the GRIDLIFE Arcade and music performances.
