New challenges ahead for Optimum in GT Cup
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
The race may not have gone exactly their way over at the Gulf 12hrs from Abu Dhabi last year but Optimum Motorsport have just come away with a full season GT4 campaign for their efforts abroad after one of their Gulf 12hr customer's signs with the team in GT Cup.
No stranger to the Championship with their Ginetta G55 GT4 of old sees businessman David Holloway and his long time co driver Piers Johnson this week sign with Shaun Goff's Wakefield based squad for a full GT Cup, GTH class campaign aboard the teams #15 Aston Martin Racing V8 Vantage GT4.
First tried by the pairing at the final round of the 2019 GT Cup Series at Snetterton last year, Holloway then committed to the bespoke Gulf 12hr with Optimum alongside other the cars other customer drivers Michael Dinan and David Whitmore.
Such was the positive experience with both the car and team at the event that American racer Dinan has already gone on to confirm a switch to the AMR marque for his 2020 racing endeavours over in the States in the SRO's GT4 America Series before this weeks announcement from the team and Holloway for their full season GT Cup entry.
GT Cup 2020 will consist of seven rounds, each with three races apiece starting at Donington Park in mid April.
Photo credits - Gulf 12Hr