Melbourne’s M-Motorsport have enjoyed a lengthy relationship with Germany’s Reiter Anatomist, the masterminds behind the impressive Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 and the well known KTM X-Bow GT4, but whilst in the past an agent for the productive GT models, their particular co-operation has now extended to Reiter’s search for the stars of tomorrow through their particular Young Stars [RYS] technique.
The 2017 Reiter Young Stars plan saw 16 driven young drivers compete in eight equivalent KTM X-Bow GT4s across five big European events which include DTM and the Blancpain GT Tournament as part of the European GT4 Series.
Last year’s program discovered drivers chosen by way of Reiter Engineering through an demanding selection process, before a pre-season test day for you to acclimatize them with the impressive turbo two-litre powered X-Bow GT4. A lottery then simply determined driver pairings, with teams judged not on overall results, nonetheless consistency, speed, media and a range of other aspects to find the leading male and female drivers for seasons end to look through to a fully-paid drive from a Reiter-prepared GT3 in the 2017 Blancpain Sprint Collection.
The project also found commercial partners as well as university engineering as well as marketing students combine in each team to create an opportunity not just for the drivers, but as an entire operation, all below the watchful eye of Reiter Architectural staff including their own experienced driver coach, Tomas Enge.
Season 2017 saw young Melbourne talent Caitlin Wood come through as the leading female driver, whilst little Finnish driver Marko Helistekangas was the leading male competitor, the two not slated they are driving together in a Reiter all set and run Gallardo R-EX inside 2017 Blancpain Sprint Series which often begins on the to begin with weekend in The spring of.
For 2017 and beyond, Reiter Executive – through M-Motorsport in Australia – have aspiring young Australia drivers the opportunity to take part in future RYS programs, yet to ‘sweeten’ the deal, Reiter may even commit funds for any successful Australian client to compete inside the Bathurst 12-Hour behind the wheel of a Reiter Engineering/M-Motorsport equipped KTM GT4.
For 2017 the driver pairing method will change slightly, whilst the two best vehicle operators overall will be provided a drive during the Blancpain Sprint Series throughout 2018.
“We have a great association with Reiter Engineering, having delivered a number of Gallardo’s into the Hawaiian market over the past svereal years,” M-Motorsport’s Justin McMillan affirmed.
“This year we put in the KTM X-Bow GT4 to the firm, debuting it at the 12-Hour together with support from Interlloy plus Wilson Storage, and have been comfortably leading the class up until the final 90-minutes well before a teething issue ended progress. Ultimately the heating saw electrics burned away, which was too difficult to refurbish with the time eventually left in the race, however the car finished without getting a mark as definitely the fastest GT4 car about the mountain.
“Since then now we have had a number of examine days with the car and impressed a lot of drivers with GT3 knowledge, some of whom would like to running the car at the moment [the KTM is eligible for the particular Australian GT Award class]. We have two GT4s in america, and are expecting to order more this year, therefore we have the ability for more radiant drivers to be a the main team, but additionally to that, they can use that opportunity to increase valuable extra kilometers if they are part of the Small Stars program.”
