GMG Racing Fuels up with Shell Racing Solutions
Global Motorsports Group (GMG) has established a relationship with Shell Racing Solutions to be a Shell Unleaded Racing Technology (URT) Fuel supplier to racers and track customers in Southern California.
Shell’s new URT unleaded race fuel will also be the exclusive fuel used by GMG Racing for testing purposes on the company’s in-house dynamometer test cell. GMG will also use Shell Racing fuels for the company’s racing program whenever a specific fuel is not required by a sanctioning body.
“Shell is our recommended fuel for maximum performance applications as it pertains to performance-tuned road cars such as Porsche and Audi plus for testing all our World Challenge line of street cars,” stated James Sofronas, president and co-founder of GMG.
“Our hands-on experience in the field from race to road cars will show the technology being used and proven in all environments,” added Fabryce Kutyba, vice president and co-founder of GMG.
GMG now has Shell Racing fuels available to customers in Southern California. Shell’s new URT unleaded race fuel achieves superior results to existing leaded and unleaded race fuels without the use of lead. Race fuel technology requires extensive research and development expertise, the kind found at Shell Racing Solutions. There are about 200 constituent parts in a fuel recipe. Some are adapted specifically for the extremes of motorsports racing, because refinements that would not matter to a street car can be vital in racing.
GMG Racing was identified as one of the nation’s top performance dyno shops and invited to become wholesale direct dealers of the best unleaded racing fuel available.
GMG is North America’s premier Porsche tuner located in Southern California and specializes in Porsche performance tuning for road cars and is also one of the top Professional teams racing Porsche cars in North America. For more information, visit www.GMGracing.com.
The 48 Hours of Sebring is the most exciting PCA Club Race in North America and is held over four days at the historic Sebring International Raceway. 350 to 400 Porsche drivers participate in a range of events and races. The 2012 event was the 19th in its history and ran from February 2-5. It attracts top drivers and teams including finishers from the recent 24 at Daytona. The victory immediately follows Global Motorsports Group 
“We started very strong and then fell back as we dealt with a harness issue,” noted James Sofronas, President of Global Motorsports Group (GMG), who shouldered driving duties along with four other teammates. “Solid and focused driving during extended shifts from my teammates, supported by an amazing crew, allowed us to successfully see this race through to the finish.” Some last minute drama came when the shift cable broke on the final lap of the race, edging the team down from 9th. “Efficient pit stops and double or triple shifts behind the wheel from the team made it work.”
The five drivers had competed in the race before and now can add a successful 2012 completion to their achievements. Sofronas is an experienced Porsche driver whose career highlights include victories across numerous racing events, series and championships, most recently in the SCCA Pro Racing Pirelli World Challenge. Shane Lewis has been racing since 1989 and has won multiple races in IMSA, GRAND-AM, SCCA Pro Racing and has podium finishes, class victories and overall wins throughout the world. Nicolas Armindo started his career in French formula racing in 2001 and has earned a reputation as a fierce Porsche competitor, winning the 2010 Porsche Carrera Cup Championship in Germany. Lance Willsey brought with him extensive experience on the Daytona track, having raced it several times in prior years as part of the Grand-Am Rolex series and has multiple Rolex 24 starts. Bret Curtis has been competing across the U.S. and Europe and has raced with GMG in prior seasons, including last year’s Rolex 24 where they ran as high as 3rd with less than 3 hours to go. Curtis drove the car across the finish line for the team this year.
Shane Lewis, Nicholas Armindo and James Sofronas will be the first three drivers to take shifts driving the GMG / Orbit Racing Porsche GT3 Cup Car when the 50th Anniversary Rolex 24 at Daytona gets underway later today. Each of the first three drivers will log double shifts behind the wheel in hopes of giving the team an early momentum. The team is keeping tight-lipped about if the other two of the five drivers, Brett Curtis and Lance Willsey, will follow up with single shifts to keep them fresh for later or if they will also shoulder double shifts.
