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Seb Perez

uring the 2018 season, a little ignorance. Seb was, yet currently in 3rd.”
we visited the wonderful again, very gracious in ignoring his
DOulton Park circuit for the thick interviewer and explained. Watching the Porsche Carrera cup
BTCC. As this feature suggests, I do at ruxton saw Seb clock up two
have a love for the support classes, “So, the car is based on the Porsche solid 4th place nishes grabbing
most passionately, the Porsche 911 second generation. It has a some valuable championship points.
Carrera Cup. straight six, 4 litre engine which
produces around 480 bhp. e We nally chatted about his
e second of these races at Oulton engine is in the back and is future which at still only 19, has
was one I will never forget when I obviously rear wheel drive meaning many options open for him. But
rst witnessed the Amigos Redline the majority of the weight is over one thing is for sure, there is
driver Seb Perez. During the race the rear axle. ere is not much a very promising horizon well
he astounded me with one of the aerodynamics with the car which within reach for Seb. He is, by all
most inspiring drives I have ever enables us to hit the high speeds accounts, a world class talent and
seen while battling with a very but that does lend to a fair bit of it is evident he has the hunger and
competitive pack. understeer. As far as the speed of the determination along with a mature
car goes, at the Monza circuit we got head on young shoulders.
While at ruxton this weekend, the car up around 180mph, here at
I jumped upon the opportunity to ruxton, we are kissing 170mph.” We will be keeping a close eye
have a chat with Seb to nd out a on his progress and are looking
little bit more about the man and Ok, so I now know all about the forward to catching up with him at
also the racing class. Unfortunately, class and the car, so what about the Silverstone in September.
this is something which my driver? A er all, it was watching
knowledge was lacking. So I asked him at Oulton Park which caused For more information on Seb, the
Seb to explain all. the Porsche Carrera Cup to grab my team and the class please go to the
attention. following links.
“ e Porsche Carrera Cup has been
running for 30 years now and is a “Most drivers come from a Karting https://www.porsche.com/
great feeding ground for some of the background but I started of Rallying. uk/motorsportandevents/
best GT drivers in the UK. It is also I spent a year in Junior Rallying porschecarreracupgreatbritain/
a great breeding ground for the Super before deciding to turn to racing drivers/sebperez/
Cup which follows the F1 circuit. starting o in the Ginetta Juniors in
It is also a great feeder for the GT 2014. I advanced to the Ginetta GT4 https://www.porsche.com/uk/
championships and other classes such in 2017 nishing the season 10th. I motorsportandevents/porsche
as the BTCC. Dan Cammish being a progressed to the Porsche Carrera carreracupgreatbritain/teams/
great example.” Cup in 2018 winning the Pro-Am redlineracing/
class. is year, with Redline, we are
Standing behind his own race car, I having a good year and its great to be https://www.porsche.com/
needed to ask about the machinery at the front end of the championship. uk/motorsportandevents/
they use as yet again, I had to admit I’m currently 5th with the team porschecarreracupgreatbritain/

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