Aston Martin Racing Asia launches i8 Vantage GT4 racing workforce for 2022 Thailand Tremendous Collection entry

The i8 Vantage GT4 racing workforce has been launched for its entry within the 2022 Thailand Tremendous Collection in a showcase on the Sepang Worldwide Circuit right here in Malaysia, for which the workforce is entered with Malaysian driver Adam Khalid, who drove the AMR Vantage below the i8 entry to a third-place end on the Chang Worldwide Circuit final month.

Earlier rounds of the 2022 Thailand Tremendous Collection have been run on the Bangsaen Avenue Circuit in Thailand in addition to on the Marina Bay Avenue Circuit as a help race for the 2022 Singapore Grand Prix.

The workforce enters in partnership with Aston Martin Racing Asia led by workforce principal Weiron Tan, which supplies skilled racing help to associate and buyer racing groups.

Aston Martin Racing Asia is headquartered in Hong Kong, and helps a variety of Aston Martin Vantage-based GT racing vehicles comparable to this GT4 proven right here, the GT8R and the GT3 with on-site elements help in addition to engineering and technical help.

International locations and areas supported by Aston Martin Racing Asia embrace Hong Kong, China, Macau, Taiwan, South Korea in addition to Southeast Asian markets.

Based mostly on the current-generation V8-powered Aston Martin Vantage highway automotive, the Aston Martin Vantage GT4 is the primary rung on the ladder for customer-racing GT vehicles from the British marque, which Aston Martin Racing Asia workforce principal Tan describes as “80% highway automotive and 20% race automotive”.

Its powerplant is the 4.0 litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine which produces 475 PS and over 550 Nm of torque in GT4 trim, mated to an eight-speed paddle shift-operated transmission driving the rear wheels.

For comparability, the Vantage GT3 for the GT3 or equal class of racing is rated within the area of 535 hp and 700 Nm torque, using a six-speed Xtrac sequential guide gearbox with Alcon multi-plate clutch, and will get extra aggressive aero.

The following spherical to be contested by the i8 Vantage GT4 workforce that concludes the collection for this season will likely be in Buriram, Thailand on December 8 to 11 as soon as once more on the Chang Worldwide Circuit.

Aston Martin Vantage GT4