SSMDG
Gran Turismo Championship
Classicsracer V8 Challenge 2021
Battle of the V8s
The Classicsracer Italia cup is a one-make sprint series based on
Ferrari 458 Italia Gr. 4 tuned to 375hp with a base weight of 90%.
There are eighteen 55km sprint races over six championship rounds held at circuits in Japan, the USA and Europe.
In one race of each round, drivers must choose to use the "Option" Race Super Soft tyre compound. Also, to ensure close racing, SSMD Group race management will determine the Balance of Performance according to the Driver's Level and their race performance.
The championship is open to all levels of racers from FIA Gran Turismo drivers to new drivers to e-Motorsports. SSMD Group has a Driver's Level system to ensure all levels of drivers could mix in the race.
About the SSMD Group
SSMDG Gran Turismo Championship
The history of SSMD Group Gran Turismo Championship dated back to 2009, the Gran Turismo 5 era,
where 14 drivers battle out various championships for two years.
However, as many of the drivers started their families, the racing had put to a pause.
Fast forward to August 2018, when the founder of the championship,
Franco Wong and Bem Ho connected again and gathered the drivers to launch
the SSMD Group Gran Turismo Championship. The championship started with nine drivers
to now 32 drivers and still growing.
Each season has a different Championship theme, from Touring Car Race, Japanese Performance,
Cayman Cup, Integra Cup, GT4 Championship, MX-5 Cup, JDM 280 Battle, John Cooper Cup, Porsche Sports Cup, Civic Cup and V8 Challenge races.
Each season has six rounds, and we race one round of three races every fortnight.
There is a qualifying race to fight for the final 16 grid slots.
Since we have different levels of drivers, we rank each driver in SSMDG Driver's Level in
Gold, Silver, Bronze, Green, Blue and Dark Blue according to their experience in
Gran Turismo and Average Score per Attended Race (ASPAR) in SSMDG Gran Turismo Championship.
According to the Lap Analysis after each race, we will apply a unique Balance of Performance system to further close in the racing field for closer racing. Furthermore, to ensure the race is fair for everyone,
we apply SSMD Group Race Rules in the race to cover the ones missed by the Gran Turismo AI system.
It is great to see the championship growing by the month,
and we look forward to seeing more friends joining us.
Lastly, we would like to say THANK YOU to our Championship sponsors.
Official Partners
Thank you for your support!
Appreciation to our sponsors for supporting SSMDG Gran Turismo Championship
and e-Motorsports in Hong Kong.
“The greatest drivers were distinguished by their supreme ability to handle any kind of situation, any car, any driving condition, any kind of race.”
Enzo Ferrari
Want to Race?
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SSMD Group always looking for new drivers to join the championship. We accept all level of drivers to enjoy great racing.