The GT Cup is one of the United Kingdom?s top sportscar sprint series, consistently standing out to accomplished teams and drivers.
Few other series can match it for grid diversity, with everything from modern-day GT3s to cars with more than two decades of competition history behind them, all battling it out in a variety of classes such as GT3, GTO, GTH, and GTC.
The National Motorsport Academy has been involved in the GT Cup since 2012, when project founder Kevin Riley first took part. In that time, Team NMA has entered both an ex-works Lotus Evora that has raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and a Mosler MT900 which won the GTO title in 2018.
But what is Team NMA"
Run by director of motorsport Dr. Kieran Reeves, deputy director Wayne Gater, and experienced tutor Ed Sarling, Team NMA is the National Motorsport Academy?s way of delivering real-world racing experiences to students across a variety of experience; from those who are just starting their motorsport career, to those who are studying a master?s and looking to refine certain skills. GT Cup is known for having a competitive yet incredibly friendly paddock, serving as a perfect environment for students. Ultimately, the Team NMA garage serves as a classroom where up to 10 students every race weekend can actively contribute to every facet of the team’s journey ? from set-up and testing to data analysis and tuning, forming a symbiotic relationship between their education and racing.
At the start of every season...