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David Brabham: Setting the pace in FIA GT1 season finale

Posted by on November 11, 2011 at 11:09 am

The FIA GT1 World Championship season finale in Argentina brought with it hopes of finishing my debut year with another podium or, better still, clinching my first series race win. The Sumo Power GT team has been getting more and more competitive throughout the season. We arrived in Argentina not having seen the track before [...]

David Brabham: Fighting spirit secures fourth in France

Posted by on July 20, 2011 at 12:01 pm

It was a mixed weekend for round seven of the FIA GT1 World Championship at Paul Ricard. After a challenging Qualifying Race the Sumo Power GT team bounced back in style to take valuable points and a fourth place finish in Sunday’s Championship Race. Everything went well in qualifying to leave us fourth on the [...]

DB Column: Halfway through new horizons

Posted by on July 12, 2011 at 2:02 pm

My first season contesting the FIA GT1 World Championship offered some exciting opportunities for 2011. It’s a completely new series to me, the Nissan GT-R is new to me, working with Jamie [Campbell-Walter] and the Sumo Power GT team is new to me. Even some of the team personnel are coping with their first season [...]

DB Column: Back on the FIA GT1 podium at Navarra

Posted by on July 7, 2011 at 10:06 am

The FIA GT1 World Championship round at Navarra was a welcome return to form. It was just one of those weekends where we ticked all the boxes on everything we wanted to achieve. We knew that we would have a grid penalty in the first race, so qualifying was going to be important to ensure [...]

DB Column: Trying times at Silverstone

Posted by on June 8, 2011 at 1:27 pm

The British FIA GT1 World Championship round turned out to be one of those weekends that didn’t quite go according to plan. In fact I can’t remember ever having a race weekend like it. We had high expectations going into Silverstone as we were obviously looking for a strong result. Qualifying showed all four Nissans [...]