The Australian GT Championship finally has some good news, entering an agreement with the Aston Martin Asia Cup
The Australian GT Championship and the Aston Martin Asia Cup have formed a relationship which will see both groups assisting each other to build and gain in strength and stature.
The newly formed alliance will see Australian GT Championship drivers compete in the new one make Aston Martin series, as well as some cars and drivers coming to Australia to race in Australian GT.
The Australian GT Championship will be represented by two drivers in the opening round of the Aston Martin Asia Cup with Grand Prix round winner Mark Eddy and Marc Cini heading to Shanghai next week.
The cars Eddy & Cini will drive are identical Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 and each car will carry the Australian GT Championship logo to promote the relationship between the two groups.
Both groups are equally excited about the new relationship.
AMAC Series Director Ian Geekie said: "The Aston Martin Asia Cup (AMAC) is very pleased to have formed an alliance with the Australian GT Championship and welcomes Melbourne Grand Prix round winner Mark Eddy and Marc Cini to the opening race in Shanghai.
We are very excited to be involved with the GT Championship and look forward to working with the AGTSG to look at the possibility of bringing some cars and drivers over to compete in Australian events"
AGTSG spokesperson, Martin Wagg said "The concept has been discussed earlier this year between Ian and my self and it’s great to see it come to fruition What a great circuit for the opening round of the Aston Martin Asia Cup!
AGT wish Ian and the Aston Martin Asia Cup all the success.
This is the first of many new initiatives that you will see in the coming weeks from AGT"