Recently I got the opportunity to see a round of the NSW Production Touring Cars championship from the perspective of a team and driver. As part of going behind the scenes with Performance Garage Magazine we try to find new and interesting angles to bring to people and personally I thought this would be a great one. It also helps that I absolutely love circuit racing in all of its forms, so of course it wasn't too hard to get me out there.
Through the help of category manager and racer Gerry Murphy, we were given the opportunity of following HSV GTS racer Tony Virag. Tony, like all the guys racing in this series, is a really great guy who was very welcoming and accommodating to us across the weekend. These guys really are out there racing for fun, as they hit the track with minimal financial backing and with most of the work carried out by themselves, family and friends. You can get an idea of what the day is like from the video "A weekend in the life" below.
Another great aspect of the weekend was that through the help of some of the racers, I was able to get some onboard footage from cars to compliment my own footage. With that I was able to create something I have wanted to do for a long time and create a race video. I think it turned out pretty good, and recaps the race quite well for the guys. Ok, I don't have as much outside the car footage as I would like, but still, I think it came out well. Check it out.
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