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2009C Season - Start your engines!
Image courtesy of Matt Lewis
After a well-earned offseason the Grid Motorsports World Cup is again ready to resume its showcase of the world's best drivers in the world's best cars, on many of the world's best circuits. The start of the 2009C season is just days away, and most of the drivers and teams are already in the exotic and balmy environs of Shanghai, China, where re-engineered cars and a blank scoreboard breed renewed hope and optimism throughout the grid.
Most of the faces are familiar, as are the uniforms, with the offseason seeing very little turnover in the series' roster, for perhaps the first time in its history. A-Tek is the lone exception, though even that is merely academic. The brash young outfit registered itself last season but the rules postponed their official entrance into the competition until the start of the new season. There are, however, quite a few independent drivers now unofficially lurking in the shadows, and we could see the 2009C team competition swing in favor of whichever garage can manage to woo a few new hot shoes into its confines.
If the drivers are familiar to the fans, then the fans will be equally familiar to the drivers, as the series sticks to a schedule of traditional, and popular, circuits. We'll visit only a single new venue this time around, when we travel to the sunny side of North America and the unique track at Thermalito, CA.
AJ Weber will be trying to defend his record-setting 7th Drivers Championship, which he won by the narrowest margin in league history, and the venerable reputation of Antares Racing will be on the line as they defend their record-setting 4th Team Championship.
So strap in, fuel up, bolt on a fresh set of rubber, and put those shiny new cars to the test in another glorious run for the cup!