IRC GT SS TAKES DOMINANT CLEAN SWEEP IN MAIDEN OUTING

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The all-new IRC GT SS has debuted in spectacular fashion with a commanding clean sweep of the weekend on the Gold Coast, as part of the Precision National Sports Sedans.

Driven by Cameron McLeod and prepared by the team at MARC Cars Australia, the combination qualified an impressive second. It didn’t take McLeod long to put the IRC GT SS in the race lead in the opening hit-out for the weekend, with a bold move under brakes on lap three.

McLeod held the lead for the remainder of the race, setting the fastest lap along the way with a blistering 1:12.492s, to take a stunning debut victory for the chassis.

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In race two, McLeod doubled down as he led every lap and pulled away to a dominant victory with a 20 second margin to his closest challenger at the chequered flag. It was a similar story in race three, where McLeod fended off multiple Safety Car restarts to take another storming victory, lowering his own fastest lap benchmark to a 1:11.0365s.

The IRC GT SS was designed by the highly experienced team at PACE Innovations as a Sports Sedan variant to the existing IRC GT, which made its debut earlier this year. In order to meet Australian Sports Sedan standards, the IRC GT SS runs a Mustang silhouette with a six litre engine. The chassis also runs on a larger brake package, bigger wheels and tyres, and features increased horsepower over the GT model.

“The car is amazing,” said McLeod.

“As soon as we took it out of the truck on Monday it was just amazing straight away. We’ve come here and the car is just flawless out of the gate as well, there’s not one thing that’s gone wrong with it.

“The car handles the bumps of the street circuit well, and we raised the ride height to help it navigate the big kerbs. Everywhere else it’s working really well, through the corners, under braking and it puts its traction down pretty nicely.

“The (IRC) GT SS is a real contender for the future in Sports Sedans,” concluded McLeod.

Drivers and teams interested in the IRC GT SS can enquire via james@ircs.com.au

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