Official Ginetta Bulletin Cup Championship Winter Bulletin 02 Issued – November 2018

Ginetta Drivers/Teams,

Regulation Changes for 2019:

The Ginetta G40 Cup will move to a new wheel and tyre format for 2019 in line with customer requests and to improve the racing experience for the grid.

Overview The cars will move to a 15” wheel and racing tyres, both slicks and wets to suit our beautifully unpredictable British weather! The race tyres will give more grip, improved balance and increased performance, the cars will lap 2-3 seconds faster everywhere! In the inclement rain and wet conditions, the tyres will be safer, stable and more predictable even on the wettest of days.

Whilst keeping the racing close the whole driving experience will be progressive and the logical next step up from GRDC and the previous G40 Cup specification, more than that, the racing will be so much more fun!

Ginetta Factory driver and 2018 Le Mans driver Mike Simpson commented “The grip level was quite remarkable. Braking was significantly later and you could bleed off the brake pedal much earlier increasing the corner speed. The balance of power with the additional grip meant the traction was never troubled”

The maximum number of dry tyres available to each /driver over the full championship season (i.e. 6 meetings, excluding Friday practice days) will be 14 new tyres. This will help contain costs by limiting the number of tyres which can be purchased on behalf of any one competitor during the series and limit the number of tyres used per competitor per complete event. This will be policed using the same tyre form system that is currently successfully used in the GT5 Challenge. The revised tyre allocation will also see a decrease in race tyre budgets from the 2018 season.

How to make the change Understanding the situation and that the change is quite a step, Ginetta are subsidising the changeover costs. For wheels ordered before 7th December with your 2019 Ginetta G40 Cup Championship early bird offer, we are pleased to offer 15” wheels at a discounted rate of £400 per set, saving over £230 per set (List price £635.84)

This will then run through orders between 8th December and the 2019 Autosport show to £450 per set. Wheels purchased after this will be at full list price.

Simply contact Ginetta and we’ll be happy to assist you to upgrade your wheels and get ready for the 2019 season, please see the information:

G40-J0002 G40 Wheel 15” £158.96 each

Protyre are the official Michelin Tyre supplier for the season and as before will be at each round for 2019. Tyres are available now, please contact Protyre on 01782 411001 or [email protected]

The tyres will be: Dry: Slick – Michelin 18/58-15S9AL | Wet: Michelin 18/58-15P2AL

ISSUED BY: STEPH BUSH – FOR AND ON BEHALF OF STEPH BUSH | T: 0113 385 3801 | M: 07808 187 553 | E: [email protected] Official Ginetta Cars Bulletin Ginetta G40 Cup Championship Winter Bulletin 02 Issued – November 2018

If you are still not sure of the benefits and the difference, come and test our 2019 spec G40 Cup car at Blyton on Tuesday 27th November.

Spaces available on a first come first served basis. Please contact us to register your interest.

ISSUED BY: STEPH BUSH – FOR AND ON BEHALF OF GINETTA CARS STEPH BUSH | T: 0113 385 3801 | M: 07808 187 553 | E: [email protected]