San Antonio, TX Native, Trenton Estep, Emerging as a Top Talent in Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA After Excellent VIR Weekend

HEADLINES:

• Great Racing by Entire Field Makes for Exciting Weekend
• Championship Still Wide Open with Four Races Left in Season

WEEKEND SCOOP:

• Estep Just Misses Claiming Second Win by Minutes
• Mark Kvamme moves to Top-10 in Championship Points

"Race 2 was a bit of a sting in tail. I started third and quickly passed Anthony [Imperato] and kept the pressure on McKay [Snow] who eventually made a mistake and I was able to take the lead at about the halfway point in the race. With a clear track in front of me and no pressure from behind, I drove every lap as perfect as I could and in the final five minutes of the race, I got a puncture in the left rear tire and had to coast to a stop off track, race over. It seemed like every race on Sunday had problems with punctures and I think maybe there was something sharp on track that was unseen and causing so many flats. It's tough to be so close to victory and have it taken away in just a few corners."

Mark Kvamme Quote:

"It was an amazing weekend of racing. I feel like I'm really starting to understand the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car and how to get the most out of the car. My driving gets better every session and I'm getting more comfortable with the car all the time. VIR is such a spectacular track to race at and racing here with a bunch of your friends makes it even more special. Everyone races hard but clean."

“In Race 1, I qualified 16th but worked my way up the field and eventually finished 11th, which I was happy with. I gained a few more points and moved up into the top-10 in overall Championship points. In Race 2, I started 16th and finished tenth overall, again gaining valuable points. My goal when I came into this series was to be able to run in the top-10 every weekend and now I feel I'm able to do that so I'm going to push myself as the season winds down to try and run a little deeper inside the top-10."