The GTE Racing Team with Globaltechexport Ltd. as the general and title partner/sponsor takes part in the new season of the SMP RCRS Championship

The 2024 Russian Circuit Racing Series (RCRS) started in the middle of April with the support of SMP Racing Russian Motor Sport Development Program. The new season consists of 7 stages that will be held at the best car tracks in the Russian Federation.

Globaltechexport Ltd. has always sought to support Russian motorsport development and is pleased to inform that the GTE Racing Team with Globaltechexport Ltd. as its general and title partner/sponsor since its foundation in 2017 is again participating in the most popular and competitive national circuit race championship.

In 2024, the GTE Racing Team will again focus on competing in a well-known S1600 class traditionally with two racing cars. This class is one of the most popular, competitive, and spectacular classes of the SMP RCRS Championship, offering specially prepared racing cars of up to 170 hp.

The constant main pilot of the GTE Racing Team is Philipp Tuponosov having multiple wins and podium finishes on a racing LADA Granta FL prepared by Lada Sport.

A new teammate of Philipp is Mikhail Dralin, having a record of several years of worthy performance in the S1600 class behind the wheel of LADA Granta FL. This season, Mikhail decided to change the car supplier — his choice fell on Kia Rio.

Mikhail Dralin is a famous and reputable representative of the banking sector holding the office of the Chairman of the Board of Kuznetsky Bank since 2011. Mikhail made the first solid steps in circuit races in 2020 making his debut in the S1600 class of the SMP RCRS Championship. In 2022, Mikhail had the first podium finish in RCRS and became the first native of Penza to achieve this level of performance. By the start of the 2024 season, Mikhail increased the number of podium finishes in his collection to 3 demonstrating good and stable performance on all types of tracks.

Also, in the 2024 season, both GTE Racing Team racing and technical support cars feature all-new liveries. Now all of them have an aggressive appearance with clearly recognizable green, black, and dark blue colors — corporate colors of Globaltechexport Ltd.

We wish our team and drivers good luck and consistency in the new season — we will keep watch of their races and performances.

The live telecast of all races will be broadcasted by Маtch! Group of Channels, additionally, broadcast recordings are available on the official SMP RCRS channel.

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