Team GTI Drivers Past and Present
Alphabetical |
Behind-the-Wheel
Talent
Team GTI thanks a growing line-up of smart endurance
drivers for its success |
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Greg Amy
2004 VIR 13
2005 Summit Point 12
2006 Summit Point 12
2006 VIR 13
2007 VIR 13
2008
VIR 13
2009 VIR 13
2009
ARRC 3-hr enduro
2010 VIR 13 (ITA Miata)
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Greg
was a stalwart Team GTI driver from 2004-2006, helping to achieve two
class wins. Greg capped a successful 2006 season (North Atlantic and Northeast
Regional titles) with an ITA win at the American Road Race of Champions
(ARRC) at Road Atlanta, in his Kakashi
Racing Nissan. Kirk and his codrivers were very pleased that Greg
was able to return to help the team to victory in the 2007
VIR 13 Hours, and came within 45 seconds of a
class win in 2008. Greg returned for the VIR 13 in 2009, partnered
Kirk Knestis at the ARRC 3-hour enduro in November that same year, and
co-drove Tyler Raatz's ITA Miata at the 2010 VIR 13. |
Matt
Brown
2007 Summit Point 12
2007 VIR 13 |
Matt
joined Team GTI for 2007, coming off of a season racing Spec Racer Fords
under the MBRacing
banner. He brought with him 10 years of experience racing motorcycles, karts,
and a variety of cars, and was a great addition for the Summit
Point 12 hours and VIR 13-hour classic in 2007. |
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Scott Giles
2004 VIR 13 |
Scott
was on the Team GTI enduro debut team that achieved class victory in the
2004 VIR 13 hours. Since that race, he has
achieved success at the SCCA American Road Race of Champions
(ARRC) in ITC, including an enduro race win in 2004. |
Matt
Graham
2005 VIR ECR
2007 Longest Day 24 |
Matt
first ran with Team GTI in an Enduro Championship Race (ECR) event at VIR
in 2005, where he and car owner Kirk Knestis achieved a second-in-class
finish. He has since returned to his native Canada but rejoined the team
in 2007 to win their class in the revived Longest
Day round-the-clock enduro at the Nelson
Ledges Road Course in Ohio. |
Bowie
Gray
2007 Longest Day 24
2007 ARRC Sprint |
Bowie
was a great addition to the Team GTI driver line-up for the team's banner
2007 season. He has collected two SARRC class championships and multiple
podium finishes in key IT races in the Southeast, including the American
Road Race of Champions enduro and Pro IT (2005). Bowie helped Team
GTI to a class win at the Longest Day 24 and
added to his trophy shelf by winning the ITB sprint
race at the 2007 ARRC. |
Jon
Kofod
2007 Summit Point 12
2008
Summit Point 12 |
Jon
came to Team GTI in 2007 with a full racing portfolio, including two NASA
East Coast Honda Challenge H4 season titles for Flatout
Racing, and an ITA class win in the 2005 12 Hours at the Point. Jon
joined the team for the 2007 edition of that event
and returned there with Team GTI in 2008. |
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Kirk Knestis
2004
VIR 13
2005 NASA VIR 3.5
2005 VIR ECR
2005 Summit Point
12
2006 CMP ECR
2006 Summit Point 12
2006 VIR 13
 2007 NASA VIR 3
2007 Summit Point 12
2007 Longest Day
24
2007 VIR 13
2008 NASA VIR 3
2008 Summit Point
12
2008 Road Atlanta
ECR
2008 VIR 13
2009 VIR 13
2009 ARRC 3-hr enduro
2010 VIR 13 (ITA
Miata)
2011 Devil in the
Dark 12 (ITB Golf) |
Kirk,
along with his wife Laurene
Johnson, is co-owner of Team GTI, run through an ongoing collaboration
with Cameron Conover, now with RennGruppe
Motorsports. Kirk has been road racing since
1986 and specializes in endurance events, having scored his first
club enduro class win more than 20 years ago.
Notes
2010 VIR 13 with Tyler Raatz, ITA Miata
2011 Devil in the Dark with Maximum Attack Motorsports, ITB Golf |
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Jeff Lawton
2005 Summit
Point 12
2006
Summit Point 12
2006 VIR 13 |
Jeff
joined the team for three events, contributing to a class win at the Summit
Point 12 hours in 2005 and second-place finishes in the rough-and-tumble
2006 Summit and VIR enduros. |
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Chris Perera
2008 Summit Point 12 |
Team
GTI was pleased to welcome 2007 MARRS ITA championship runner-up and MARRS
Rookie of the Year Chris Perera for the 2008 Summit 12 hours. Chris is
a veteran of 15 years of racing in a wide range of disciplines - from
skiing, to jet skis, to motocross, to Solo II competition.
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Phil Phillips
2005 Summit Point
12
2006
Summit Point 12
2006 VIR 13
2007
Summit Point 12
2007 VIR 13
2008 Summit Point 12
2008
VIR 13 |
Phil
has for a long time been a key player with Team GTI, returning for a fourth
season in the Golf in 2008, with NASA Honda Challenge H3 and multiple
SCCA Regional championships in hand. As owner of PhilsTireService.com,
he also plays a key technical role for the team. Phil provides trackside
tire service across the northeast and mid-Atlantic states. Phil was back
for the Summit Point 12 hours and the VIR 13 in 2008. |
Bob
Rothstein
2009
VIR 13 |
Bob
came to Team GTI from the Troxell brothers' MkII Golf that snatched victory
from the team at the 2008 VIR 13 hours by less than 45 seconds. Unfortunately,
mechanical problems let the team down at the 2009 Charge of the Headlight
Brigade, even if Bob's performance did not. |
Anthony
Ruddy
2009
ARRC Sprint |
NE
Region ITA stalwart Anthony Ruddy was a guest driver for the 2009 American
Road Race of Champions at Road Atlanta. |
Fred
Snow
2007 Longest Day 24 |
Fred
has multiple years of Regional SCCA Production category experience, and
has most recently partnered with Bowie Gray for Southeast ECR championship
podiums. Fred also brought to the team valuable technical expertise with
specialty endurance racing headlight systems from Hella
Inc., the North American aftermarket subsidiary of this world-leading
automotive lighting and electronics supplier. In the driver's seat, Fred
was a key contributor to Team GTI's debut class win at the 2007
Longest Day 24. |
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Evan Webb
2004 VIR 13 |
Evan
helped Team GTI achieve class victory in its first endurance event at
VIR in 2004. |
= Class Win
= Overall Win
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