Towards a partial program for KCMG in 2020?

Bridgehead of Nissan's presence in the Intercontinental GT Challenge this year, with two Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3s entered in the five events of Bathurst, Laguna Seca, Spa, Suzuka and Kyalami (last event to be contested in three weeks), KCMG is expected to change his involvement in the series in 2020.

“We are only going to compete in a few races (including Bathurst), Paul Ip confided to us in the Vallelunga paddock where the boss-driver defends the colors of Hong Kong with a Honda NSX GT3. Our 2020 program should also include Super Formula, TCR and VLN. »

As in the Intercontinental GT Challenge, KCMG competed on the Nordschleife with the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3. Seventh at Bathurst with the trio Alexandre Imperatori – Oliver Jarvis – Edoardo Liberati, the team then took a 9th place at Laguna Seca, before missing its 24 Hours of Spa (18th in the standings). IGTC) before signing his best result at Suzuka with a sixth place.

“We thought we could have had a car on the podium in Japan, specified Ip. It was a closely fought fight and only minor issues prevented us from achieving this objective (a suspension problem for the #18 of Jarvis – Imperatori – Liberati and six lost laps). »

Promising debut for the F4 KC MG-01

The FIA ​​Motorsport Games at Vallelunga are also the scene of the debut of the car Hybrid F4 developed by Paul Ip's entity. Unveiled on the sidelines of the 24 Hours of Spa, the car only took six months to go from the design offices to construction and the first runs last May.

Assembled with composite elements made by KCMG Composites in Taiwan, the KC MG-01 features a Magnetti Marelli hybrid system coupled to the 1,4 hp 178 liter Abarth unit, offering 12 kW of additional power when accelerating.