CG Racing head to the 2015 Sodi World Series (SWS) Grand Finals in France over the weekend determined to bring home the top prize.
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The team last year came agonisingly close to bagging the SWS Endurance title at Le Mans, finishing second by the narrowest of margins.
Team manager Habib Choueiri said: “CG Racing have two teams in the World Finals and our objective this time around is to beat our own previous best performance.
“Our entry of two teams in the World Finals is made with the aim of taking the top two spots on the podium.”
Competition will be tough, with all teams who line-up on the endurance grid targeting victory in a race where conditions in Europe and UAE differ vastly.
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Team captain Oliver Saade said: “Our last performance helped us better understand European track configurations and conditions.
“Being new to us, we had to quickly adapt. Moreover, the variant rules and regulations in Europe are different from what we are accustomed to in Dubai, hence last year was a steep learning curve.”
On driving duty for CG Racing Pro will be karting world champion David Terrien, SWS front-runner Rami Azzam and reigning Rotax DD2 champion Piers Pakenham-Walsh.
In the second CG Racing team, Saade will be on driver duty along with Salem Salem, Maged Traboulsi and Patrick Katrib. CG Racing have made an unprecedented impact on the SWS Endurance scene at Dubai Kartdrome.
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Team principal Pierre Choueiri said: “CG Racing was established as a result of our casual participation in a race which was held for media companies at the Kartdrome. Ever since, and over a period of five years, the Kartdrome has served as our definitive home ground of which we are extremely proud to have seen the venue evolve alongside our own teams and their performance.
“The level of focus and determination it takes to rise to the top has definitely been something which we have learned from the races and practices held at the Kartdrome, which has always welcomed worldclass competitors, of whom we have learnt a great deal of.”
Missing out on the title last year clearly riles the team boss, but at the same time inspires his team to make it happen this time around.
“It’s important to note that during our previous World Finals experience, we came in only a mere 3.146 seconds behind the winners,” he added.
“We missed the top place by a very insignificant margin and therefore we are thirsty for the first place trophy to come back home with us to the UAE.”
