2016 Compass360 Racing Ford Mustang Continental Tire Challenge GS Livery
2016 Compass360 Racing Ford Mustang livery released. C360R today released details of its much-anticipated return to the Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge GS-class. The squad will be the first customer team to compete with Ford’s new Mustang GT350R-C, and will field a full-season entry for drivers Paul Holton and Pierre Kleinubing.
“We’re honoured to have been selected by the folks at Ford to be the first team to run the new Mustang, and are looking forward to working closely with Multimatic in continuing to develop the platform,” remarked Team Principal Karl Thomson.
The announcement marks the return of both drivers to the squad. Holton impressed at the helm of one of the team’s Audi S3’s last year — his rookie season in CTSC — taking a dramatic win with co-driver Kyle Gimple in the season finale at Road Atlanta, having led the race for most of his stint. Kleinubing, meanwhile, is back for his third season with C360R, having taken two podiums in the squad’s GS-class Subaru with Ray Mason before leading the team’s GTD Audi R8 effort in 2015.
“This is an exciting program, and we know we’ve got a great driving line-up in a great car,” said Technical Director Ray Lee. “We’re expecting to be competitive right out of the box and run for the GS championship.” He continued, “it’ll be a big change in GS, going from a high-strung four-cylinder turbocharged Subaru to a big, thundering V8 in the Ford, and we’re up for the challenge.”