CMS GT Rivals Drivers – Round 1

Round 1 at Laguna Seca

On Sunday April 13th, at 3 pm EST the 1st Round of the GT Rivals Series Esports competition, will kick off presented by SRO America, Champion Motorsports, and others. The first round in this 6-week series will see many of the best Sportscar GT racers worldwide on the track.

Broadcast Live

The Race will be simulcast broadcast live and can be viewed on the following social platforms:

CMS Drivers in Round 1

But who will these other five racers be that they will be up against? Those will be members of the Champion Motorsports racing community! All are established simracers with various backgrounds.

Meet the roster from the Champion Motorsports team for Round 1 at Laguna Seca!

Tomas Lastre

Age: 26
Hobbies: Drifting, video games, movies
Real Life Car: 1993 Nissan 240sx
Simracing Car: 2018 Bentley Continental GT

David Anderson

Age: 47
Location: Denton, Texas, USA
Quick Fact: Founded Champion Motorsports in 1999
Occupation: Software sales
Hobbies: Autocross, HPDE driving, SCCA time trials, movies
Real Life Car: Mazda Miata
Simracing Car: 2019 Porsche GT3.2 GT3

Drake Burgoon

Age: 27
Location: Lakeland, Florida, USA
Quick Fact: Started karting at 6 years old and been racing ever since
Occupation: Sign maker
Hobbies: Newest hobby is learning how to bend wood to make functional art and incorporate that into sim racing
Real Life Car: 2016 Sierra 2500hd
Simracing Car: 2019 Porsche 911.2 GT3

Keith Briscoe

Age: 50
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Quick Fact: Follows Australian Rules Football after living in Melbourne for 3 years
Occupation: Executive at Dell Technologies
Hobbies: Competitive tennis, guitars, snow skiing
Real Life Car: BMW 535i
Simracing Car: 2019 Audi R8 LMS Evo

JT Tami

Age: 30
Location: Sammamish, Washington, USA
Quick Fact: Champion Motorsports member for 13 years
Occupation: 3D Laser Scanner Technician, Basis Software
Hobbies: Racing, sim racing, motorsports photography, scale model building
Real Life Car: 1990 Mazda Miata
Simracing Car: Champion Racing Audi R8 or Saleen S7R