Academy Motorsport Wins British GT4 Championship on Forgeline GS1R Wheels
Academy Motorsport drivers Erik Evans and Matt Cowley earned the 2023 British GT4 championship with a win at Donington Park, in the final race of the 2023 Intelligent Money British GT Championship Series, on October 22.
Even though the Evans/Cowley duo in the #61 Academy Motorsport Ford Mustang GT4 had also won the previous series race at Brands Hatch, they came into the finale at Donington with only a long-shot chance at the championship. In fact, they were not only 16.5 points out of first place, but they were also facing a BOP time handicap, as a result of their win at Brands Hatch, and they started the Donington race back in the seventh starting position. However, a battery failure in the championship-leading Optimum Motorsport McLaren Artura, driven by Jack Brown and Charles Clark, took them out of the race completely. And then a charge to the front by Evans and Cowley led to a first place finish for the #61 Academy Motorsport Mustang at Donington, and the net result was enough to clinch the 2023 season championship.
The championship-winning Academy Motorsport Ford Mustang GT4 was built by Multimatic Motorsports as a factory-direct GT racing package. It’s powered by a 5.2L Roush Yates cross-plane crank V8 mated to a 6-speed paddle-shifted transmission and rides on an upgraded competition-approved suspension package, Multimatic DSSV dampers, Brembo brakes, Pirelli slicks, and 18×11 Forgeline one piece forged monoblock GS1R wheels finished in Graphite.
Congrats to Erik, Matt, and the entire Academy Motorsport team. And thanks for trusting Forgeline to carry the load!
Academy Motorsport’s Erik Evans
and Matt Cowley on top of the podium at Donington Park, after clinching the 2023 British GT4 Championship
