Sanchez Ready For Pirelli World Challenge At Salt Lake City

August 9, 2017 by Nissan

The GT Academy winner makes his Utah debut this weekend

Utah Motorsports Campus, Salt Lake City – Former GT Academy winner Ricardo Sanchez is eagerly awaiting the chance to get back behind the wheel of the GT-R NISMO GT3 this weekend as the Pirelli World Challenge SprintX Championship heads to the Utah Motorsports Campus in Salt Lake City.

Sanchez and Frankie Montecalvo picked up a pair of podium finishes in the Pro/Am class at Lime Rock Park in May for Always Evolving/Aim Autosport and the Mexican ace is looking forward to his Utah debut and hoping to follow in the footsteps of another GT Academy winner.

'Nissan won in Utah with Bryan Heitkotter, so the car is certainly quick there and the track suits the car,' Sanchez said.

'We have to focus on a good setup and a clean race, and I think our first win is certainly in the cards. This weekend will be very different for me because I haven't been able to find the track on the simulator.'

Added Sanchez: 'This will be the first time I've been to a track without being able to practice on the sim, so that will be a new challenge, but I've been studying video and making notes. We do have a lot of track time so there will be plenty of time to prepare once we arrive.

Hopefully our result will be a win.'

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