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NGT MOTORSPORT ATTACKS THE START TO 2013 WITH SEVEN PORSCHE IMSA GT3 CUP MIAMI, FL. (March 15, 2013) The fresh start to the new season, NGT Motorsport came out to the 2013 12H of Sebring weekend and showed the competition that they are ready for battle. The weekend was full of success. Tending to no less than seven IMSA GT3 Cup cars and two ALMS GTC Porsches, NGT Motorsport had a full plate on their hands. The weekend started off with the 2013 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Series. The #25 NGT Porsche, driven by Angel Benitez Jr. had a strong weekend, qualifying 1 st and winning both races in dominating fashion. Angel was able to control the entire field while gaining maximum points towards the championship. Teammate #27 Craig Duerson, who is driving in the Platinum Master’s class achieved identical results by qualifying 1 st and winning both races too. Duerson has showed a lot of pace throughout testing and has a good chance to be at the top of the standings in the overall classification. Amadeo Quiros, who drives the #28 NGT Porsche, started down in the field and passed a total of 11 cars to finish on the podium in the first race and securing another podium position in the second race. Showing some early pace was #29 Eduardo Cisneros by qualifying 8th in the first race and was quick throughout the weekend. During the second race Eduardo got a drive thru penalty and yet, he was poised and impressive by passing more than 10 cars. He will be a strong contender throughout the year. Other strong showings came from Carlos Gomez in the #26 NGT Porsche. Gomez finished in the top 10. First timers, #23 Ary Krau and teammate #24 Mark Llano, gained a lot of experience in the very challenging IMSA GT3 Cup series. Both Ary and Mark are looking forward to the remaining season. “I’m very proud of all my drivers. The weekend turned out better than I could have hoped for. We set the bar high for ourselves, achieving four class wins, two 3 rd place finishes and a track record… what else could I ask for? We are looking forward to a strong 2013 season,” Ramez Wahab quoted. NGT Motorsport Inc. was founded in 2003 by Ramez Wahab, located in Miami, Florida and is dedicated to providing the most professional & competitive racing – from local club racing to international competition. Flexibility and knowhow has brought much success and the opportunity to become a leading Porsche Race Team in North America, having secured the 2010 & 2011 IMSA GT3 Cup Championship and the recent 2012 AMLS Petit Le Mans GTC victory Follow the team on its website: www.ngtmotorsport.com or Twitter @NGTnotes

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NGT  MOTORSPORT  ATTACKS  THE  START  TO  2013  WITH  SEVEN  PORSCHE  IMSA  GT3  CUP    

MIAMI,  FL.  (March  15,  2013)  -­‐  The  fresh  start  to  the  new  season,  NGT  Motorsport  came  out  to  the  2013  12H  of  Sebring  weekend  and  showed  the  competition  that  they  are  ready  for  battle.  The  weekend  was  full  of  success.  Tending  to  no  less  than  seven  IMSA  GT3  Cup  cars  and  two  ALMS  GTC  Porsches,  NGT  Motorsport  had  a  full  plate  on  their  hands.    

The  weekend  started  off  with  the  2013  IMSA  GT3  Cup  Challenge  Series.  The  #25  NGT  Porsche,  driven  by  Angel  Benitez  Jr.  had  a  strong  weekend,  qualifying  1st  and  winning  both  races  in  dominating  fashion.  Angel  was  able  to  control  the  entire  field  while  gaining  maximum  points  towards  the  championship.    

Teammate  #27  Craig  Duerson,  who  is  driving  in  the  Platinum  Master’s  class  achieved  identical  results  by  qualifying  1st  and  winning  both  races  too.  Duerson  has  showed  a  lot  of  pace  throughout  testing  and  has    a  good  chance  to  be  at  the  top  of  the  standings  in  the  overall  classification.    

Amadeo  Quiros,  who  drives  the  #28  NGT  Porsche,  started  down  in  the  field  and  passed  a  total  of  11  cars  to  finish  on  the  podium  in  the  first  race  and  securing  another  podium  position  in  the  second  race.    

Showing  some  early  pace  was  #29  Eduardo  Cisneros  by  qualifying  8th  in  the  first  race  and  was  quick  throughout  the  weekend.  During  the  second  race  Eduardo  got  a  drive  thru  penalty  and  yet,  he  was  poised  and  impressive  by  passing  more  than  10  cars.  He  will  be  a  strong  contender  throughout  the  year.    

Other  strong  showings  came  from  Carlos  Gomez  in  the  #26  NGT  Porsche.  Gomez  finished  in  the  top  10.  

First  timers,  #23  Ary  Krau  and  teammate  #24  Mark  Llano,  gained  a  lot  of  experience  in  the  very  challenging  IMSA  GT3  Cup  series.  Both  Ary  and  Mark  are  looking  forward  to  the  remaining  season.  

“I’m  very  proud  of  all  my  drivers.  The  weekend  turned  out  better  than  I  could  have  hoped  for.  We  set  the  bar  high  for  ourselves,  achieving  four  class  wins,  two  3rd  place  finishes  and  a  track  record…  what  else  could  I  ask  for?  We  are  looking  forward  to  a  strong  2013  season,”  Ramez  Wahab  quoted.  

NGT  Motorsport  Inc.  was  founded  in  2003  by  Ramez  Wahab,  located  in  Miami,  Florida  and  is  dedicated  to  providing  the  most  professional  &  competitive  racing  –  from  local  club  racing  to  international  competition.  Flexibility  and  know-­‐how  has  brought  much  success  and  the  opportunity  to  become  a  leading  Porsche  Race  Team  in  North  America,  having  secured  the  2010  &  2011  IMSA  GT3  Cup  Championship  and  the  recent  2012  AMLS  Petit  Le  Mans  GTC  victory  

Follow  the  team  on  its  website:  www.ngtmotorsport.com  or  Twitter  @NGTnotes