GRIDLIFE’s New ‘GRIDLIFE GT’ Series Features More Power, Speed, and Diversity for Midwest Festival Debut

SOUTH HAVEN, MI (6 June 2025)- GRIDLIFE’s newest racing series, GRIDLIFE GT (GLGT) is set to take its first green flag this weekend (June 6-8) during the GRIDLIFE Midwest Festival at Gingerman Raceway.

Rooted in the same grassroots spirit that fueled the growth of the Eibach GRIDLIFE Touring Cup (GLTC), GRIDLIFE GT builds on a paddock culture defined by camaraderie, sportsmanship and clean competition. The new category follows the proven GLTC ruleset but raises the performance ceiling with a higher power-to-weight ratio and expanded aerodynamic allowances, while still retaining the flexibility to balance cars through adjustments in tire width, horsepower and weight.

The new category’s target ratio is 8.9 pounds per horsepower, targeting cars that produce anywhere from 350 to 500 horsepower - a significant increase over the 190-250 target of the existing Eibach GLTC series.

GLGT will also visit some of the most iconic tracks, like Road America, Lime Rock Park and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, for the remainder of the 2025 series schedule, placing drivers squarely in the spotlight for thousands of spectators and online broadcast viewers.

A full season of GLGT entries can be purchased for under $7,000, including licensing costs. With GRIDLIFE’s focus on clean and fair racing, along with the short race durations and 200-treadwear tires, running costs are expected to be low in comparison to other series at the target power to weight ratio. 

“A huge variety of cars can be made to fit Eibach GLTC, as we’ve seen over the past six seasons, but a lot of cars simply are too fast, and their owners want to keep them fast,” GRIDLIFE Co-Founder Adam Jabaay said. “The culture and fun of Eibach GRIDLIFE Touring Cup is what people seem drawn to, so it is our goal to build on the lessons we’ve learned and provide a great place for a lot of new friends to race.”

The new GLGT series will continue to field diverse cars, but with a much higher performance ceiling, giving drivers and teams the opportunity to either build to, or buy, a much faster racecar. James Houghton, longtime competitor in GRIDLIFE’s Touring Cup Series, elected to race a Honda Civic Type R TCR with support from his sponsor. 

“I told the owner of K-Tuned I was thinking of turbocharging [the GLTC] Acura TSX," said Houghton. "He thought it was a bad idea considering how well sorted it is for TC right now. He thought the TCR car would be good exposure and I thought it would be a competitive car for the class.”

Despite Houghton electing to go the route of purchasing a homologated car, others, like Jax Odinson with his BMW 3-Series, have built their cars from the ground up and have made modifications to fit into the GLGT class. The ability to choose between buying and building is intentional, allowing drivers and teams to pick the chassis and method that fits their resources the best. 

The series also will utilize a wide selection of 200 treadwear tires, reducing costs in comparison to series that allow more expensive slick tires.

"Street tires last longer, are less expensive and are more durable than the softer, more performance-oriented racing tires," said Jabaay. "Sprint races also reduce wear and tear on the engine, gearbox, brakes, fuel and other consumable items, while simultaneously creating an exciting spectator experience."

There can only be one inaugural champion of a new series, and the GRIDLIFE GT Championship is an opportunity to cement a driver and team in GRIDLIFE history.

For more information on the new GLGT Series or GRIDLIFE, visit: https://www.grid.life/gridlifegt