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LG Motorsports Set for
Return with Three-Car
Aston Martin PWC Effort

WORDS John Dagys
www.sportscar365.com
One of the most successful teams in Pirelli
World Challenge history is returning to competition next year, as LG Motorsports has laid
out plans for a three-car, multi-class effort with
Aston Martin Vantages.
Three-time World Challenge champion
Lou Gigliotti confirmed to Sportscar365 that
his Texas-based squad is finalizing the purchase of an Aston Martin Vantage V12 GT3
and two Vantage GT4 cars, all from Europe, to
compete in the sprint race championship in
the GT and GTS classes.

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Gigliotti, 64, got his first taste of the British sports
car at TRG-AMR’s open test at Sebring last month
and was immediately sold on the program.
“I’m getting old, so I wanted to go out and have
some fun,” Gigliotti told Sportscar365. “Kevin Buckler
had this test day at Sebring. My goal was to see how
good the Aston was and to see if I could still go fast
after taking a season off.
“It’s like golf or tennis, if you don’t swing the club
or the racket, you lose a little bit. I went down there
and I was fast and I felt great. I got confidence in myself and the Aston Martin was really good.”
Gigliotti said he