CHAPTER 1 A New Record Kevin Estre tears up the track in his McLaren 12C GT3 The car revs and roars It sounds like an angry bumblebee Estre’s McLaren is orange It has black trim Kevin Estre set his record in a McLaren 12C GT3 like this one
It’s June 20 2014 The Nürburgring race is in Germany Gray clouds are overhead Trees flash past Estre only sees the track It’s the world’s longest Estre turns the steering wheel hard The 12C GT3 whips through a tight turn
GT3 RACES GT3 races are for modified road cars The cars are changed to fit the race specifications or rules Most drivers enter GT3 races for fun McLaren 12C GT3s were built from 2011 2015 They won four championship races They won sixty other races The 12C GT3 has a large spoiler
Estre is alone on the track He is taking a qualifying lap The qualifying lap takes place before the race Only the fastest drivers go on to race The 12C GT3 is built with carbon fiber Carbon fiber makes it light and fast The car also has a spoiler and side vents These make it aerodynamic Estre sets a lap time record It’s eight minutes ten seconds He beats the last record by over six seconds His average speed is 116 miles per hour 186 km hr FUN FACT McLaren cars are known for their papaya orange color All McLaren race cars start out this color
