Hi everyone!

It is an absolute pleasure to be here with all of you. I really wanted to clarify how this forum site came to be so that everyone will understand.

A Long Time Ago….
Blackmore End
Braintree
Essex
Around 1985

The hopes that a place would someday exist where those who loved to race, those who leaped for joy at a 10th of a second improvement on a single lap, those who practiced until the wee hours far too often for the wife’s liking, those who raced far back in the days of the first Atari or Amiga or Spectrum…it was a dream back then. Its been so very long “in the works”….or at least in the mind. Sitting inside my office (ummm...games headquarters) in the heart of the Essex countryside all those years ago Hawkfum and I discussed, or should I say imagined that creating an online gathering place for like minded people would be possible someday.  Between Hawk and I we have an accumulated technical knowledge base on PC systems and software equal to none!!!! (I mean we have none)

We (I know I can speak for Hawk here) are seriously PC and software challenged. I think Hawk (Sean) recently had another PC bereavement or near death PC experience…..yes? A little while ago I was fortunate enough to have met Crowsy through an introduction made by Hawk. We had a discussion over the weekend of August 15th, the three of us, and it turns out that we all want the same thing really. We decided to just do it! So with Crowsy’s webs skills, stamina and passion for this and all the generous help we have been receiving from members we are managing to create that “place” on the WWW where we could meet people from all over the planet who craved the very same thing we did. I still sit here and almost pinch myself because racing online with all of you is like a miracle. Maybe I'm an old fart eh? When you have that special race...where it's co clean, so friendly. It's just great. And racing with you? I'm glad my kids know CPR. How hard can the heart pound before it bursts?

All PureGT Drivers are like a “family”. This is your forum, created so that we can all get together and have some good fun, good conversation, clean races and thrive in an environment of like minded drivers. Suggestions, recommendations and any help/input that you can provide is more than welcome. It’s a PureGT Driver team effort! In effect no one really owns the site but someone has to manage it, keep it healthy, looking good and implement as many of the good ideas put forward as is possible. Between Crowsy, Hawk and some of the best ever people helping (thank you everyone!)...(and remember, Hawk and me are Tech challenged) it's happening. So please feel free to come forward with thoughts and ideas, changes you think would improve things for everyone, whacky ideas and good curry recipes (sorry). Have your say often, know that you are among friends , there is  great respect and fairness all around.

Huge thanks to everyone!
Goldenfum (dave)