Australian Racer to Drive No. 12 PC Tools Entry in Gold Cup Category

Australian driver David Calvert-Jones will take the next step in his racing career this season as part of the extremely competitive 2012 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama. Calvert-Jones, who goes by “CJ,” will drive the No. 12 PC Tools Porsche GT3 Cup in the Gold Cup class as part of Competition Motorsports.

CJ enters just his third year of racing in 2012. He began racing in the 2010 Vintage Auto Racing Association (VARA) and earned Rookie of the Year honors driving a 1969 BMW 2002 and a 1970 Datsun 280Z. Last year, CJ competed in the Pirelli GT3 Cup Trophy West, earning a class victory and a runner-up result in a pair of races at Las Vegas, and also earned a GTC4 class victory in the Porsche Owners Club event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

“Moving into the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge is a significant step forward in my racing career and I’ve certainly got my work cut out for me in a deep field of talented drivers and teams,” CJ said. “I’ve got a passion for motorsport, and I am thankful to PC Tools for helping me feed that passion with outstanding support. I plan to be aggressive in promoting PC Tools’ involvement in my racing program. This year, I’m looking forward to learning the nuances of competing at a higher level and hopefully delivering some solid results along the way.”

The partnership with CJ in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge is PC Tools’ second foray into the fast-paced world of motorsport, after its partnership with Formula 1 feeder championship World Series by Renault last season. PC Tools offers a selection of protection and performance products that are used by millions of customers to help them stay safe online and to improve the stability and speed of their PC. PC Tools portfolio includes Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus and PC Tools Internet Security for online protection and performance products PC Tools Registry Mechanic and PC Tools Performance Toolkit.

In addition to the No. 12 PC Tools Porsche race car, an identically liveried PC Tools show car will be making the rounds at various company headquarters and retailers throughout the United States. To keep up with the whereabouts of the PC Tools show car and keep up to date with race results and photos, follow @RacingCJ on Twitter and “Like” CJ Racing at Facebook.com/RacingCJ.

“We’re delighted to continue our connection with world-class motorsport by sponsoring David Calvert-Jones in the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge this year. We discovered the true passion of motorsport fans in Europe last year and realized that major spectator sports present a great opportunity to interact with partners, customers and motor-racing fans. Working with CJ and taking the PC Tools show car on the road across North America allows us to maximize the visibility of the PC Tools brand, and let everyone know how simple it can be to have powerful performance on your PC,” said Robert Oostergetel, Director of Sales at PC Tools.

The IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama features semi-professional drivers racing head to head in the largest single-make series in North America. The multi-class structure of the series teaches drivers essential skills for an eventual career in the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón. The Platinum Cup class features 2010-2012 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars, while the Gold Cup class will be for Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars from 2005 1/2 through 2009. All races are 45-minute timed events and all event weekends will feature two races except for a single event at the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in June.

The seventh IMSA GT3 Cup season gets underway this week with a pair of races at the historic Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Fla. as part of the 60th Anniversary Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring presented by Fresh From Florida. Round 1 is scheduled for Thursday, March 15 at 4:10 p.m. ET with Round 2 slated for 4:45 p.m. ET on Friday, March 16.

About David Calvert-Jones/CJ Racing

David Calvert-Jones, or “CJ” for short, moved to Los Angeles from Australia eight years ago to chase his dream of becoming a helicopter movie pilot after a successful career in private equity. CJ made his dream a reality with credits including “Transformers,” ““Secretariat,” “Domino,” “Horrible Bosses,” and “We Are Marshall” among many others, as well as providing helicopter footage to NBC Sports for its coverage of the Baja 1000 and Baja 500 and a number of television commercials. CJ is the owner and president of Helifilms, an aerial production company with offices in the United States, Australia, England and South Africa.

CJ races with the support of PC Tools, Blundstone Boots, Footwear & Accessories; Doddle; Helifilms; JRZ Suspension Engineering and Clear Plex. He is part of Competition Motorsports, which also fields a Gold Cup entry in IMSA GT3 Cup for Fred Poordad and a Platinum Cup car for Steve Goldman. Competition Motorsports also campaigns a Porsche GT3 Cup in the ALMS GTC class for veteran racer Cort Wagner, team principal Bob Faieta and car owner Mike Avenatti.

 2012 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama Schedule

March 14-17  Sebring

April 27-29    Miller

May 10-12     Laguna Seca

June 8-10     Montreal

July 20-22    Mosport

Aug. 16-18    Road America

Sept. 13-15   VIR

Oct. 17-20    Road Atlanta