Tentador Racing's partnership with Race Lab stepped up to the mighty McLaren 720S GT3 EVO and travelled to the world renowned Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi to compete in the Hankook 6HR endurance race in the GT3 Pro/Am class against top international teams and walked away with another podium finish! 

Tentador Tequila Racing's partnership with RACELAB added some 24H series hardware to the trophy shelf with this remarkable finish.   

After speedy British driver, Lucky Khera, set a strong pace to start the race, the team was set back due to a tire puncture that resulted in an additional pit stop the seemingly left the podium out of reach.   Lucky continued his pace, however, and handed off to American driver, Thomas Surgent, who, despite this being his first GT3 weekend and first time at Yas Marina, advanced up the field over approximately 18 spots in his lengthy stint of approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, all the while in a reduced power engine map to conserve fuel.  Surgent then handed off to champion McLaren driver, Euan Hankey, from the United Kingdom who wowed the crowd with successive fastest laps of the race to get the team back to podium contention.  The podium was then sealed by James Kell who came close to matching Euan's blazing pace. 

Team sponsor: Tentador Tequila @tentadortequila | www.tentadortequila.com

You can follow the team’s progress on Instagram and web @tentadortequilaracing | www.tentadortequilaracing.com

For more information on Racelab and its racing services, go to www.race-lab.co.uk

Tentador Tequila Racing's Race Lab entry finished the McLaren Trophy season in style with a remarkable P1 finish at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya!

Tentador Tequila Racing's partnership with RACELAB added some gold hardware to the trophy shelf, with a breathtaking first place finish in race 1.   

American driver Thomas Surgent advanced up the field in his stint, and champion McLaren driver Michael O’Brien from the United Kingdom advanced into first with a breathtaking final sector move which left the crowd awe struck while also taking home fastest lap honors!

The McLaren Trophy season is now complete, and team now turns its attention to its future racing plans.

The McLaren Trophy series was a resounding success, and showcased the stunning new McLaren Artura Trophy together with the 570S Trophy in a single marque series that featured some of the world's most legendary tracks.  

Team sponsor: Tentador Tequila @tentadortequila | www.tentadortequila.com

You can follow the team’s progress on Instagram and web @tentadortequilaracing | www.tentadortequilaracing.com

For more information on Racelab and its racing services, go to www.race-lab.co.uk

Tentador Tequila Racing's Race Lab entry has swept the podium at McLaren Trophy Rounds 5 and 6 at the Nurburgring!

Tentador Tequila Racing's partnership with RACELAB continues to yield increasingly impressive results, having swept the podium at the Nürburgring, with a second place finish in race 1 and a third place finish in race 2.   The future is particularly bright for the drivers and team as the team missed P1 in race 1 by a mere 0.4 seconds and P2 in race 2 by literally HUNDRETHS of a second.    

American driver Thomas Surgent continues to combine increasing pace with displays of exceptional race craft, and champion McLaren driver Michael O’Brien from the United Kingdom has been wowing crowds with fastest laps in seemingly every outing!

The team now turns its attention to Rounds 7 and 8 to be held at Hockenheim on 2 - 3 of September.

The McLaren Trophy series has showcased the stunning new McLaren Artura Trophy together with the 570S Trophy in a single marque series that has featured legendary tracks such as Paul Ricard, Spa-Francorchamps and the Nürburgring,  with the final rounds to be held at Hockenheim and the thrilling season finale at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Tentador Tequila Racing is the successor to Prive Motorsports, and the the team’s 2023 racing effort perfectly coincides with the launch of Tentador Tequila: “El Mejor tequila del Mundo”—the world’s finest tequila.”, which is now in production and scheduled for release soon in 2023.  

Team sponsor: Tentador Tequila @tentadortequila | www.tentadortequila.com

You can follow the team’s progress on Instagram and web @tentadortequilaracing | www.tentadortequilaracing.com

For more information on Racelab and its racing services, go to www.race-lab.co.uk

Tentador Tequila Racing, the official motorsport team of Tentador Tequila,  announces its season entry with RACELAB for the 2023 McLaren Trophy Series.

Tentador Tequila Racing has partnered with RACELAB in the UK to reunite American driver Thomas Surgent from the United States with champion McLaren driver Michael O’Brien from the United Kingdom to compete in the 2023 McLaren Trophy series, set to begin on 2nd June 2023.

With O’Brien’s history of being a multiple champion, including last season’s GT Cup GT3 Championship in the McLaren 720S, which followed his GT Cup GT4 crown in the 570S, he has notched up multiple poles, podiums & wins, adding to his 720S GT3 debut win and his Formula 1 race (Glover Trophy) at Goodwood. O’Brien is excited to again team up with dynamic teammate Surgent who has flashed talent and promise in the GT America and Pirelli GT4 America series, as well as when they first met at Pure McLaren at the Circuit of the Americas.

O’brien quotes - “I am delighted to be joining Tentador Tequila Racing supported by RACELAB  and teaming up with Thomas for the inaugural McLaren Trophy championship. Since its launch there has been such a buzz around the series and it is shaping up to be an extremely competitive grid! Compliment that with visiting Europe’s most coveted circuits and you’ve got all the ingredients for a seriously exciting year.

It is fantastic to be teaming up with Thomas again after working together for the first time last season. He’s got a huge amount of talent, raw speed and race craft and we’re confident with the package and trust placed in us by RACELAB that we will be able to deliver the results were all working so hard to achieve.” 

“I have been fortunate to test some of the finest marques in racing, but nothing has been able to trump my passion for McLaren,” said Surgent. 

He continued, “piloting an Artura Trophy alongside champion driver Michael O’Brien at many of the world’s finest racetracks is sure to be a “bucket list” experience.”

The McLaren Artura Trophy series is positioned to be a tour de force that will showcase the stunning new McLaren Artura Trophy in a single marque series that features legendary tracks such as Spa-Francorchamps, Nürburgring, Hockenheim and the thrilling season finale at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Tentador Tequila Racing is the successor to Prive Motorsports, and the launch of the team’s 2023 racing effort perfectly coincides with the launch of Tentador Tequila: “El Mejor tequila del Mundo”—the world’s finest tequila.”, which is now in production and scheduled for release in 2023. 

RACELAB quoted “We are very excited to be running such a competitive and promising pairing in an equally exhilarating car. We have great confidence in both drivers and are looking forward to seeing what results they can bring home. The championship is shaping up to be a seriously thrilling string of events and we are proud to be apart of it”.

Team sponsor: Tentador Tequila @tentadortequila | www.tentadortequila.com

You can follow the team’s progress on Instagram and web @tentadortequilaracing | www.tentadortequilaracing.com

For more information on Racelab and its racing services, go to www.race-lab.co.uk

Tentador Tequila is now in production and is scheduled to be released in 2023.