Garden State import Racing

Welcome to GSiR Racing!

Mission Statement: Dedicated to the enhancement of automobiles as a hobby in safe, controlled and legal venues. Educate others in safe operations of vehicles on public roadways while driving to the extreme on closed courses.

Vision: To be the premire grassroots SCCA Autocross and Road Race team in the "NYC
Tri-State" region. GSiR will be a name that companies are proud to be associated with.

Anti-Racing Statement: Garden State import Racing does not promote any form of street racing. Aggressive driving on public roadway is not even tolerated. Over the years, members have seen family, friends and innocent bystanders injured and killed due to reckless activities of some. Auto racing is inherently dangerous and proper measures must be taken to ensure the safety of all. It is impossible to ensure that safety in venues other than those designed for auto racing. Racing should always be done as sanctioned events on non-public roadways. This is not to say that member have not participated in these acitivities. The important part is that members have learned from these mistakes. GSiR hopes that others don't have to learn the same lessons the hard way.

Introduction:
Garden State import Racing is a highly active grassroots team in the NYC/NJ/CT autocross scene. With a dedicated core team of talented drivers and clever mechanics, the team has won numerous trophies at events.

History:
Garden State import Racing was started in by a group of Honda/Acura enthusiasts in 1996 during the onset of import drag racing. Many of the original members met over a chat room on the internet and organized a group trip to a racing event at Maryland International Raceway. Inspirational names that helped GSiR gain recognition and growth during the first years of Garden State import Racing included Steve Lee, Ben Kirwan, James Long, Mike Liu and George Rath. As import drag racing exploded over the years, several members moved on with sponsorships were able to drive for other teams. Garden State import Racing laid dormant during the 1999 season as several key members decided further their paying careers.

Steve Lee, Jake Fisher and Mike Leung put forth an effort to revived the name Garden State import Racing in 2000. Steve and Jake had previously participated in autocross events while at college and decided to shift the focus of the team to a more challenging arena and actually drive the cars in something other than a straight line. Both recruited co-workers and other friends to join the excitement and the second generation of GSiR was born. During the inaugural 2000 autocross season, GSiR won over 25 trophies across the NJ/NY/CT region. The trophy drivers include Mike Leung, John Ibbotson, Dave Ibbotson, Jake Fisher, Peter Lammey and Steve Lee.

Future:
The third coming of GSiR is about to start. Jake, Steve and Mike all got a taste of the race track as they compete in numerous time trials at LimeRock, Watkins Glen and Pocono. This taste has stirred thoughts of contending in racing. Keep an eye on this web site during winter of 2001-2002 as Jake Fisher and Steve Lee transform their daily drivers and weekend autocross cars into SCCA-spec Improved Touring racers!