Gary Sheehan was invited to be the test driver for Road & Track SPEED magazine’s article titled “Track Monsters”. The focus of the article was to determine the which of the following make the best track vehicle: a kit car, a tuner car or a production car. The cars chosen to compete would make any enthusiast take notice. The kit car was a Noble M12 GTO 3R, the tuner car was an Infiniti G35 Coupe twin turbo and the production car was the brand new Corvette Z06. Potent machines that go fast in their own unique ways.

Sheehan was chosen to pilot these track monsters due to his proven ability to jump into very different cars and get them up to their limit quickly. Sheehan’s extensive professional racing experience in a multitude of platforms (FWD, RWD, AWD, turbo, SC, sedan, sports racers, formula cars, etc.) as well as his testing for other magazine shoot-outs and hired-gun outings for time attack events made him the perfect candidate to flog these cars to their limit. Continue Reading »

Grand-Am Cup driver Gary Sheehan of Martinez, CA was selected as the designated professional test driver for the 2004 European Car Magazine 1.8T Challenge, which took place at Fontana’s California Speedway on Friday August 6, 2004. Featuring a wide range of popular small-bore, turbocharged European tuner cars, the 1.8T Challenge pitted professional and privateer tuners against each other in several tough comparison tests, including road course, drag strip, dyno, and driveability. The winner, (one in each class, and one overall), will be the tuner whose car achieves the best total score after all the tests are completed. Continue Reading »