About GPLEGACY

GPLegacy International


GPLegacy International LLC

4210 W Shadow Wood Dr

Bloomington

Indiana, USA


URL: www.gplegacy.com

Email: info@gplegacy.com


 

Founded July 2nd 2005 by Sergio Bustamante, Magnus Rubensson, Raúl Valenzuela, Ian Wright, Timo Hakala and Joseph Mudrak.


Current International board of directors : Sergio M. Bustamante, Magnus Rubensson, Lou Magyar.



GPLegacy Team...

 

Lic. Sergio Bustamante

México


Founder of GPLegacy from concept to reality, Sergio lives in Mexico City, also president of GPLegacy México S.A. de C.V.


Background : 

Involved in Motorsports since Age 8 as a track marshal, Karting champion in 1990, 1991, had to let go of motorsports for financial reasons in 1997 while already testing in Formula 3 in the Copa Corona Series in his home country


Skills

Planning and Management. Programmer. Webmaster. Graphic Designer. GMotor expert. Editorial.


Role : GPLegacy Founder. GPLegacy Ltd.  President. GPLegacy México President. GPLegacy Argentina Co-founder. GPLegacy LLC. Co-founder.


Email: sergio@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1992: Omnitrition  International's youngest Bronce retailer. Worked hand in hand with visionary and entrepreneur Jorge Vergara and his family, leading one of the largest organizations in Mexico. 

 

 1994: Interpreter/Translator translator in English-Spanish, Spanish English for written translation, consecutive and simultaneous interpretation.. 

 

 1995: ProNova Productivity System founder and shareholder along with Jorge Correa Hidalgo. A company focused in multiple services.

 

 1998: Co-founder of the "Copa Vintage de kartismo" series in Mexico alongside entrepreneurs Francisco Davó and Jorge Alarcón. Producer's assistant for Fox Sports Americas in Mexico City, Mexico.

 

 1998-1999: Pat Areias Sterling Silver. Production Manager in Cuernavaca, Morelos, México..

 

 

 2000-2002: Screenwriter for the screenplays "Transient" currently on hold by 20th Century Fox, "Boring, OR" produced by Roll:20 Productions" in Portland Oregon.

 

 2003: Travel One International Black leader with one of the largest organizations for the Traveling agency in Mexico.

 

 2003: Founder of the Singers community "AcademiaFans.com" which to this date supports mexican new talents like Marcia Cristina Peña, Dulce Lopez, Melissa Ibarra and Leticia Lopez.

 

 2005: GPLegacy Founder


Lou Magyar

USA


Lou Magyar, C.E.O. of GPLegacy U.S.A. (GPLegacy LLC) is a pillar of the Sim Racing Community, starting with the most important E-magazine AutoSimSport,  the maximum authority in Sim Racing and Motorsports news. Lou is a sim racing developer for tracks and a visionary in business, marketing and advertisement.


Background : Drawn into motorsports as a child, where his dad was a member of the NorthEast Region SCCA. Lou attended many motor racing events with his dad as a child. Since those days, Lou has had a passion for motorsports. <p> Lou became interested in sim racing with the introduction of the [insert company here] title Grand Prix, introduced in 1989. With the release of Grand Prix Legends, Lou became active in the mod community, pioneering several advances in track building for GPL.Autosimsport Founder. D3 Inc. D3Legacy Co-founder.


Skills: Management. Advertising. 3D Modeller. Graphic Designer.


Role : GPLegacy LLC. Co-founder.


Email: ljmagyar@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1989: First Exposure to Sim Racing. 

 

 1998: Given Grand Prix Legends as a Christmas Gift

 

 2000: Began working with other modders to develop tools to edit GPL Tracks

 

2000-2005: Tracks for GPL released: Norisring, Loudon Road Course, Lorain County Speedway, Super Slot Car - first track released with a working loop, and set in a living room, and Bridgehampton.

 

2005-2007: D3 Inc Member, D3 Legacy co-founder, co-founder and Vice President of AutoSimSport Media LLC. Lou is the business manager for AutoSimSport Media and also writes the hardware reviews for the magazine.

 

2007 to date : D3 Inc Member, D3 Legacy co-founder, co-founder and Vice President of AutoSimSport Media LLC. Lou is appointed as GPLegacy International LLC. Shareholder and CEO along with Sergio Bustamante.

 


Bogart Escamilla

México


GPLegacy México S.A. de C.V. VicePresident and co-founder. Bogart manages all commercial aspects from proposal to events execution in GPLegacy, currently nominated for the International Board of Directors.


Background :


Skills : Management. Marketing. Advertisement.


Role : GPLegacy México VicePresident,

Commercial Director


Email: bogart@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1997: GoKartMania operations manager in Mexico. 

 

 1999: Grupo GO events coordinator.

 

 2005 to Date: GPLegacy México S.A. de C.V. VicePresident


Magnus Rubensson

Sweden


GPLegacy Ltd. Co-Founder.


Background : - Rubensson Media President.  GBGPL.


Skills : Management. Project Manager. Planning.


Role : GPLegacy Co-Founder. Advisor.


Email: magnus@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 2005: GPLegacy Ltd. President - GPLegacy Co-founder. 

 

 2007: GPLegacy honorary Associate.

 

Status : Inactive


James Burroughs

USA


Rfactor Specialist. 3D Modeller. Programmer. GMotor Expert. Tracks and Vehicles


Skills : Everything from Modelling, Physics, track making, skinning, tutorials, to stuff people didn't think possible with GMotor


Role : Current Supervisor


Email : jburroughs@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 

 

Status : A1GP Build v9 - v10 supervision  - Renders

Martin Bruno

Argentina


GPLegacy Argentina - VRacer founder.


Skills

Management. 3D Modeller. Programmer. GMotor Expert. Tracks and Vehicles. Webmaster


Role : VRacer CEO

GPLegacy Argentina CEO


Email: martin.bruno@gplegacy.com.ar

Curriculum

 

Ample background in Motorsports


Ample background in 3D and Software programming


Status : Confidential - off GPLegacy

 

 

Adrian Garcia

Canada


GPLegacy México S.A. de C.V.


Background :


Skills : Accountant and Finance Advisor.


Role : Accountant


Email: agarcia@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1997: GoKartMania operations manager in Mexico. 

 

 1999: Grupo GO events coordinator.

 

 2005 to Date: GPLegacy México S.A. de C.V. VicePresident

 

Status : Accountant GPLegacy Mexico S.A. de C.v.

 


Israel Selvas

Mexico


GPLegacy.


Email: iselvas@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1997: CS

 

 1999: CS.

 

 2007 to Date: Eduktmas.com Founder, Shareholder of the Cumbre internacional de comunicadores y Lideres, GPLegacy México Development department

 

Status : MIA


Stuart Cowie

UK


Better known as : MadCowie


Background :

Started with the itch of RC racing, and from the very start of racing games, especially related to Off-Road, Stuart became a master of the art, taking his expertise with most racing simulators ever built. His work became a legend in Grand Prix Legends, and now for Rfactor he's become the most innovative mind in the industry, producing cars, tracks and physics that hardly anyone would've attempted.


Skills : GMotor Expert and innovateur, 3D Modeller, Tracks, Vehicles, Physics, Tutorials. Everything from Modelling, Physics, track making, skinning, to stuff people didn't think possible.


Role : GPLegacy VIP collaborator



Email: redstar@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1997: CS

 

 1999: CS

 

Status : MIA


Donnie Werner

USA


Better known as : Morning_Wood


Background : Donnie Werner - Founder, Realistic Modders Inc ( RMi ).


Skills : Physics development specializing in translation of vehicle

specifications and characteristics to simulation games.

via RMi's own "TruSpec" methodology and vision.


Some notable works:

GP79, and F1-1988 conversions to GTR2 with permission


and Standalone mods:

2005 Mustangs - GTR2 / rFactor

Supercars - Enzo  F40 - GTR2


Email:blue_eyeguy4u@yahoo.com

Status : Antartida Line

Afort Development - Physics

Aura Stage 1 Development Physics


Supervisor


Randy Stratton

USA


Better known as : Randy


Right hand and co-founder of Realistic Modders Inc ( RMi ).


Skills : 3D premiere artist. High Polygon design, Low polygon design.


Some notable works:

GP79, and F1-1988 conversions to GTR2 with permission


and Standalone mods:

2005 Mustangs - GTR2 / rFactor

Supercars - Enzo  F40 - GTR2


Status :

Antartida Line

AFORT Graphics Modelling, Smoothing

Sergey Poltavskiy

Russia


Better known as : RedStar


Background : Sergey Poltavskiy is a well known name in the motor and automotive industry as one of the premiere 3D modellers. He got involved with Sim Racing directly through GPLegacy, working in projects for Name Racing Team (Mitsubishi), and then taking it up a notch by becoming active in the A1GP Software developments. Sergey to this day is nominated to some of the major roles in GPLegacy including a position in GPLegacy International LLC.


Skills : 3D premiere artist. High Polygon design, Low polygon design. Rfactor import novice.


Email: redstar@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1997: CS

 

 1999: CS

 

STATUS : Confidential - Firm working

 

 

Alexander Balanesko

Russia


Background : Alex Balanesko has been stunning the sim racing community, especially rfactor, with his deep knowledge and lightning-quick importing process with GMotor Tools, working with physics, and into 3D modelling work managing to get a very high-polygon model in-game. Alex was contacted by Sergey Poltavskiy to further the progress of DPLegacy (Drift Project mod) and later became involved in the A1GP Software developments, together with Sergey Poltavskiy and Sergio Bustamante they've made a tremendous team.


Skills : GMotor Expert. Physics management, 3D modeller,  FSR Pro racer.


Email: alex.balanesko@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1997: CS

 

 1999: CS

 

Status : Fiorano - Ferrary 599 Game Import, Improving FPS, Donnie Mentored, continues with skills with Sergey Poltavskiy and own private projects in liaison with GPLegacy soo to be released in Rfactor Central

 

Fernando Prieto

USA


3D Department. 3D Artist


Email: fernie@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

2005 Ghostspeed.Net Render and 3 Model Artist


2005-2006 Ghostspeed.net and GPLegacy alliance 3D Model Artist


Status : MIA - Job Work

 

 

Pedro Rodrigues

Portugal


GPLegacy Portugal VicePresident


Email: djpro@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

2005 Ghostspeed.Net President


2005-2006 Ghostspeed.net and GPLegacy alliance 3D Model Artist


Status : Ghostspeed work - College work - GPBeehive Aidee

 

 

Dave Henry

USA


Physics Specialist


Email: dhenry@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1997: CS

 

 1999: CS

 

 

Status MIA

 

Arnold Wong Jr.

Hong Kong


3D Artist

GPLegacy Freelancer


Email: arnold.wong@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1997: CS

 

 1999: CS

 

Status : MIA - WGTL Non related to GPLegacy / D3 or D3 Legacy

 

 

Nathan Steinke

USA


Sound Artist


Email: nate.steinke@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

2005 D3 INc

 

2007 GPLegacy - D3 Legacy Sound Artist

 

Status : MIA - Non related to GPLegacy and or D3- D3Legacy

 

 

Shaun Field

Australia


GPLegacy Honorary Founder since 2005.


Email: gtvirus@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

2005 - GPLegacy - LFS Skin Artist


2005 - 2008 GPLegacy Skin, 3D, Specialist

 

Current Status : Advisor GPLegacy

Andrew Hughes

United Kingdom


GPLegacy.


3D Modeller - Flash Expert


Email: xtreme@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

2006 GPLegacy Freelance

 

 

Current status : Dormant


Paul Harwood

Canada


GPLegacy.


Beta Tester. Painter. Tutorial and Feedback


Email: paul_harwood@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1997: CS

 

 1999: CS

 

Current status : A1GP 2005-2008 development, graphics artist, beta tester.

Scott Ulysses Groom

Australia


Graphic Designer. Beta Tester


Email: scott.groom@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1997: CS

 

 1999: CS

 

Current status : A1GP 2005-2008 for the RF3 class  development, graphics artist, beta tester




Gonzalo Hurtado

Mexico


GPLegacy.


Email:gonzo@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1997: CS

 

 1999: CS

 

Current Status : Mexico Operations for P.o.S. Material

Alejandro Zaragoza

Mexico


GPLegacy. Gokartmania


Email: alex@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1997- 2008: Gokartmania

 

2005 - 2008 GPLegacy Group Operator

 

Current Status : Mexico Operations for P.o.S. Material

Clara McLean

Mexico INACTIVE


GPLegacy.


Skills : Public Relations, hostess, Skins, Organizer.


Email: clara@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

2005- 2008: GPLegacy Investor, advisor RP

 

 

Current Status : Inactive

 

 




Brian Nathanson

USA


GPLegacy.


Skills Graphic Artist


Email: brian@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

2007-2008 : GPLegacy - Ghostspeed Crew

 

Current Status : MIA - Dormant Skinner and Graphics Artist

 

 

Luis Monroy

Mexico


GPLegacy.


Skills : Master at design, sketching, production


Email: luigimon@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

2006 : GPLegacy and Freelancer Sketch Artist

 

Current Status : Own Position for Sketch artist duties non related to GPLegacy

 

 

Timo Hakala

Finland


GPLegacy co-founder.


Skills : Modeller, Skinner, logo creator, LFS Engine.


Email: timo:hakala@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

2005 - 2008 GPLegacy Co-founder 

 

Currrent Status : Job Duties off GPLegacy.

 

 

Viljami Mâki

Finland


GPLegacy.


Skills : Mechatronics. Electronics department. Computer skills. 3D Modelling. LFS engine specialist Founder of Eximius Art


Email: eximius@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

2005-2008 GPLegacy

 

Current work : Off-college duties, MIA in GPLegacy

 

Tago Kalbri

Estonia


GPLegacy.


Skills : Master at 3D Modelling, Low poly, High poly LFS Engine, 3dScenes, 3dMax, and other 3d Applications, Honorary cofounder of GPLegacy since 2005


Email: tago@morrowdesigns.com

Curriculum

 

2005-2008: GPLegacy - Morrow Design Estonia

 

Current Status : MIA from GPLegacy

 

 

Hristo Itchov

Bulgaria


GPLegacy honorary co-founder. It was directly with Hristo that Sergio Bustamante selected the final name for the website, and what would be GPLegacy's project, we will always be grateful to him as a fantastic friend, a remarkable person, and certainly one of the greatest sim racing drivers in the history of the sport, proving his worth with the most difficult simulator ever, Grand Prix Legends.


Skills Beta testing of GPL egine and lost touch ever since


Email: hristo@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

2005 honorary Co-founder of GPLegacy , Inspiration skills, good friend of GPLegacy and maste at Grand Prix Legends Driver.

 

 

 

 

Ian Wright

UK


GPLegacy honorary co-founder - Considered GPLegacy Heart and Soul, he gave the project the heart and spirit in the Giving way that Ian's always had.


Email: ian@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

2005 - GPLegacy LTD Co-founder

 

 

Vitor Barreto

Portugal


GPLegacy - Ghostspeed Team Specialist


Email: vitor@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

2005 Ghostspeed.net Vice-president

 

2006 - Ghostspeed.net - GPLegacy Portugal

 

 

Alan Williams

Mexico


GPLegacy Spotting Volunteer


Email:

Curriculum

 

Nascar Corona Series Driver

 

 

Adao Escamilla

Mexico


GPLegacy Operations


Email: adao@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1997: CS

 

 1999: CS

 

 

Claudia Mora

Mexico


GPLegacy.


Email: cmora@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1997: CS

 

 1999: CS

 

 

Adriana Garcia

Mexico


GPLegacy Mexico S.a. de C.v- Comissary.


Email: agarcia@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1997: CS

 

 1999: CS

 

 

Rafael Brizuela

Mexico


GPLegacy Operations.


Email: rafael@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1997: CS

 

 1999: CS

 

 

Diego Colin

Mexico


GPLegacy Operations.


Email: diego@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

2007 GPLegacy Mexico Operations

 

 

 

 

Joseph Mudrak

USA


GPLegacy Junior Co-founder


Email: kardum@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

2005 - GPLegacy Junior Co-founder

 

 

 

 

Clif Davis

USA


GPLegacy.


Email: clif@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1997: CS

 

 1999: CS

 

 

Josh Beaulieu

Canada


GPLegacy.


Email: josh@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

 1997: CS

 

 1999: CS

 

 

Eduardo Borrego

Mexico


One of the most important volunteer, Spotter, Operations, creatives, graphic designers that we've had over 5 events with a lot of effort and enduring countless hours with self investment events.


Email: josh@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 


 

 

Carlos Duarte

Mexico


GPLegacy.


Skills : 3d Developer Novice


Email: josh@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

2002 : GPLegacy friend, inspirator and assistant.

 

 

 

Omar Duarte

Mexico


GPLegacy.


Skills : 3d Developer Novice


Email: josh@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

2002 : GPLegacy friend, inspirator and assistant.

 

 

 

 

Josh Beaulieu

Canada


GPLegacy.


Skills : N2003 Master Modder, creator and fundator of GTP Mod, Rfactor as one of the fasterst drivers, beta tester with BRD team, one of the finest Hardware and software developers.


Email: josh@gplegacy.com

Curriculum

 

2005 : GPLegacy honorary co-founder, inspiration, good friend of GPLegacy, owner and keeper of GTP Zone. N2003 Mod Artist.  

 

Current status : MIA of GPLegacy

 

 

© 2005 GPLegacy - Comercial Prokon S.A. de C.V. All rights reserved.

GPLegacy is a Trademark of Sergio Bustamante


INACTIVE BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Only people who have asked not to be in the Staff page have been placed below since their work is considered highly valuable to the present state of the company as one of the companies which has devoted themselves to promote Sim Racing and motorsports in full form.


The following are NOT working, nor involved in any way with GPLegacy projects since 2008 or earlier, but we'd like to provide a high praise and recommendation for any company that would require their services in any area since our experience with them was highly productive and flawless.

Alinka Virchez

Mexico INACTIVE


GPLegacy Mexico


Email:

Curriculum

 

2005: GPLegacy Mexico S.A. de C.V. Official Photographer and Graphic Designer

 

 

 

 

Carlos Suarez-Peredo

Mexico INACTIVE

NOT IN STAFF NOR VOLUNTEER SINCE 2007


Operations. Liveries. Track Objects


Charly Suarez was a pivotal part of GPLegacy in all self-investment events in every area from software understanding, graphic design, event planning, inventories, spotting and single-handling events. GPLegacy could not have operated over 12 events without his help.


He continues to be in held in high regard for all of us as a great friend if not as co-worker.


Email: Unavailable

Curriculum

 

2006-2007: GPLegacy Management Assistant

 

 

 

 

Cristyan Chavez

Mexico INACTIVE

NOT IN STAFF NOR VOLUNTEER SINCE 2007


Cristyan Chavez was pivotal in all self-investment events in every area from software understanding, graphic design, event planning, inventories, spotting and single-handling events. GPLegacy could not have operated over 12 events without her help.


She continues to be in held in high regard for all of us as a great friend if not as co-worker.


Email: unavailable

Curriculum

 

2002 : GPLegacy Management Assistant

 

 

 

 




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