By Jessica — CRGRT Media Team
So, you’ve just stumbled across CutieRacerGirl and now you’re wondering what on earth CRGRT actually is.
Fair question 😂
There are a lot of names, a lot of cars, a lot of pink liveries, and at least one person who is probably far too attached to an Audi R8 LMS Evo.
So here’s the easy version.
First of All — Who Is CutieRacerGirl?
CutieRacerGirl is Katie Jenkins, and she’s basically the personality at the centre of all of this.
She loves cars, racing and Gran Turismo, and over time that turned into something much bigger than just one username.
That’s where CRGRT came from.
Katie is very much the relatable side of the team. She’s competitive, she wants to improve, but she also makes mistakes and has bad races like everybody else.
And honestly, that’s kind of the whole point.
You do not need to be some insane esports driver to enjoy racing or be part of CRGRT.
So What Is CRGRT?
CRGRT is our racing team and community.
The easiest way to understand it is that we have two main sides.
There’s the community division, which is open to pretty much anybody who wants to race, improve and be part of the team.
Then there’s the esports division, which is where things get a lot more serious.
The community side is about learning, having fun and racing cleanly.
The esports side is about outright pace, competition and high-level Gran Turismo racing.
Basically:
Community CRGRT = come race with us.
Esports CRGRT = okay, now show us what you can really do.
The Community Division
This side is for everybody.
You can be new.
You can be slow.
You can make mistakes.
Nobody expects you to suddenly drive like a professional.
What we care about much more is how you behave.
If you’re respectful, you’re willing to learn and you don’t treat every race like a demolition derby, you’re already on the right track.
Speed can improve.
Racecraft can improve.
Nobody starts perfect.
The Esports Division
This is where the standards go up quite a bit.
Our esports division is aimed at A and A+ rated Gran Turismo drivers.
These are the people expected to represent the competitive side of CRGRT.
You need pace, consistency, good racecraft and the ability to keep your head when the racing gets intense.
But there’s one thing that never changes.
Being fast does not give you permission to drive like an idiot.
You can be the quickest driver in the room and still be completely in the wrong if you deliberately wipe somebody out.
Katie and Samuel
If you want to understand the two sides of the team, these two basically explain it.
Katie Jenkins represents the community side.
Samuel Feinberg, also known as SimRacingPenguin, represents the esports side.
They are very different drivers.
Which is actually what makes it work.
Katie is more about helping regular players improve and enjoy racing.
Samuel is more about the hardcore technical side — pace, car control, advanced racecraft and getting every last bit of performance out of the car.
Who Is SimRacingPenguin?
SimRacingPenguin is Samuel Feinberg’s racing identity.
He’s one of the main people behind the competitive side of CRGRT and is our primary esports coach.
He’s also the person you’ll probably hear mentioned whenever somebody starts talking about unstable cars, difficult setups or ridiculous lap times.
And yes…
That brings us to the Audi.
The Audi R8 LMS Evo Obsession 😂
Samuel’s main car is the Audi R8 LMS Evo.
And when we say main car, we mean it.
It’s basically become part of his identity at this point.
The funny thing is, it isn’t exactly the easiest GT3 car in the world.
The rear can move around.
You have to be careful with throttle.
If you get greedy, it can absolutely bite you.
Samuel seems to enjoy this for some reason.
Instead of constantly jumping into whatever car is easiest, he likes learning difficult cars and getting comfortable with the instability.
That’s also why he’s useful as a coach.
If your car feels nervous, twitchy or like it secretly wants to kill you, he’s probably dealt with something worse.
Katie Chose Nissan
Meanwhile, Katie went with Nissan.
So yes, we basically have a little internal:
Katie = Nissan
Samuel = Audi
thing going on.
It’s friendly.
Mostly.
Give it time 😂
The Liveries
This is probably one of the first things people notice about us.
We like pink.
A lot.
CRGRT cars are designed to actually look like CRGRT cars.
We use pink, white, black and strong sponsor-style graphics so the cars stand out.
The idea isn’t to make every car identical.
An Audi should still look like an Audi.
A Nissan should still look like a Nissan.
But when one of our cars appears on track, we want people to immediately think:
Yep. That’s CRGRT.
Subtlety was never really an option here.
Coaching
We’ve also started building a proper coaching side.
Katie handles the community division.
Samuel handles the esports division.
And the important thing is that coaching isn’t just about lap time.
Sometimes a driver’s biggest problem isn’t speed.
It’s braking too late.
Or attacking every gap.
Or panicking when somebody is beside them.
Or trying to win the race in Turn 1.
So we focus on the full thing.
Racecraft.
Consistency.
Car control.
Overtaking.
Defending.
Knowing when to attack.
And probably more importantly, knowing when not to.
Our Driving Standards
We take clean racing seriously.
That doesn’t mean we expect every race to be perfect.
Contact happens.
Mistakes happen.
Sometimes two people make perfectly reasonable decisions and still end up in the gravel.
That’s racing.
What we care about is the difference between a genuine accident and somebody doing something reckless or deliberate.
Hard racing is fine.
Defending is fine.
Going for a gap is fine.
Putting pressure on somebody is definitely fine.
Using the car in front as your braking marker?
Not so much.
What Happens If Somebody Breaks the Rules?
It depends what happened.
We’re not going to kick somebody out because they accidentally missed a braking point once.
But repeated bad behaviour, deliberate wrecking or serious community issues are different.
We look at what happened, why it happened and whether it keeps happening.
CRGRT is supposed to be somewhere people actually enjoy being.
If one person is constantly ruining it for everybody else, eventually something has to be done.
Simple as that.
Samuel’s Past
If you dig around enough, you’ll probably also come across older stuff involving SimRacingPenguin.
Samuel hasn’t always been presented as the super-serious esports guy he is now.
There’s definitely a bit of a former troll turned serious racer story there.
And honestly, that’s part of what makes his story interesting.
People change.
People grow up.
Someone can go from messing around online to becoming the person analysing your braking points and telling you where you just lost two tenths.
Life is weird 😂
Katie and Samuel Are Not Trying to Be the Same
This is probably worth saying.
Katie is not supposed to be Samuel.
Samuel is not supposed to be Katie.
Katie brings the personality, community side and the feeling that anybody can get involved.
Samuel brings the competitive, technical and esports side.
They balance each other out.
That’s one of the main reasons CRGRT works the way it does.
Do You Need to Be Fast to Join?
No.
Absolutely not.
That’s probably one of the biggest misunderstandings people could have.
You do not need to be A+ rated to join CRGRT.
That’s only the esports division.
The normal community side is for everybody.
If you’re respectful, you enjoy racing and you want to improve, that’s enough.
And if you eventually become insanely quick?
Well…
We know a guy with an Audi who will probably want to see your lap times.
What Are We Trying to Build?
CRGRT is still growing.
We’re adding more drivers, more liveries, more articles, more coaching and more ideas all the time.
But the basic goal is pretty simple.
We want a racing community where beginners feel welcome, fast drivers have somewhere competitive to go, clean racing actually matters and the cars look unmistakably ours.
Some people are here because they love esports.
Some are here because they love cars.
Some just want people to race with.
And some probably joined because they saw a bright pink GT3 car and thought:
What the hell is that?
Honestly, fair enough.
So That’s CRGRT
If you remember nothing else, remember this:
CutieRacerGirl is Katie Jenkins.
CRGRT is the team and community around her.
Katie represents the community side.
SimRacingPenguin, Samuel Feinberg, represents the esports side.
Katie is Team Nissan.
Samuel is very, very Team Audi.
The community division is open to basically everyone.
The esports division is for A and A+ drivers.
Clean racing matters.
Pink is basically unavoidable.
And that’s pretty much your introduction.
Welcome to Cutie’s world.
You’ll get used to the chaos eventually.
Probably.
— Jessica
CRGRT Media Team
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