Without real racing experience, excluding rental karts, Gustavo Ariel translated his sim racing skills to the real race car as fast as anyone, ending day one in the Radical SR1 tied with Laurens Beerten as the quickest. During his second and final day in the SR1, Ariel qualified 4th, requiring him to take down three top competitors in head-to-head competition. When the pressure was highest, Ariel took down David Dalton Jr (has real-world racing experience), Laurens Beerten (edged out Gustavo in qualifying), and the Nathan Saxon (an elite real-world amateur racer) to take home the top spot in the SR1 Chase competition. Believed by the judges to strongly possess the “It factor,” Gustavo’s ability to put down a very strong opening lap and back it up with very fast, consistent laps, makes him a formidable competitor with prodigy-level capabilities, and projected top three overall pick in the draft and the front runner as first off the board.