An exciting new one-make race series for Asia had been launched by Aston Martin. This follows the announcement of two new Aston Martin dealerships in Beijing and Shanghai. Aston Martin Asia Cup (AMAC) starts in 2008 and will consist of 12 races throughout the Asia Pacific region including Japan, China, Malaysia and Singapore. Each race will feature a grid of 18 Aston Martin Vantage N24s, a 410bhp, 4.3 litre race-developed evolution of the V8 Vantage, which has been proven in endurance and sprint races in Europe and the Middle East. The AMAC will include a variety of 30 minute sprint races and longer endurance races, some of which will support Formula One events in the region