This is an alternate timeline where Overtel never bought Qirex and failed to take over the F7200 Commission. By extension the F7200 continued after 2156 and were never replaced by the F9000.

Located in Japan, G-Tech Systems is an industry leader in domestic anti-gravity applications. Very economically minded, the company is always on the look out to promote their products by any means possible. In 2149, seeing that AG-Systems was compromised by soaring debts, G-Tech jumped on the opportunity and attempted to acquire them. But unfortunately for G-Tech, AG-Systems, thanks to an anonymous sponsor who couldn’t accept to see this iconic team disappear, managed to raise the necessary funds to repay their debts before going bankrupt. A little setback that didn’t scare G-Tech from creating their own racing division later in 2150.

Despite being familiar with the use of AG technology in domestic applications, none of their products were designed to travel at very high speed, nor to support extreme lateral G forces while withstanding potential damage caused by weapons. Suffice to say that the development was long and difficult, G-Tech’s inexperienced engineering team struggled for months before delivering a functional prototype. And even then, the craft performance was barely passable to enter the F7200 AG League. The cost to develop the craft rapidly became a problem for G-Tech, shareholders were losing money and the pressure being put on the engineering team was enormous. In order to reassure shareholders, G-Tech rushed the development of the craft to be ready for the 2155 season. Therefore, their premature arrival in the league ended up being catastrophic, as G-Tech’s craft's unbelievable unreliability forced the team to withdraw from the 2155 season. Major shareholders were furious, leading to most of the engineering team being fired on spot and the craft's development being outsourced to an undisclosed Chinese company in order to save costs. The following years G-Tech was seen as being unusually quiet about their AG team situation, fewer press conferences were given and not a lot of information were disclosed. 

However, in 2158, to everyone surprise, G-Tech was back in the F7200 roster with a reworked ship design and their newly acquired lead pilot, Naomi Turner. But G-Tech's performance on the track was still very inconsistent, as they generally ended up in the back and sometimes in the mid-pack. Despite Naomi Turner's best efforts, G-Tech never managed to reach a place on the podium, as their craft was just unable to compete with the major teams. 

Incapable to score a decent place, G-Tech behaviour started to become increasingly more aggressive over the following years, especially toward AG-Systems which suffered many eliminations provoked by G-Tech’s pilots. They quickly began to earn a bad reputation among AG-Systems who often complained to the F7200 Commission about G-Tech’s constant mess on the tracks. The tension between the two teams reached its peak when a G-Tech official mistakenly revealed that their pilots were given a bonus for each AG-Systems craft eliminated. But this was only the tip of the iceberg as, in 2170, G-Tech suddenly withdrew from the competition when a leak exposed huge irregularities in their accounts alongside many proofs of corruption and bribe attempts toward the F7200 Commission’s officials. Several investigations were immediately conducted and the company was finally shut down with all its assets auctioned off.

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