Cooler Master Wraps a Successful Weekend at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

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Cooler Master Wraps a Successful Weekend at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

2025-04-16 19:07 Last Updated At：19:11

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 16, 2025--

Cooler Master, a global leader in PC components and tech lifestyle solutions, today announced the successful completion of its three-day activation at the 2025 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Fans lined up to test drive the Dyn X racing simulator, with participants ranging from professional racers and coaches to sim racing enthusiasts, karting pros, and automotive fans seeking the most realistic driving experience available.

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Over the first two days, attendees raced in one of four configurations—IMSA, GT, GT3, and the Integra Type S Pace Car—taking virtual laps around the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach circuit using an iRacing setup. On Sunday, all simulators were switched to the NSX GT3 for a competitive time trial event. The Dyn X’s quick reconfiguration and versatility proved essential in delivering an immersive and authentic sim experience across all formats.

Nico Sarphati, a kart racer, claimed the fastest time and took home a Cooler Master gaming PC. Alexandro Vielma secured second place, earning a premium set of Heusinkveld pedals, and Nicholas Davis placed third, winning Cooler Master’s innovative modular control system, the MasterHub. John Forbes, a collegiate sim racer and recent winner at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the World Series of Sim Racing, was selected as the Grand Prize giveaway winner—earning his own Cooler Master gaming PC.

“Dyn X was built to be adaptable and intuitive, and this event was a perfect showcase of that vision in action,” said Wei Yang, Cooler Master NA GM. ”Seeing drivers of every background—from pros to weekend enthusiasts—line up to try it out and walk away impressed was incredibly rewarding.”

Cooler Master’s activation added a hands-on technology experience to an already thrilling weekend of racing. For those who missed the action in Long Beach, the Dyn X is now on display at the New York Auto Show, where visitors can get behind the wheel and experience it for themselves.

For more information, please visit Cooler Master’s Dyn X page: https://www.coolermaster.com/en-us/products/dyn-x-turnkey-package/

About Cooler Master:
Established in 1992, Cooler Master is a performance PC component and peripherals brand with a track record for advancing the industry. From the world’s first aluminum PC case to our pioneering thermal technologies, Cooler Master is committed to breaking technological boundaries and challenging the status quo. Our focus is to create a community for individuals who dare to stand out and embrace their inventive identity. Whether new builders use a PC as medium for self-expression, or hardcore gamers set up their battle stations to pay homage to their favorite character, we revel in being Wired Different. We are a brand aiming to go above and beyond by creating cool products for awesome people to build in their own way. More information is available at www.coolermaster.com and join us on Instagram, Twitter, Discord and Facebook.

South Korea's ex-Prime Minister Han says he will seek the presidency in June election

2025-05-02 12:27 Last Updated At：12:40

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Friday he will run in next month’s presidential election and would seek to lessen the powers of the office and ease strife-ridden domestic politics if he wins.

Han’s entry heats up the scramble among conservatives to unify behind a candidate to compete with liberal front-runner Lee Jae-myung, whose campaign recently was set back by a court decision to open a new trial on election law violation charges.

“I’ve determined to find what I can do for the future of the Republic of Korea that I love and for all of us. I’ll try my utmost to be chosen by the people at this presidential election," Han told a press conference at the National Assembly.

South Korea is holding an early presidential election on June 3 after conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted over his imposition of martial law. Han was appointed prime minister, the No. 2 post, by Yoon, and he served as acting leader after Yoon was suspended and later removed from office.

Han also was prime minister under liberal President Roh Moo-hyun from 2007 to 2008 and has served as trade minister, finance minister and ambassador to the U.S. during his 40-year career in public service. He has never held elected office but has risen politically as the main conservative People Power Party struggles in the wake of Yoon’s ouster.

Han does not belong to a political party, but contenders in the PPP have said they are willing to field a single candidate among them and Han. PPP members are scheduled to nominate their party's candidate Saturday.

Han said that if elected, he would launch a body to amend the constitution so the president and the assembly share powers based on the principle of checks and balances. His revisions would also bar the political circle and the judiciary branch from meddling in each other's sectors.

In South Korea, executive power is heavily concentrated on a president, and there have been calls for change.

The election June 3 will give the new president a full, single five-year term. But Han said he would serve three years to finish the constitutional revision and then leave.

Han said he would also use his expertise on economic affairs to resolve trade issues with the U.S. over President Donald Trump's tariff policies.

Lee's main liberal opposition Democratic Party stepped up its offensive against Han, saying he is abandoning his duties as the government's caretaker and lacks the moral standing to run for the presidency as a No. 2 official in the Yoon administration, responsible for many policy failures.

“We warn to former Prime Minister Han. Don't hide your greed with a lie that you are running for the people,” party spokesperson Noh Jongmyun said.