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|Box title = Jake Legge
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|image = Legge.png
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|Row 1 title = Nationality
  
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|Row 1 info = British
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|nationality = British
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|Row 2 title = Season 8 team
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|active_seasons = [[Season 6|6]] - [[Season 12|12]]
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|teams = [[ScalaGP|Tafuro GP]], [[Alpha Racing Team|ART]], [[Demon Racing|DMR]], [[Snake Motorsports|Snake]], [[Tyrant Motorsports|Tyrant]], [[Christel VXR|Christel]]
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|Row 2 info = Demon Racing
  
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|first_race = S6 Australian GP
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|last_race = S12 Canadian GP
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|races = 56
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|podiums = 5
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|career_points = 296
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|Row 5 info = 20|Row 6 title = Testers' Sessions
  
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|tests = 35
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}}[[Jake Legge|Jake 'the Peg' Legge]] is a British former driver for [[ScalaGP|Tafuro GP]], [[Alpha Racing Team]], [[Demon Racing]], [[Snake Motorsports]], [[Tyrant Motorsports]] and [[Christel VXR]], and the owner of the former GPGSL team [[Pulsar Racing Team]]. He competed in the GPGSL from [[Season 6]] to [[Season 12]].
   
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== Driving History ==
   
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===Season 6===
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Jake Legge is a race driver for the new Demon Racing team. He joined the team after Season 7, graduating from a test seat at ART.
  
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Jake kept a fair account of himself in his first season, acting as the backup to lead test driver [[Joseph Gilson]]. He finished two places below him in the tester standings, finishing 14th. He drove the last two races, taking a 10th place at Silverstone and handing him 3 points. This put him in 25th in the drivers' championship.
   
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====Tafuro GP Controversy====
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After his first season, Jake had signed a contract to be retained at Tafuro/Scala for S7, with Ricardo van Smirren to act as the other test driver. However, team boss Paolo Tafuro (Matteo Scala, as he later became known) wished to test for his own team, and henceforth fired Jake from the second test seat. As two team owners cannot test at one team, van Smirren had to leave too. Brazilian driver Juliano Muller later took the second seat, but he later left the team and was replaced by German rookie Sebastian Nell.
   
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== Season 6 ==
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===Season 7===
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In light of the aforementioned scandal, a few teams were interested in taking up Jake's services to fill a test slot. He accepted an offer from ART, partnering team boss Stefan van Renselaar. The first few races were marred with bad luck; in the first feature race in Australia, he qualified 7th and ran as high as 4th before retiring due to an unspecified mechanical fault. He managed to run as high as 2nd at Surfers Paradise before hitting a wall, taking out former teammate Joseph Gilson in the ensuing carnage.
   
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After this run of bad luck, Jake managed to pick up a few points finishes which has pushed him up the tester's table. He was quoted as still being a little disappointed with his pace, as he felt he should have far more places on the podium. He cited the early season crashes in the feature races as a "missed opportunity to challenge for the [testers'] title". He eventually managed a streak of scoring points in 13 sessions in a row. He was also the highest-scoring driver not to win a session.
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Jake kept a fair account of himself in his first season, acting as the backup to lead test driver Joseph Gilson. He finished two places below him in the tester standings, finishing 14th. He drove the last two races, taking a 10th place at Silverstone and handing him 3 points. This put him in 25th in the drivers' championship.
  
   
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Jake eventually finished 6th, one point behind Christel VXR man Gary Spencer. At the latter end of the season, he was partnered by Dominic Brunner, Jake's successor in the test team.
   
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===Season 8===
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== Tafuro GP Controversy ==
  
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Jake agreed a deal to race with Glen Sheppard's new Demon Racing team, who replaced ScalaGP. His team-mate will be Scala driver and former Team Shadow tester Zsigmond Somogyi, as Sheppard and Sebastian Nell take the test seats.
   
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===Season 9===
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After his first season, Jake appeared to be retained for S7, with Ricardo van Smirren to act as the other test driver. However, team boss Paolo Tafuro (Matteo Scala, as he later became known) wished to test for his own team, and this ended up in both contracted testers leaving. Brazilian driver Juliano Muller later took the second seat. Muller later left the team and was replaced by German rookie Sebastian Nell.
  
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Demon retained Jake for a second season, partnering Somogyi again for a second season. After Somogyi left the team, Nell stepped up to partner Legge in the race team, with Matthew Allington joining the test lineup.
   
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== Season 7 ==
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==Team Management==
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Legge will manage his own Pulsar Racing Team from Season 11.
   
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In light of the aforementioned scandal, a few teams were interested in taking up Jake's services to fill a test slot. He accepted an offer from ART, partnering team boss Stefan van Renselaar. The first few races were marred with bad luck; in the first feature race in Australia, he qualified 7th and ran as high as 4th before retiring due to an unspecified mechanical fault. He managed to run as high as 2nd at Surfers Paradise before hitting a wall, taking out former teammate Joseph Gilson in the ensuing carnage. After this run of bad luck, Jake managed to pick up a few points finishes which has pushed him up the tester's table. He was quoted as still being a little disappointed with his pace, as he felt he should have far more places on the podium. He cited the early season crashes in the feature races as a "missed opportunity to challenge for the [testers'] title". He eventually managed a streak of scoring points in 13 sessions in a row. He was also the highest-scoring driver not to win a session. Jake eventually finished 6th, one point behind Christel VXR man Gary Spencer. At the latter end of the season, he was partnered by Dominic Brunner, Jake's successor in the test team.
  
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==Season 8==
  
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Jake agreed a deal to race with Glen Sheppard's new Demon Racing team, who replaced ScalaGP. His team-mate will be Scala driver and former Team Shadow tester Zsigmond Somogyi, as Sheppard and Sebastian Nell take the test seats.
  
 
==Personal Life==
  
==Personal Life==
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Jake has developed a reputation in the paddock as a joker. He once turned up to a press conference wearing a 'Dyslexics are Teople Poo' t-shirt; this got complaints from the National Dyslexic Association (DNA). He also threw a bunga-bunga party in the ART motorhome and pool. This resulted in a $15,000 cleaning bill. For one weekend, he swapped places with the ex-Manchester City winger Adam Johnson which saw him line up on the left wing against West Ham United. Johnson therefore drove the Tafuro car to a respectable 14th place. Jake managed to score a goal. This was done without any alarm because they look so similar.
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Jake has developed a reputation in the paddock as a joker. He once turned up to a press conference wearing a 'Dyslexics are Teople Poo' t-shirt; this got complaints from the National Dyslexic Association (DNA). He also threw a bunga-bunga party in the ART motorhome and pool. This resulted in a $15,000 cleaning bill.
   
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His race helmet features the Red Hot Chili Peppers logo quite prominently, as he is a huge fan of theirs. He annoyed many of the other teams by repeatedly playing the entire 'Freaky Styley' album off of multiple amps around the paddock, which was reported at being a total 12 times. Jake commented on the situation; "At least it wasn't either of John Frusciante's first two solo albums. That would have just scared the shit out of everyone." Jake went to rehab to wean himself off of the Chilis, but this was horrendously unsuccessful. It caused him to have a mental breakdown; he was later found in a trailer park in Nebraska hugging a Fleabass. He was only tempted into leaving after the rehabologists luring him into their van with a trail of Reese's Pieces.
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His race helmet formerly featured the Red Hot Chili Peppers logo quite prominently, as he is a huge fan of theirs. He annoyed many of the other teams by repeatedly playing the entire 'Freaky Styley' album off of multiple amps around the paddock, which was reported at being a total 12 times. Jake commented on the situation; "At least it wasn't either of John Frusciante's first two solo albums. That would have just scared the shit out of everyone." Jake went to rehab to wean himself off of the Chilis, but this was horrendously unsuccessful. It caused him to have a mental breakdown; he was later found in a trailer park in Nebraska hugging a Fleabass. He was only tempted into leaving after the rehabologists luring him into their van with a trail of Reese's Pieces.
   
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He recently signed a personal sponsorship deal with GAC Logistics, which will appear on his Season 8 helmet. This takes over from Coca-Cola, who used their short deal to market their Relentless energy drink. He also began On The Limit, a newspaper that covers affairs within the GPGSL. This was rated as 'a drab affair' by The Daily Telegraph, 'unspeakably dull and tedious' by The Guardian, and The Daily Mail stated 'immigrants on benefits could do better than this'. The Daily Express were unable to comment as they have still yet to get over the death of Princess Diana.
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He recently signed a personal sponsorship deal with GAC Logistics, which will appear on his Season 8 helmet. This takes over from Coca-Cola, who used their short deal to market their Relentless energy drink. He also began On The Limit, a newspaper that covers affairs within the GPGSL. This was rated as 'a drab affair' by The Daily Telegraph, 'unspeakably dull and tedious' by The Guardian, and The Daily Mail stated 'immigrants on benefits could do better than this'. The Daily Express were unable to comment as they have still yet to get over the death of Princess Diana. "On The Limit" ended midway through Season 9, citing a lack of rumours to fabricate as the GPGSL silly season was far more ridiculous.
   
 
When he retires from the GPGSL, Jake has stated he wishes to begin a cheese farm in his home county of Somerset. He cites "wanting to wipe Babybels off the face of the planet" as the main reason for this, such is his strong hate for the waxy substance. On his days off, he writes scripts, notably once for a hospital-based sitcom. It was once piloted on Dave, but Jake was not pleased with the executives' wish to replace actor John Nettles; he left the show and it was subsequently cancelled. He is currently working on a sitcom based in a nunnery, called "Nun's the Word".
  
When he retires from the GPGSL, Jake has stated he wishes to begin a cheese farm in his home county of Somerset. He cites "wanting to wipe Babybels off the face of the planet" as the main reason for this, such is his strong hate for the waxy substance. On his days off, he writes scripts, notably once for a hospital-based sitcom. It was once piloted on Dave, but Jake was not pleased with the executives' wish to replace actor John Nettles; he left the show and it was subsequently cancelled. He is currently working on a sitcom based in a nunnery, called "Nun's the Word".
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Within the short period of time he has been at Demon Racing, Jake has already accumulated a bill of £1,248.93 which is due to the sheer amount of tea he drinks (approximately 15 cups a day). Team boss Glen Sheppard is looking at a sponsorship deal with Tetley to offset some of the cost. This is also rumoured to be the reason that ScalaGP fired the driver, explaining the lack of development during S7.
  
Within the short period of time he has been at Demon Racing, Jake has already accumulated a bill of £1,248.93 which is due to the sheer amount of tea he drinks (approximately 15 cups a day). Team boss Glen Sheppard is looking at a sponsorship deal with Tetley to offset some of the cost. This is also rumoured to be the reason that ScalaGP fired the driver, explaining the lack of development during S7.
   
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Jake joined Snake Motorsports for Season 10, ensuring that it would be the first driver/team rhyming combination in GPGSL history.
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== Results ==
  
   
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==Racing record==
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===Complete GrandPrixGames Super League results===
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| colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|[[Season 6|6]]
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| style="text-align: center; background:#cfcfff;"|AUS<br />20
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|AUS<br /><small>20</small>
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| style="text-align: center; background:#cfcfff;"|ITA<br />15
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|ITA<br /><small>15</small>
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|CAN<br />4
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|CAN<br /><small>4</small>
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|HUN<br />5
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|HUN<br /><small>5</small>
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| style="text-align: center; background:#cfcfff;"|USA 22
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|USA<br /><small>22</small>
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| style="text-align: center; background:#cfcfff;"|NED 14
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|NED<br /><small>14</small>
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| style="text-align: center; background:#cfcfff;"|RSM 16
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|SMR<br /><small>16</small>
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|GER 10
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|GER<br /><small>10</small>
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| style="text-align: center; background:#cfcfff;"|JAP 21
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|JPN<br /><small>21</small>
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| style="text-align: center; background:#cfcfff;"|SAM 17
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|SAM<br /><small>17</small>
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| style="text-align: center; background:#cfcfff;"|ATL 19
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|ATL<br /><small>19</small>
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|AUT 7
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|AUT<br /><small>7</small>
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| style="text-align: center; background:#cfcfff;"|MON 14
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|MON<br /><small>14</small>
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|BRA 12
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|BRA<br /><small>12</small>
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|BEL 9
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|BEL<br /><small>9</small>
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|BRA<br /><small>21</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|GBR<br /><small>10</small>
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!25th
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!3
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|[[Season 7|7]]
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![[Alpha Racing Team]]
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| style="background:#efcfff;"|AUS<br /><small>Ret</small>
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| style="background:#efcfff;"|PAC<br /><small>Ret</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|JPN<br /><small>5</small>
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|CAN<br /><small>18</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|USA<br /><small>6</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|FRA<br /><small>9</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|NED<br /><small>10</small>
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| style="background:#ffdf9f;"|BEL<br /><small>3</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|SUI<br /><small>6</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|ITA<br /><small>4</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|SMR<br /><small>6</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|BRA<br /><small>8</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|OCE<br /><small>12</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|AUT<br /><small>7</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|HUN<br /><small>7</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|GER<br /><small>10</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|GBR<br /><small>7</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|SOA<br /><small>6</small>
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|SIN<br /><small>14</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|MAL<br /><small>6</small>
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|JPN<br /><small>12</small>
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|CAN<br /><small>19</small>
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|SAM<br /><small>17</small>
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|BRA<br /><small>14</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|''BEL''<br /><small>6</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|GER<br /><small>7</small>
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|AUT<br /><small>14</small>
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|SMR<br /><small>17</small>
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| style="background:#dfdfdf;"|ITA<br /><small>2</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|MON<br /><small>7</small>
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| style="background:#dfdfdf;"|FRA<br /><small>2</small>
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|GBR<br /><small>15</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|JPN<br /><small>7</small>
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| style="background:#dfdfdf;"|'''MAL'''<br /><small>2</small>
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|SAF<br /><small>17</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|ESP<br /><small>5</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|CAN<br /><small>11</small>
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| style="background:#efcfff;"|USA<br /><small>Ret</small>
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|BRA<br /><small>13</small>
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|BEL<br /><small>14</small>
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|EUR<br /><small>16</small>
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|NED<br /><small>17</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|ITA<br /><small>8</small>
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|GER<br /><small>14</small>
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| style="background:#dfffdf;"|FRA<br /><small>5</small>
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|GBR<br /><small>18</small>
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| style="background:#cfcfff;"|AUT<br /><small>22</small>
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|bgcolor="cfcfff"|MAL<br /><small>20</small>
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|bgcolor="cfcfff"|JPN<br /><small>14</small>
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|bgcolor="dfffdf"|ITA<br /><small>12</small>
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|bgcolor="dfffdf"|AUT<br /><small>9</small>
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|bgcolor="dfffdf"|EUR<br /><small>8</small>
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|bgcolor="dfffdf"|CAN<br /><small>5</small>
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|bgcolor="dfffdf"|<u>BRA</u><br /><small>10</small>
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| style="text-align: center; background:#cfcfff;"|BRA 21
  
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|GBR 10
  
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|NED 10
  
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| style="text-align: center; background:#ffdf9f;"|BEL 3
  
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|SWI 6
  
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|ITA 4
  
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|OCE 12
  
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|AUT 7
  
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|HUN 7
  
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|GER 10
  
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|GBR 7
  
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| style="text-align: center;"|'''82'''
  
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!''22nd''
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| style="text-align: center;"|'''6th '''
  
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!''0''
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| style="text-align: center;"| [[Season 8|8]]
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| [[Season 12|12]]
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! [[Christel VXR]]
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| style="text-align: center;"|[[Demon Racing]]
  
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| AUS<br /><small>13</small>
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| style="text-align: center; background:#efcfff;"|AUS Ret
  
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| JPN<br /><small>14</small>
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|SOA 6
  
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| USA<br /><small>15</small>
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| style="text-align: center; background:#cfcfff;"|SIN 14
  
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|bgcolor=cfcfff| CAN<br /><small>22</small>
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|MAL 6
  
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| SAM
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| style="text-align: center; background:#cfcfff;"|JAP 12
  
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| BRA
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| style="text-align: center; background:#cfcfff;"|CAN 19
  
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| RSA
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| style="text-align: center; background:#cfcfff;"|SAM 17
  
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| AUT
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| style="text-align: center; background:#cfcfff;"|BRA 14
  
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|BEL ''6''
  
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|GER 7
  
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| style="text-align: center; background:#cfcfff;"|AUT 14
  
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| style="text-align: center; background:#cfcfff;"|RSM 17
  
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfdfdf;"|ITA 2
  
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| style="text-align: center; background:#dfffdf;"|MON 7
  
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| style="text-align: center;"|'''196'''
  
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[[Category:GPGSL team owners|Legge, Jake]]

Revision as of 14:01, 5 August 2019

Jake 'the Peg' Legge is a British former driver for Tafuro GP, Alpha Racing Team, Demon Racing, Snake Motorsports, Tyrant Motorsports and Christel VXR, and the owner of the former GPGSL team Pulsar Racing Team. He competed in the GPGSL from Season 6 to Season 12.

Driving History

Season 6

Jake kept a fair account of himself in his first season, acting as the backup to lead test driver Joseph Gilson. He finished two places below him in the tester standings, finishing 14th. He drove the last two races, taking a 10th place at Silverstone and handing him 3 points. This put him in 25th in the drivers' championship.

Tafuro GP Controversy

After his first season, Jake had signed a contract to be retained at Tafuro/Scala for S7, with Ricardo van Smirren to act as the other test driver. However, team boss Paolo Tafuro (Matteo Scala, as he later became known) wished to test for his own team, and henceforth fired Jake from the second test seat. As two team owners cannot test at one team, van Smirren had to leave too. Brazilian driver Juliano Muller later took the second seat, but he later left the team and was replaced by German rookie Sebastian Nell.

Season 7

In light of the aforementioned scandal, a few teams were interested in taking up Jake's services to fill a test slot. He accepted an offer from ART, partnering team boss Stefan van Renselaar. The first few races were marred with bad luck; in the first feature race in Australia, he qualified 7th and ran as high as 4th before retiring due to an unspecified mechanical fault. He managed to run as high as 2nd at Surfers Paradise before hitting a wall, taking out former teammate Joseph Gilson in the ensuing carnage.

After this run of bad luck, Jake managed to pick up a few points finishes which has pushed him up the tester's table. He was quoted as still being a little disappointed with his pace, as he felt he should have far more places on the podium. He cited the early season crashes in the feature races as a "missed opportunity to challenge for the [testers'] title". He eventually managed a streak of scoring points in 13 sessions in a row. He was also the highest-scoring driver not to win a session.

Jake eventually finished 6th, one point behind Christel VXR man Gary Spencer. At the latter end of the season, he was partnered by Dominic Brunner, Jake's successor in the test team.

Season 8

Jake agreed a deal to race with Glen Sheppard's new Demon Racing team, who replaced ScalaGP. His team-mate will be Scala driver and former Team Shadow tester Zsigmond Somogyi, as Sheppard and Sebastian Nell take the test seats.

Season 9

Demon retained Jake for a second season, partnering Somogyi again for a second season. After Somogyi left the team, Nell stepped up to partner Legge in the race team, with Matthew Allington joining the test lineup.

Team Management

Legge will manage his own Pulsar Racing Team from Season 11.

Personal Life

Jake has developed a reputation in the paddock as a joker. He once turned up to a press conference wearing a 'Dyslexics are Teople Poo' t-shirt; this got complaints from the National Dyslexic Association (DNA). He also threw a bunga-bunga party in the ART motorhome and pool. This resulted in a $15,000 cleaning bill.

His race helmet formerly featured the Red Hot Chili Peppers logo quite prominently, as he is a huge fan of theirs. He annoyed many of the other teams by repeatedly playing the entire 'Freaky Styley' album off of multiple amps around the paddock, which was reported at being a total 12 times. Jake commented on the situation; "At least it wasn't either of John Frusciante's first two solo albums. That would have just scared the shit out of everyone." Jake went to rehab to wean himself off of the Chilis, but this was horrendously unsuccessful. It caused him to have a mental breakdown; he was later found in a trailer park in Nebraska hugging a Fleabass. He was only tempted into leaving after the rehabologists luring him into their van with a trail of Reese's Pieces.

He recently signed a personal sponsorship deal with GAC Logistics, which will appear on his Season 8 helmet. This takes over from Coca-Cola, who used their short deal to market their Relentless energy drink. He also began On The Limit, a newspaper that covers affairs within the GPGSL. This was rated as 'a drab affair' by The Daily Telegraph, 'unspeakably dull and tedious' by The Guardian, and The Daily Mail stated 'immigrants on benefits could do better than this'. The Daily Express were unable to comment as they have still yet to get over the death of Princess Diana. "On The Limit" ended midway through Season 9, citing a lack of rumours to fabricate as the GPGSL silly season was far more ridiculous.

When he retires from the GPGSL, Jake has stated he wishes to begin a cheese farm in his home county of Somerset. He cites "wanting to wipe Babybels off the face of the planet" as the main reason for this, such is his strong hate for the waxy substance. On his days off, he writes scripts, notably once for a hospital-based sitcom. It was once piloted on Dave, but Jake was not pleased with the executives' wish to replace actor John Nettles; he left the show and it was subsequently cancelled. He is currently working on a sitcom based in a nunnery, called "Nun's the Word".

Within the short period of time he has been at Demon Racing, Jake has already accumulated a bill of £1,248.93 which is due to the sheer amount of tea he drinks (approximately 15 cups a day). Team boss Glen Sheppard is looking at a sponsorship deal with Tetley to offset some of the cost. This is also rumoured to be the reason that ScalaGP fired the driver, explaining the lack of development during S7.

Jake joined Snake Motorsports for Season 10, ensuring that it would be the first driver/team rhyming combination in GPGSL history.

Racing record

Complete GrandPrixGames Super League results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap; underlined races indicate most places gained)

Season Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 WDC Points
6 Tafuro GP AUS
20 		ITA
15 		CAN
4 		HUN
5 		USA
22 		NED
14 		SMR
16 		GER
10 		JPN
21 		SAM
17 		ATL
19 		AUT
7 		MON
14 		BRA
12 		BEL
9 		14th 21
Tafuro GP BRA
21 		GBR
10 		25th 3
7 Alpha Racing Team AUS
Ret 		PAC
Ret 		JPN
5 		CAN
18 		USA
6 		FRA
9 		NED
10 		BEL
3 		SUI
6 		ITA
4 		SMR
6 		BRA
8 		OCE
12 		AUT
7 		HUN
7 		GER
10 		GBR
7 		6th 82
8 Demon Racing AUS
Ret 		SOA
6 		SIN
14 		MAL
6 		JPN
12 		CAN
19 		SAM
17 		BRA
14 		BEL
6 		GER
7 		AUT
14 		SMR
17 		ITA
2 		MON
7 		FRA
2 		LUX
Ret 		GBR
15 		13th 196
9 Demon Racing AUS
Ret 		JPN
7 		MAL
2 		SAF
17 		ESP
5 		CAN
11 		USA
Ret 		BRA
13 		BEL
14 		EUR
16 		NED
17 		ITA
8 		13th 42
Snake Motorsports GER
14 		FRA
5 		GBR
18
Demon Racing AUT
22 		CZE
2 		26th 12
10 Snake Motorsports AUS
19 		PAC
Ret 		MAL
20 		JPN
14 		UAE
16 		ITA
12 		AUT
9 		EUR
8 		CAN
5 		USA
18 		BRA
10 		RSA
2 		OCE
10 		GER
12 		BEL
6 		NED
13 		GBR
19 		FLE
3 		12th 55
11 Tyrant Motorsports AUS MAL JPN ITA
18 		ESP RSA BRA USA CAN GER AUT BEL GBR NED 22nd 0
12 Christel VXR AUS
13 		JPN
14 		USA
15 		CAN
22 		SAM BRA RSA AUT GER BEL TUR ITA GBR NED 25th 0
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