610 Racing finished 7th overall at the 2026 Shanghai 8-Hour with THINKCAR diagnostic backing — and the same family of AI-assisted diagnostic thinking now reaches the independent technician and DIYer through the THINKSCAN 689BT PRO. Pro-grade diagnosis is no longer out of reach for the independent technician. Fix with Experts.
FRANKFURT, Germany / Timesnewswire / September 29, 2026 – After eight hours of racing at the Shanghai International Circuit in Jiading, 610 Racing brought the Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II home 2nd in the GT3 SA class and 7th overall. For a Shanghai independent team running against factory-backed entries, the result showed what focused, well-tooled effort can achieve — from qualifying through race incidents to a determined drive to the flag.
Over its September 25–27 window — Friday testing, Saturday practice and qualifying, then Sunday’s eight-hour race — the Shanghai 8-Hour ranks among Asia-Pacific’s premier GT endurance rounds and a flagship of China’s top-tier GT calendar, a stage usually reserved for the biggest budgets in the sport.
At the 2026 Shanghai 8-Hour, 610 Racing contested the GT3 SA class with the Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II and a four-driver crew: Yang Xiaowei, Steven Zhou, Roy Tang, and Luo Kailuo.
From the pit wall to the home garage
For the 2026 season, 610 Racing and partner THINKCAR took the grid together. THINKCAR builds AI-assisted diagnostic tools that turn raw vehicle data into a clear repair path, and 610 Racing is a fitting partner for the work: established in 2023 as the motorsport arm of 610AUTOGROUP — a luxury-car and racing technical-service brand under the Liaoning Aoxing Yuexiu group — the team became the resident squad at the FIA-certified Tianjin V1 International Circuit in 2024. Across an eight-hour format where diagnosis and repair happen against the clock, the team’s trackside technicians rely on THINKCAR tools to keep the transporter, service, and support vehicles ready. The Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II itself runs a race-specific ECU outside the passenger-car OBD protocol, so that diagnostic coverage is applied to the support fleet rather than the race car — and THINKCAR is now bringing the same problem-solving thinking to the independent technician and home mechanic through the THINKSCAN 689BT PRO.
Track-grade thinking, now in the DIYer’s hands
For years, race-grade diagnostic capability was the preserve of the best-funded operations. An endurance race compresses every diagnostic challenge into eight hours — shifting conditions, tight fault windows, and no room for guesswork — and THINKCAR’s AI diagnostic lineup brings that same discipline to the independent technician and home mechanic. A factory crew works from an entire pit wall of live telemetry; the home mechanic often has only a warning light and a forum thread. The THINKSCAN 689BT PRO is built to close that gap — an AI-assisted diagnostic tool for the DIYer, the mobile technician, and the independent shop owner that puts data-driven diagnosis, not guesswork, into the garage. It puts AI-guided diagnosis online, through mythinkcar.com, so a difficult fault gets a clear next step instead of a dead end — the same problem-solving mindset a race team relies on, at a price and a channel built for the independent technician. The case for that clarity is concrete: in 2024 the average check-engine-light repair in the U.S. cost $415 (CarMD Vehicle Health Index, drawn from more than 31 million diagnosed failures), and many faults share similar symptoms, so a backyard mechanic can flail without the precise cause. That is what “Fix with Experts” stands for: the right diagnosis should not depend on the workshop or the training behind it, and the 689BT PRO puts the diagnostic thinking a race team relies on into the hands of the independent technician who fixes cars on their own terms.
Photo:Roy Tang, driver of 610 Racing
What it means for the DIYer and independent technician
Consider a typical fault: a warning light with no obvious cause. The 689BT PRO reads the code and translates it into plain language — what the fault means, which module it sits in, and the common symptoms behind it — then draws likely causes from THINKCAR’s model-specific diagnostic knowledge base and lays out a repair path step by step: a troubleshooting sequence, a repair priority, and a suggested parts list that can be exported as a one-click PDF report. A plain-language assistant answers questions in everyday terms — “rough idle, weak acceleration” returns likely causes, checks, and repair advice — so the work starts from evidence rather than a forum guess, and a capable technician moves faster while a newcomer learns on the job. Built on the 689BT PRO’s full-system topology view, it is part of THINKCAR’s AI diagnostic lineup, separate from the premium T394 AI, and sold direct to the online-first technician through mythinkcar.com.
Availability
The THINKSCAN 689BT PRO is available online via mythinkcar.com; for product specifications and to order, visit mythinkcar.com.
Frequently asked questions
What is the THINKSCAN 689BT PRO?
The THINKSCAN 689BT PRO is an AI-assisted diagnostic tool from THINKCAR’s AI diagnostic lineup, built for the independent technician, the mobile tech, and the DIYer. It brings AI-guided fault analysis and repair steps to the home mechanic and the small shop, available online via mythinkcar.com.
Who is the THINKSCAN 689BT PRO for?
It is built for the online-first technician and home mechanic who want expert-level diagnostic guidance without a premium price — the DIYer, the mobile technician, and the independent shop owner who buy direct through mythinkcar.com.
About THINKCAR
Founded in 2019, THINKCAR is a leading provider of AI-powered automotive diagnostic solutions. With AI patents and a nationally registered automotive AI algorithm, THINKCAR serves 2.4 million users across 215 countries and regions. Its product ecosystem spans 8 categories including diagnostic tools, TPMS, ADAS calibration, EV diagnostics, and remote service platforms.
The T394 AI, its flagship Tyler-powered tablet, will be available through authorized dealers — visit thinkcar.com for details. Separately, the THINKSCAN 689BT PRO and MUCAR 892BT PRO — a more affordable AI diagnostic lineup separate from the premium T394 AI — are sold online via mythinkcar.com
Sources & Methodology
610 Racing and THINKCAR, 2026 Shanghai 8-Hour endurance race partnership and results: Shanghai International Circuit, Jiading, September 25–27, 2026; GT3 SA class, 2nd place; overall 7th place; Audi R8 LMS GT3 EVO II; drivers Yang Xiaowei, Steven Zhou, Roy Tang, and Luo Kailuo. 610 Racing was established in 2023 and became the resident squad at the FIA-certified Tianjin V1 International Circuit in 2024.
2026 Shanghai 8-Hour race format and class structure: a time-based “8 hours + 1 lap” format; GT3, GTS and GTC classes; professional and amateur drivers in crews of three or four sharing one car; pit, tire, fuel and driver-change decisions driven by real-time data (Shanghai International Circuit / event organizer).
THINKCAR product information: THINKSCAN 689BT PRO, AI diagnostic lineup, availability via mythinkcar.com.
CarMD 2025 Vehicle Health Index: average check-engine-light repair cost in the U.S. was $415.31 in 2024, based on more than 31 million diagnosed failures.
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