Porsche Cayman S Programs for 2011
Opportunities are available for interested drivers able to secure sponsorship funding for the 2011 season in the Grand American Road Racing Association's Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. The per race sponsorship support cost pricing for both drivers for the Porsche ranges from $30,000 per event for season-long commitments to $35,000 per event for on-off race weekends, with costs per driver ranging from $15K to $17.5K per event. This includes all promoter test days and additional expenses EXCEPT crash damage. Potential discounts are for full-season commitments interested in locking up a testing and racing program for this season or next.
Standalone testing is available for $7500 per day excluding track rental and transportation costs.
The creation of the GTS class in World Challenge has created another venue for non-GT3 Cup style Porsches to run. A revised rules package for the current generation Porsche Cayman S is under review. Opportunities are available for interested drivers able to secure sponsorship funding for the Pirelli World Challenge events at Mid Ohio August 5 - 7* and Road Atlanta September 30 - October 2. Both events are in support of the American Le Mans series races. The per race sponsorship support cost pricing for the Porsche is $22,500. This includes all promoter test days and additional expenses EXCEPT crash damage.
*Mid Ohio event features a double event. Sign up now and run the 2nd event for just the added entry fee.
SCCA Spec Racer Ford Program for 2011
Track support and driver coaching is available for either SCCA, or Sports Car Club of America Regional and National level race weekends, additional club level racing weekends or private track rentals.
The Spec Racer Ford, manufactured and marketed by SCCA Enterprises (a subsidiary of SCCA, Inc.) is a high performance, closed wheel, open cockpit, purpose-built race car. With more than 862 cars manufactured, it is second only to Spec Miata as the most popular amateur road racing class in the United States. The SRF rules dictate that no performance enhancing modifications other than suspension adjustments within described parameters can be made to the car. This effectively eliminates the never-ending need for design enhancements and associated large cash outlays necessary in other classes of racecars to remain competitive and puts the focus on driver skill, rather than financial and technical investment. Every Spec Racer Ford weighs the same using ballast that can accommodate drivers who weigh up to roughly 225 pounds, uses the same engine, the same transmission, the same fiberglass body, the same chassis, even the same tires. The SRF's engine, transmission, and shock absorbers are sealed with tamper-proof devices that make it impossible to modify these components undetected. The idea is that all of the cars are meant to have identical performance, so the only way to go faster is to be a better driver. It's for this reason that the class has been regarded as featuring the closest and best racing in North America, at both the amateur and professional level. Many of today's top professional road racers, including Dorsey Schroeder, David Murry, Craig Stanton, Scott Lagasse and Robbie Buhl, have backgrounds driving the SCCA Spec Racer.
Costs for trackside "arrive and drive" support with full driver coaching are $3500 per weekend and may vary based on available track time.
Specifications:
- Tube Frame Chassis
- Ford 1.9L fuel-injected, water cooled, SOHC 8-valve Hemi-head inline 4 cylinder
- Ford 5-speed manual transmission
- Custom exhaust
- Electronic engine management system
- 92" wheel base
- 1,670 lb (757 kg). including driver
- 3 piece fiberglass body
- 105 hp (+/- approx. 3 hp)
- Fuel Capacity: 7.75 gallons (US)
- Fuel: commercial pump fuel only, usually 93 to 100 octane
- 135 mph (217 km/h) top speed
