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The first Focus World Rally Car made its debut in rallying and the World Rally Championship on the 1999 Monte Carlo Rally with Colin McRae and Simon Jean-Joseph at the wheels of the two cars, replacing, for the first time in a generation, the venerable Escort. It was immediately on the pace, setting many fastest stage times, but a vehicle weight issue meant that the two cars were excluded from that event. McRae went on to give the Focus WRC its maiden victory on the Safari Rally in February of the same year and took victory again in the following rally, the Rally Portugal. The MkI Focus WRC went on to scoop further victories over the years for McRae, Carlos Sainz and Markko Märtin from then until it was phased out in favour of the MkII offering in late 2005. This car, a winner in both Marcus Grönholm's and Mikko Hirvonen's hands in the two-car factory BP-Ford World Rally Team that contested the 2006 World Rally Championship season, duly racked up the manufacturers' title, spelling the end of a formidable twenty-seven year wait for such an honour in this series for the Blue Oval. The team successfully defended the manufacturers' title in the 2007 season. All the rally cars are built, prepared and run for Ford by M-Sport, the motorsport team based in Cockermouth, Cumbria in Northern England. The team is managed by Malcolm Wilson, a well known former British rally driver. Besides rallies, the Focus has also been used in the SCCA Speed World Challenge Touring Car Series, the <b>...</b>
All the rally cars are built, prepared and run for Ford by M-Sport, the motorsport team based in Cockermouth, Cumbria in Northern England. The team is managed by Malcolm Wilson, a well known former British rally driver.[10] Besides rallies, the Focus has also been used in the SCCA Speed World Challenge Touring Car Series, the TC 2000, resulting champion in 2003 and 2005. The Ford Focus ST made its debut in the 2009 British Touring Car Championship, with Arena Motorsport. During its second season, the car ran on Liquefied Petroleum Gas, taking the first BTCC win for a car powered by this fuel at Brands Hatch.
The first Focus World Rally Car made its debut in rallying and the World Rally Championship on the 1999 Monte Carlo Rally with Colin McRae and Simon Jean-Joseph at the wheels of the two cars, replacing, for the first time in a generation, the venerable Escort. It was immediately on the pace, setting many fastest stage times, but a vehicle weight issue meant that the two cars were excluded from that event. McRae went on to give the Focus WRC its maiden victory on the Safari Rally in February of the same year and took victory again in the following rally, the Rally Portugal. The MkI Focus WRC went on to scoop further victories over the years for McRae, Carlos Sainz and Markko Märtin from then until it was phased out in favour of the MkII offering in late 2005.[7] This car, a winner in both Marcus Grönholm's and Mikko Hirvonen's hands in the two-car factory BP-Ford World Rally Team that contested the 2006 World Rally Championship season, duly racked up the manufacturers' title,[8] spelling the end of a formidable twenty-seven year wait for such an honour in this series for the Blue Oval. The team successfully defended the manufacturers' title in the 2007 season.[9] All the rally cars are built, prepared and run for Ford by M-Sport, the motorsport team based in Cockermouth, Cumbria in Northern England. The team is managed by Malcolm Wilson, a well known former British rally driver.[10] Besides rallies, the Focus has also been used in the SCCA Speed World Challenge Touring Car <b>...</b>
Qualifying lap for the 2007 Speed World Challenge race at Mid Ohio. This lap was a pretty good lap with a small bobble entering the carousel. Lap time was a 1:33.032 and put me 3rd on the starting grid.
Lime Rock Park October 29, 2004 EMRA Test Day/Time Trial In-car with the #22 HSM/SpeedTechnik Dodge SRT-4 Soon to be ready for SPEED World Challenge in 2005-2006 Driver is Hugh Stewart Best Lap 1:02.7 (Basically stock power-wise; Car not fully setup for racing in this video)
A quick video that shows the SPEED World Challenge Grand Touring cars lined up in pit lane during the weekend of the 2007 Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto. Filmed Friday, July 6th, 2007. To view photos from this weekend, please visit: rolfsracingexperiences.com
The SPEED World Challenge Touring Cars make their way down pit lane at the 2007 Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto. Filmed Friday, July 6th, 2007. To view photos from this weekend, please visit: rolfsracingexperiences.com
Some of the SPEED World Challenge Touring Cars who raced at the 2007 Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto. This is just after the race had finished. Top three finishers were Peter Cunningham, Ian Baas and Pierre Kleinubing. Filmed Sunday, July 8th, 2007. To view photos from this weekend, please visit: rolfsracingexperiences.com
A look at the SPEED World Challenge Touring Cars who raced at the 2007 Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto. This is during the pace lap before the race. Filmed Sunday, July 8th, 2007. To view photos from this weekend, please visit: rolfsracingexperiences.com
Here are a few laps with Mike Skeen driving the Motorsports Connections World Challenge Touring Car BMW E46 325i at a Tarheel BMW CCA driving school. VIR North Course. Fastest lap 1:39.6. Roughly 240 whp, 2800 lbs. GoPro HD camera.
octanereport.com for more. Actor Patrick Dempsey drives the Tri-Point Engineering Mazda World Challenge Mazda3 GTS-class touring racecar. We speak with Tri-Point's Craig Nagler about the car, the Long Beach Grand Prix LBGP and Charles Espenlaub, who races the car on Sunday.
Official BMW Sports Trophy video released at the awards event December 2009. The video features BMW racing snapshots from around the world including two shorts scenes from SCCA NARRC and TeamDI.com Pro IT Series racing in the USA. SCCA racer Robert Thiele scored his second consecutive Sports Trophy win in 2009 (11th globally, after a 25th place 2008). Just like 2008, Robert Thiele was the only representative from the USA to be awarded a 2009 Sports Trophy. Thiele's teammates from the BMW racing team Auto Technic in New Milford, Connecticut, scored impressive 35th (Jeff Henderson) and 49th (Rob Driscoll) places in the global competition underlining the team's successful track record. Other 2009 BMW Sports Trophy winners included Colin Turkington, who won this season's British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) in a BMW 320si WTCC and ranked first place overall, Swedish Touring Car pilots Richard Goeransson (second) and Thed Bjoerk (third), BTCC driver Robert Collard (fourth), as well as last years overall winner, World Touring Car championship (WTCC) privateer Franz Engstler (fifth). Other USA contestants in the top 50 included Matthew Bell (KONI Challenge)26th, Seth Thomas (Speed World Challenge) 32nd and Chris Gleason (KONI Challenge) 46th. The top 25 BMW privateer drivers were honored by BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen and BMW works drivers at the annual Sports Trophy event and celebration in Munich on December 5th, 2009. (video courtesy of BMW Motorsport, Munich).
Test day for the two Scion tC's. Buttonwillow March 12,2010. Robert Stout #18 and Dan Gardner #36 piloting the respective cars. www.gtrusablog for more pictures and information on the build of the #36 car. First race for 2010 is St. Petersburg - March 26-28, 2010. Look for us there.
Dodge today pulled the cover off the newest special-edition model of the 2010 Viper SRT10 lineup. The Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X is a turn-key, non-street legal race car that is slated to make its on-track debut in the summer of 2010. The Dodge Viper ACR-X takes the performance attributes of Viper to an even higher level for a wide range of drivers starting with the grassroots racer all the way up to the professional, said Ralph Gilles, President and CEO, Dodge Brand. This project is a result of many years of performance engineering expertise from our SRT team, combined with the passion and dedication of Viper Nation, to keep the Viper racing tradition going strong on tracks around the country and the world. Combining the best performance attributes of the record-setting, street-legal Dodge Viper ACR (American Club Racer) and the safety equipment of championship-winning Viper Competition Coupe, the Viper ACR-X is powered by the SRT-developed 8.4-liter V10, equipped with factory headers and a low-restriction exhaust system, that produces 640 horsepower (40 more than production model). The suspension also is tuned and upgraded specifically for on-track usage, while the weight is lightened by a full 160 pounds (versus the standard production Viper) to take on even the most challenging road course. Additional aerodynamic upgrades improve downforce, while enhancing stability and significantly improving grip in high-speed cornering. Similar to the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe <b>...</b>
Highlights from Rounds 9-10 of the 2008 Speed World Challenge Touring Car Series. The rounds took place at Road America, and at Mosport. There aren't vids from the round at Road Atlanta. Watch the vid at 1:45, someone pulled a Plato half a year before Plato did!
Highlights from rounds 4-7 of the 2008 Speed World Challenge Touring Car Series. Two rounds took place at Lime Rock park while the other rounds too place at the Glen and at Mid Ohio.
Here are a couple laps driving a Lexus IS300 World Challenge Touring Car around Summit Point Raceway. Big thanks to Alex Ratcliffe from King Rat and Dave Tilton from Brimtek! Takin' it easy as it's not my equipment!
Highlights from the first 3 rounds of the 2008 Speed World Challenge Touring Car Series. The first three rounds took place at Sebring, VIR and Miller Motorsports Park.
In-car video of Scott Webb piloting the Scion tC in the SPEED World Challenge Touring Car 2 race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Webb agreed to let by any of the faster Touring Cars he passed at the start, but after that, it was game on. Video includes footage from the start and the restart after a full-course caution - featuring dicing with the faster Touring Cars and contact with one of them that sent the car into a spin. Fortunately, damage was minimal (although the LF wheel was cracked) and the team recovered to win the race.
The No. 57 Mazda 6 Snapitt.com/Streetunit.com race car features the best privateer racing team in the Touring Car Series of SCCA and the Speed World Challenge. Check out this video that Snapitt put together of high speed racing featuring the Horton Autosport team owned by John Horton. Patrick Lindsey is the young phenom behind the wheel of the #57 Mazda 6 and their partners Snapitt and Street Unit Performance. Some of this video was filmed at SPEED World Challenge Road Atlanta. Enjoy. For more information, please visit: Snapitt.com Streetunit.com Hortonautosport.com SpeedWorldChallenge.com
Snapitt and Street Unit Performance have established their partnership with Horton Autosport and Patrick Lindsey, driver for the No. 57 Mazda 6. This car is a contender in the SPEED World Challenge Touring Class throughout the year with their grand finale at Laguna Seca. Here is a preview of what's to come.
