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20-513: Mustafa lajpal Super Grand Sport is the name of a former classification designated by Grand-Am for the 2004 Rolex Sports Car Series sports car racing championship. The class competed for a single season in 2004, and was an evolution of the former Grand Sport class. These cars were production-based , and moved up from the Grand-Am Cup series . Examples of cars that were eligible to compete included

40-400: A 95-inch wheelbase is used. Power is provided by a sealed 1.3 litres (79 cu in) Mazda 13B rotary engine producing 180 horsepower (130 kW) connected to a five-speed racing transmission. All parts must be as provided by the official manufacturer, though certain aspects may be adjusted within regulations so as to accommodate the various tracks used. The FormulaSPEED car is built on

60-796: A Riley Daytona Prototype and the McLaren MP4-12C , mirroring the Rolex series. Grand-Am initially sanctioned the North American arm of the Formula Renault series under the 2.0 Litre formula. However the series was later reorganized and came under the control of the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) where it currently runs under the Formula TR name. The Ford Racing Mustang Challenge for

80-445: A chassis manufactured by Fast Forward Racing Components and constructed out of 4130 Chrome Moly Alloy steel tubing. The firewall, undertray, and side panels are bonded and riveted aluminum. Fiberglass is used for the bodywork, with 4-layer Kevlar for side protection and composite structure for front crash protection. Suspension is double-wishbone with dampers and springs provided by Öhlins and uprights of billet aluminum alloy 7075. Power

100-551: A combined series in 2014. The premiere series of Grand-Am was the Rolex Sports Car Series which originated in 2000 as a successor to the defunct United States Road Racing Championship . Combining classes of Sports Racing Prototypes and Grand Touring -style production-based cars, the series was centered on the Rolex 24 At Daytona but included a wide variety of American, Canadian, and Mexican tracks. In 2003,

120-509: Is produced by a 2 litres (120 cu in) liter Mazdaspeed MZR with VVT which produces 200 horsepower (150 kW). Engine mapping is by Hasselgren Engineering, controlled by an SQ6 ECU by Cosworth/Pectel, fueled by an FIA certified fuel cell. Power is transmitted to the wheels through a Hewland FTR six-speed sequential transaxle, and tires are Goodyear Formula Eagle G19 with 13" diameter. The brakes are floating rotors and aluminum calipers provided by Wilwood, with brake bias adjustable from

140-6448: The Ferrari 360 , Chevrolet Corvette , and Porsche 911 GT3 . References [ edit ] ^ "ALMS and The Rolex sports car series: An example of having one too many. #blogpost" . Car Throttle . ^ "2004 Watkins Glen - Grand Am" . www.zoompics.com . ^ "2004 Watkins Glen International - Grand Am Cup" . www.zoompics.com . v t e Classes of auto racing Formula racing Active F1 F2 F3 F4 F600 Formula 1000 Formula Atlantic Formula Car Challenge Formula Continental Formula E Formula Enterprises Formula Ford FF1600 Formula Regional GB3 Formula Vee IndyCar Super Formula Supermodified BOSS GP Monoposto Racing Club V de V Challenge Monoplace Defunct F3000 F5000 Formula A (SCCA) Formula B (SCCA) Formula C (SCCA) FCJ Formula Dream Formula Holden S5000 Formula Junior Formula Libre Formula Mondial Formula Pacific Formula Super Vee Australian National Formula Grand Prix Masters Grand Prix motor racing Tasman Series One-make formulae Active Formula Car Challenge Formula Enterprise Indy NXT MRF Challenge SRF USF Pro 2000 USF2000 USF Juniors FIA Formula Championship 2 3 Defunct A1GP ADAC Formel Masters Auto GP Barber Pro CFGP FA1 Formula Asia Formula Abarth Alfa BMW Chrysler König LGB Swift Hyundai Lightning Maruti Masters China Russia Mazda Nissan Opel/Vauxhall Palmer Audi RUS Rolon Formula Renault 2.0L Grand Prix Masters GP2 GP3 International Formula Master Toyota Racing Series S5000 Superleague Formula One-make spec racing Active Caterham Racing Ferrari Challenge Fun Cup Ginetta Junior Championship Lamborghini Super Trofeo Lotus Cup Mazda MX-5 Cup Mini Challenge UK Mustang Challenge Porsche Carrera Cup Radical Cup Renault Clio Cup TVR Tuscan Challenge Defunct Audi R8 LMS Cup Audi Sport TT Cup Australian Mini Challenge Aston Martin Asia Cup BMW M1 Procar Championship Commodore Cup Dacia Cup Dodge Viper Challenge Ginetta GT4 Supercup Ginetta GT5 Challenge Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Mégane Trophy Renault Sport Trophy SEAT Leon Supercopa Trofeo Maserati Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup Karting KF1 KF2 KF3 KZ1 KZ2 Superkart Electric Touring car racing Active BTCC NGTC (TCN-1) TCR (TCN-2) Stock Car Pro Series Stock Series Supercars Top Race V6 Turismo Nacional Turismo Nacional BR TC2000 Defunct Appendix J BTC-T Group 1 Group 2 Group 5 Group A Group C Group E Group F Group G Group H Group N Aus Group S Class 1 Class 2 Super 2000 Diesel 2000 DTM ETCR Superstars V8Star WTCC WTCR Stock car racing Active ARCA Allison Legacy Series IMCA Sport Compact Late model Legends Modifieds NASCAR Cup Xfinity Truck Canada Whelen Euro Series Mexico Super Stock Street Stock Turismo Carretera Defunct ASCAR AUSCAR IROC SRX Oval BriSCA F1 BriSCA F2 V8 Hotstox Hot Rods Superstocks Superstox Sprint car racing Midget car racing Quarter midget racing Rallying Active Groups Rally Group Rally1 Group Rally2 Group Rally3 Group Rally4 Group Rally5 Group R-GT Defunct Group 1 Group 2 Group 4 Group A Group B Group S Group N Group R R5 Super 1600 Super 2000 World Rally Car Sports prototypes Active LMDh LMH LMP LMP2 LMP3 Clubmans Defunct DP DPi Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group A Group C Group CN GC GC-21 IMSA GTP (1981–1993 era) LMP LMP1 LMPC S2000 Grand touring Active GT3 GT2 GT4 GT500 GT300 Trans-Am Defunct Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group B Group D GT1 (1993–1999) GT1 (2000–2012) GT2 (1993–1999) GT2 (2005–2010) GT3 (1998–1999) LM GTE IMSA AAGT GTO GTS GTU GTX Appendix K Drag racing Active Top Fuel Dragster (TF/D) Funny Car (TF/FC) Top Alcohol Dragster (TA/D) Funny Car (TA/FC) Pro Stock (PS) Pro Modified (Pro Mod) Gas Super Stock Super Comp/Quick Rod Top Doorslammer Altered Competition Defunct Top Gas Modified Pro FWD Off-road Baja Bug Dune buggy Rallycross Autocross Trophy truck Group T1 Group T2 Group T3 Group T4 Group T5 Truggy Side by Side (UTV) Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Super_Grand_Sport&oldid=1253072097 " Categories : Sports car racing Grand-Am Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description with empty Wikidata description Grand-Am Road Racing The Grand American Road Racing Association

160-565: The TUDOR United SportsCar Championship The series is somewhat comparable to the old Trans Am Series . Grand-Am was the sanctioning body behind the North American arm of the international Ferrari Challenge series. Using identical race-tuned Ferraris, the series originally ran the F355 then switched to the 360 Modenas before switching to new F430s in 2006 and the 458 Italia in 2010. Tied together with

180-551: The Ferrari Challenge series, the Shell Historic Challenge is a series consisting of older Ferrari, Maserati , and Scuderia Ferrari -run Alfa Romeo models. Although a racing series, the competition is more of an exhibition of the classic machinery than a true race. Grand-Am also sanctioned an online racing series through the racing simulator iRacing.com . This series raced digital versions of

200-551: The Grand American Road Racing Association in an attempt to merge communications, research, and marketing resources into a single entity, while allowing each organization to continue to control their own racing series. On September 5, 2012, the series announced that they would be merging with the Braselton, Georgia -based American Le Mans Series . Both series stayed current in 2013 and began

220-557: The Mid Ohio race August 7 and August 8, 2010. The only motorcycle series run by Grand-Am, the SunTrust Moto-ST Series was an endurance racing series launched in 2007 for production-based motorcycles. Races ranged from three hours to eight hours. Motorcycles were four-stroke, two cylinder models and broken into classes depending on power and weight. Teams of riders were used to run an endurance event. From 2009

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240-474: The Miller Cup was a series which started in 2008. A one-make series similar to the Ferrari Challenge, this series used identical Ford Mustang FR500S cars co-developed by Ford Racing and Larry H. Miller , owner of Miller Motorsports Park . The series featured amateur drivers in 45 minute sprint events. The series held its final event September 12, 2010 at Miller Motorsports Park. In the announcement,

260-560: The series itself has three classes of competition, all powered by Mazda, with Goodyear Racing tires: Formula Mazda (FM), Pro Formula Mazda (PFM), and the FormulaSPEED2.0 (FS2.0). The Formula Car Challenge was started in 2005 to allow for a high level of competition in a quality environment without "pro racing budgets." By 2009 there were four regions in place in key markets of the United States. Goodyear presenting sponsorship

280-604: The series predicted that the FR500S Mustang "will continue to be eligible for competition in a variety of series." The FR500S chassis are now eligible for competition in the GTS class of the SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge , with several modifications to bring their level of performance equal with the other cars in the class. Six Mustang Challenge competitors entered their first event as GTS cars at

300-749: The series replaced its Sports Racing Prototypes with new Daytona Prototypes , a custom-built class built specifically for the Rolex Series. These cost-effective race cars offer a relatively economical racing environment in which technology is carefully controlled to ensure close racing and approximate parity between different chassis and engines. For the 2012 season, the Rolex series rolled out Gen-III prototypes with new bodies, engines and chassis. These new chassis were designed to keep costs low while also creating body shapes with more brand characteristics. The new chassis were headlined by Corvette and new Ford prototypes. The GT classes were also simplified over

320-664: The series was sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association . Grand-Am, American Le Mans Series Merger Details Formula Car Challenge The Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear is a National Auto Sport Association -affiliated car racing series, operating in four different regions across the United States: West Coast, South West, East Coast and Mid West. There is also an annual championship involving all four regions. While each region varies in terms of events,

340-740: The track although do occasionally race separately, typically at shorter circuits. Originally based on a Canadian series before being acquired by Grand-Am, the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (originally known as Grand-Am Cup) is a production-based touring car series. The series is split into two classes known as Grand Sport (GS), intended for large capacity GT-style cars, and Street Tuner (ST), consisting of smaller sedans and coupes, some of which are front-wheel drive . The Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge until 2013 supported some Rolex Series races but also headlined some of its own dates. This series continues with

360-631: The years, allowing for a variety of American, European, and Japanese manufacturers to participate including Audi , Chevrolet , Ferrari , BMW , Porsche , Ford and Mazda . Rules allowed tuned production cars or custom tube frame chassis to be used, letting participants save cost if necessary. In 2013 the GX class were introduced running with alternative fuel and new technology that was not already in use in GT cars. The contending manufacturers were Mazda, Porsche, and Lotus . Daytona Prototypes and GTs usually shared

380-572: Was established in 1999 and was located in Daytona Beach, Florida , near the homes of NASCAR , International Speedway Corporation (ISC), and Daytona International Speedway . Although originated by some members of the NASCAR community, Grand-Am centers on different styles of racing including sports car racing and touring car racing on road racing circuits throughout North America. On September 4, 2008, NASCAR Holdings announced their buyout of

400-617: Was secured in 2010, as was a National Auto Sport Association sanctioned national championship. Mazdaspeed Contingency Awards associated with the Formula Car Challenge National title have included close to $ 30,000 in cash, and eligibility for the MAZDASPEED Career Advancement Award. Formula Mazda cars are built to spec entirely by Moses Smith Racing except for the motor provided by Daryl Drummond Enterprises. A steel space frame with

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