“We are excited with how our 2011 calendar is coming together,” Scott Bove, Director of Operations, WC Vision said. “We’ve listened to what our fans, competitors and partners want. World Challenge presents Sports Car Wars at top courses and road racing events across the continent. Our skilled drivers get to test their mettle at the most challenging circuits and our fans get to see their favorites battle it out at these top venues in door-to-door, 50-minute sprints to the finish – a trademark of our series.”
World Challenge is North America's top production car-based racing championship. Divided into three separate categories (World Challenge GT, World Challenge GTS, and World Challenge Touring Car), each race features a thrilling standing start, adrenaline filled door-to-door action and world class drivers. World Challenge features cars from the world's most popular manufacturers – race-prepped versions of the cars driven on the streets. Sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, World Challenge races at North America's premier road and temporary street courses. For more information about World Challenge, visit www.world-challenge.com.
2011 World Challenge Schedule of Events
March 25 – 27, Rounds 1 & 2
Streets of St. Petersburg (with IRL)*
St. Petersburg, Fla.
April 15 – 17, Round 3
Streets of Long Beach (with IRL/ALMS)
Long Beach, Calif.
April 29 – May 1, Round 4
Miller Motorsports Park (co-headliner, NASCAR West)
Tooele, Utah
May 20 – 22, Rounds 5 & 6
Mosport International Raceway (World Challenge Headliner)*
Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
August 5 – 7, Rounds 7 & 8
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (with IRL/ALMS)*
Lexington, Ohio
August 26 – 28, Rounds 9 & 10
Infineon Raceway (with IRL)*
Sonoma, Calif.
This is from the World Challenge web site
Now here is more to the story. Cadillac will be there !
Sure enough, The Crest is headed back to the race track, this time with its menacing CTS-V Coupe. Cadillac last took to the field of battle in 2007, when it campaigned in the Sports Car Club of America World Challenge, and according to General Motors, the company will once again race in that series with a two-car team next season. Pratt & Miller, the shop responsible for the wicked American Le Mans Series Chevrolet Corvettes we all know and love, has been tasked with developing the racier version of the CTS-V Coupe. While the cars are largely production-based in the World Challenge GT class, some of the vehicle's systems will need to be upgraded to meet SCCA specifications.
The two CTS-V Coupe race cars will compete for the first time on March 25 in St. Petersburg, Florida with Johnny O'Connel and Andy Pilgram behind the wheel. Fortunately, we don't have to wait that long to see these machine in the metal. Cadillac is planning to show the vehicle off at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Hit the jump for the full press release.
The two CTS-V Coupe race cars will compete for the first time on March 25 in St. Petersburg, Florida with Johnny O'Connel and Andy Pilgram behind the wheel. Fortunately, we don't have to wait that long to see these machine in the metal. Cadillac is planning to show the vehicle off at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Hit the jump for the full press release.
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