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Radical Cup 2007 The Radical Cup is an amateur racing series for owners of Radical Sportscars. Sponsored by Radical North America the Radical Cup series is designed to provide a professional and family friendly weekend environment for both novice and experienced drivers to safely experience the performance of their Radical. The series is comprised of 12 races within the Southeast U.S. Radicals will compete in three classes (1300cc, 1500cc, other) based on engine displacement. Race weekends will consist of a 90 minute endurance race and two 30 minute sprint races. Trophies will be awarded to the top three finishers in each class. Each participant will also be eligible to receive points toward the Radical Cup Championship. Radical Sportscars Florida will provide trackside spare parts and technical support to all participants. Arrive and drive services, private coaching will be also available. Contact: Barry Smith (516) 526-5614 www.totallyradicalracing.com The Radical Cup is not a professional or professional feeder series. If you aspire to be a professional paid driver we would be happy to refer you to an appropriate series.
Radical Distributor Moves to South Florida Race Track Jupiter, Fl. (August 16, 2006) - Radical Motorsports of Florida (RMF) is proud to announce its’ new home. We are now based Trackside at Moroso Motorsports Park. Our new state of the art facility will feature a full sales & service operation for all Radical Extreme Sportscar models. Customers will be able to rent the exciting Radical SR3 supersport models by the hour or daily and test drive them on Moroso’s 2.25 mile road course. Customer owned race cars will be maintained by our expert staff and stored on site. Moroso’s road course will be available to Radical Team members for exclusive private test sessions. SR3 Supersports with Powertec 1300 & 1500cc engines will also be available for arrive & drive at PBOC, Chin Motorsports, PDC/NASA & SAFE club events. Our brand new luxurious toterhome & race transporter will serve as our base of operations when traveling to other tracks. Radical Motorsports continues to support the new IMSA Lites series run in conjunction with ALMS. Fully race prepared “Lites 1” SR 3 supersports are available for “arrive & race” customers. Finally, the new Radical Driver Development School at Moroso will enable individuals of all skill levels to receive personalized “in car” training behind the wheel of a Radical sports racer and learn advanced driving techniques from some of the best pro coaches in the business. Our curriculums will appeal to the novice as well as the aspiring pro racer. Corporate outings will also arranged according to clients needs. We are fortunate to have Mr. Pete Argetsinger as our director of driver development. Please stop down and let us show you how Totally Unfair & Totally Radical these race machines are. We look forward to serving you in the near future. For further information contact Barry Smith: 516
526 5614 mobile, Radicals Race at Homestead Miami Speedway Dateline Homestead, Fl. April 22-23, 2006 - Thursday 27th April 2006 Race One Grid Line-up
On Sunday, the Radical team was ready for action. Joel Feinberg was racing his brand new stealth black high- downforce SR3 1500cc for the very first time. With only two practice days under his belt, Joel qualified for sprint race # 1 in 7th place. Wayne Ducote would drive a rare “SR3 turbo” for the very first time. He had much to learn quickly about his new mount, the brutally powerful 335bhp turbo powered radical. He qualified in 8th position. Larry Winnerman qualified in 15th. The first 30 min race was fast & furious with the radicals making their way up the pack of well prepared 997 Porsche Cup / RS cars and vipers. Ducote managed to “tame the beast” in the turbo and finish 3rd. Joel Feinberg finished 7th and Larry Winnerman had a good showing finishing 11th. Sprint race #2 was very exciting. The local top gun porsches were served notice that the radicals meant business. All drivers started in the finish order from the previous race. Wayne Ducote had a great start and held p2 going into turn #1. Once his fresh rubber scrubbed in, he went to work hunting down the 997 Porsche RScup drive by local hot shoe Dino Steiner. Each lap Wayne got more comfortable with the turbo. Dino felt Wayne’s presence every moment. Then on lap 6, Wayne raised his game and put the move on Dino. The red turbo took over the lead and began to “check out” on the field. Dino came around turn 14 trying in vain to catch Wayne and broke loose sideways. The followinng lap the turbo suddenly lost power from a failed spark plug wire and Ducote slipped back and finished 8th. All was not in vain as Waynes showing posted the turbo to fast lap of the race & weekend!! While all this was taking place, no one noticed Joel Feinberg making his way to the front of the pack. First he dispatched a 996 cup car in p4 and then set his sights and reeled in Hal Pruett in his 997 RS cup car. Joel drove cool and brilliantly to second place finish. A few more laps and Dino was in for more fits. Larry Winnerman enjoyed the action and finished 13th. A great weekend was had by all and
the drivers can’t wait till round 4 in May. PBOC SEBRING RACES (May 21-22)
Race #2 would grid McKee on the pole with the Porsche RS second and Granofsky 5th. It was to be a dog fight the entire way. As the green flag dropped, a slight drizzle made the track a bit slippery. McKee held off the Porsche for the first 10 minutes when he was finally passed. For the rest of the race, the drivers fought hard with no more than 3-4 car lengths separating them the entire time. Traffic did not work in McKee’s favor and he finished the race in overall P2 (1st in class) after driving a very fast pace. Granofsky finished 2nd in class.
Congratulations to team members JEFF MCKEE
and RICHARD GRANOFSKY for some great racing. |
