The sports 2000 Duratec
Championship has two class’s, Class A and
Class B and eligible cars include Van Diemen,
Carbir, Lola, Motus, MCR, Juno, Gunn and GHE.
Team TWC (GB) will be entering with driver
Steve Head in his Gunn TS 9 Sports 2000
Duratec. Within the 2008 championship the
Sports 2000 series will be supporting the
Britcar 24hr at Silverstone. For further
information please go to
www.sports2000-srcc.com
For all enquiries
please contact us on 01527 875875
Sports 2000
Duratec Championship
After 30
years of service the Pinto
has been now been replaced
with the Ford Duratec engine
which produces about 200bhp
in standard trim. The whole
concept of Sports 2000
Duratec was to get new cars
made once again and to that
end it has been very
successful. Introduced just
a couple of years ago the
manufacturers have now
latched on to the fact that
our ?budget? formula has a
global base. Already we
have Ligier, Norma, Juno and
Chiron looking at coming on
board in 2006/7 with Lola,
TSO Mallock, Panic and Motus
bringing a car out early
2006 as well as new models
from the Gunn, MCR and Van
Diemen. Variety has always
been a feature of Sports
2000 and the new generation
is clearly no different.
These new cars are allowed a
sequential gearbox and alloy
calipers plus a spec wing.
he cost of
new cars varies from about
£25,000 to the priced capped
maximum of £38,000. There
are 2 classes, Class A for
new purpose built Sports
2000 cars and Class B for
converted cars from other
formula or converted Pinto
Sports 2000 cars. Running
costs are no higher than the
Pinto championship cars due
mainly to the non stressed
standard engine which
requires no annual rebuild.
Also practice at the circuit
the week before is
prohibited from 2007 and
again we limit the
championship to 8 rounds
with the best 7 counting
towards the championship.
The top 5 in each class have
trophies awarded to them at
our D&D at the end of the
season. Typical race
lengths are 15 min un timed
practice, 30 min qualifying
and a 30 min
race.
The minimum
license is grade A and
represents a step up from
the Pinto championship as
the competition is greater,
the cars are faster and more
fun to drive. Despite new
cars and high profile the
emphasis is still on fun,
affordable close racing and
represents the very best in
CLUB RACING. We aim to keep
it club racing where talent
gets you to the front and
not your cheque book. We
have outlawed professional
drivers and works teams as
the championship really is
for club racers. Like the
Pinto championship only the
best circuits are visited,
the 2006 calendar includes
the great tracks as
Silverstone GP, Thruxton,
Brands Hatch GP, Donington
Park and Oulton
International.
