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Braman's Rhemrev piloted PBIR Radical and Formula BMW
On top of all of the excitement that took place at Braman's Summer Birthday Bash on Sunday June 14th, three exotic race cars were not only on display, but strutted their power on the track.
PBIR's Formula BMW Race Car, PBIR's Radical Sports Racer and Orbit's Daytona BMW-Dinan Prototype were on hand for the crowd to view.
Orbit Racings BMW-Dinan Prototype exhibited it's power with track laps during the day - joining PBIR's Formula BMW and Radical Race Car hurling down the track at break-neck speeds.
Lucky winners of a drawing were taken on a Radical ride of their life on PBIR's road course.
Dinan representatives were on hand to answer performance questions about personal automobiles and what can be done to boost horsepower and performance for daily drivers.
PBIR's Radical SR3 Race Car
The top category in Grand-Am Road Racing and the undisputed stars of the Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve, Daytona Prototypes are exotic, mid-engine machines that are purpose-built strictly for competition on the track. Low to the ground and capable of speeds in excess of 190 mph, Daytona Prototypes also feature the latest in safety technology, including carbon fiber side impact panels and a multi-point roll cage with a unique center post at mid-windshield.
Daytona Prototypes are produced to similar specifications by eight approved constructors--Riley Technologies, Doran Designs, Crawford Race Cars, FABCAR Engineering, Chase Competition Engineering, Picchio, Multimatic and Sabre. Although each chassis is independently designed and manufactured, competitor modifications are highly limited by Grand-Am rules and certain parts--including series-standard rear wings--are mandated by the series. A Daytona Prototype chassis costs between $400,000 and $550,000, but the cars have been raced in their current configuration for several years within Grand-Am's stable rules package.
All engines are tuned to produce around 500 horsepower and each is capable of being mated to any of the approved Daytona Prototype chassis, which creates an interesting variety of chassis/engine combinations. Five- or six-speed sequential gearboxes from EMCO and Xtrac are the series standard in Daytona Prototypes.
Smaller-engined Daytona Prototypes under 4.5 liters are allowed the advantage of the six-speed gearboxes, while all race cars with larger engines must run the five-speeds. All Daytona Prototypes are required to have a minimum weight of 2,250 pounds.
COSMO OUT FRONT AT NEW JERSEY MOTORSPORTS PARK (Millville, NJ) 11 May 2009- With a full time business managing and overseeing track-day events and a growing roster of racers that he works with as driver coach, Guy Cosmo is one busy guy away from the track.
And looking at his schedule in last weekend's Verizon Wireless 250 at New Jersey Motorsports Park, Cosmo is also a busy guy at the track as well as he was in action in both the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race on Sunday as well as playing a 'SuperSub' role in the KONI Sports Car Challenge event on Saturday.
The main focus for Cosmo entering the weekend was his race outing with Spirit of Daytona Racing, as he returned to the cockpit of the familiar No. 09 Coyote-Porsche V8 with co-driver Scott Russell after just one week between the race at VIR and the New Jersey Motorsports Park event.
Continued progress on the machine saw Cosmo wrangling everything he could out of the machine to score 6th on the grid with a fast lap time of 1:15.615-seconds. As the race dawned, the word was "rain," and with a car that's shown well in low-grip conditions like Mid-Ohio's rain race last season, hopes were high.
Those hopes proved to be well-placed as Cosmo stormed to the front of the pack early in the race. After showing the AMA-liveried machine to be up to the task in the early stages, the race didn't develop as hoped as a series of rain-induced setbacks caused extra pit stops, and that hampered the overall race pace. But Cosmo and Russell soldiered on to bring the car home 11th in class.
"It was great to get by the Ganassi car and get out front," said Cosmo. "Obviously you always want to be leading, but today, it was great to get out in the lead just so I had a chance to see in front of me! Unfortunately though that wasn't the case for a lot of the race and we had some things work against us so we couldn't bring it home where we wanted to. But I'm looking forward to getting the chance to run again at Watkins Glen because I think this Coyote-Porsche V8 package will be really strong there."
Shortly after he was finished posting a strong Rolex qualifying effort on Saturday, another opportunity popped up as Cosmo was called to co-drive with young up and coming racer Andrew Carbonell for Freedom Autosport in the KONI Challenge race. Jumping in at the last minute to race a car that had the motor in front of him for the first time in ages, Cosmo was once again promptly up to speed despite the change of scenery and machinery.
But after Carbonell had an outstanding opening stint up front, Cosmo had loads of work to do as he strapped in for the second half of the race after a long pit stop sent him back in the pack. But Cosmo made the most of what he had, and fought his way back up the order to finish 4th at the checkered flag.
"It was too bad because that car was no doubt capable of winning this race today, said Cosmo. "It's a fun challenge to jump into a strange car at the last minute and just race, and it went really well once we got the car out of the pits and on to the track. I was hoping to get back onto a KONI Challenge podium again, but it was still good to get Andrew a solid points finish and I want to thank Freedom Autosport for giving me this call."
That schedule will get busy again next weekend, as Cosmo returns to ALMS action in the Larry Miller Dealerships event at Miller Motorsports Park. Cosmo will drive in the Challenge Class in the event with co-driver J. Baker making his ALMS debut in Porsche GT3 machinery. Cosmo will be in action both as a racer and as a coach, which should keep him busy, just like he likes to be.
Braman Client Patrick Tsang wins FREE 3-day Skip Barber Race Course
Patrick Tsang experienced the "serious fun" of the most prestigious racing school in the world; Skip Barber, at a weekend sponsored by Braman Motorcars. Patrick won the 3-day, $3,700 event ticket from a Braman e-blast raffle. Yes, it pays to be on our mailing list!
Each day began with a short classroom "chalk talk," then it was on the race track at the famous Sebring race track.
"The sessions were very well organized and perfect for a novice or racers working towards a professional career. " stated Patrick. "Lessons learned in class and on the track included braking, apex, down shifting, race starts and car dynamics were invaluable." he continued.
Braman Events representatives have been in talks with the prestigious race school for some time in conjunction with partnerships at the all new Palm Beach International Raceway in Jupiter to provide it's clients the best track experiences available anywhere on the planet from an automotive dealership.
"We started out with an average of 3,500 rpm on the formula cars on day one and ended with 5,000 rpm average and unlimited rpm on straight away hitting 100 mph on Day 3." Patrick reported.
"We must have covered heart pumping 80 miles on the track in three days. It was a thrilling experience. Braman really sets itself apart by hosting and sponsoring customers on great autocross and driving school events. I can?t wait for the next Braman autocross event." concluded Patrick.
Join Braman Motorcars for the next Competition Series Event on December 14th.
New ownership and total renovation of Moroso Motorsports ParkJupiter, Florida: Following a total renovation, a new Palm Beach International Raceway has emerged. This striking transformation is now well under way, and the completion of an all-new road course, currently awaiting FIA approval, has transformed the look and feel of the facility.
The new owners are also proud to announce their Wayne McMurtry-designed all-concrete drag strip with excellent run-off and safety facilities. As the track meets the latest safety standards in all forms of drag racing, it can accommodate one-eighth mile, Junior Dragster, quarter-mile Sportsman and Pro classes if and when the sanctioning bodies and teams wish to return to this new facility.
Testing dates for drag strip and road course will be announced next week.
Keep your eye on Palm Beach International Raceway?it?s on the move.
For further information contact:
Palm Beach International Raceway
17133 Beeline Highway,
Jupiter, FL 33478
Telephone (561) 622-1400 or fax (561) 626-2053
Editors? Contact: Victor Moore (706) 531-0058
Vic@MooreGoodInk.com