Glickenhaus confirms 2020/21 ‘Hypercar’ program
11-05-2018, 11:00 AM
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Glickenhaus confirms 2020/21 ‘Hypercar’ program
This is great news. After Briggs Cunningham, we will probably get to witness an American independent constructor attempting to build a road legal race car. I look forward to it and wish SCG al success
https://racer.com/2018/11/05/glicken...ercar-program/
Glickenhaus was keen to point out that this program will use cars that can be converted to a road-legal spec.
“I know there will be those that will say that’s impractical,” he explained. “But I believe that this is a key part of the appeal to this, and I believe too that this may be the last time that a car capable of competing at this level will be capable of simple conversion to a road-legal vehicle.
“We’re looking at GM power for the engine, and that is likely to need an engine swap for road legality — the differences in mapping and fuel management would make the race engine impractical. Beyond that though it may be as simple as a change in wheels and tires!
“I know there is real appeal to some that these might be cars capable of being driven to Le Mans from Turin where they will be built and based, to race at the 24 Hours and then, if there’s enough left, to drive to Paris for dinner on the evening of the race!
“We’re not afraid of the competition and while I’m sure there will be those that will say we’re out of our depth, we’re not without some success in racing. I look forward to lining up with some very big names indeed, and I hope the fact that we are stepping up encourages others to do the same.
“We aren’t going to make money doing this but it does serve several very useful purposes for the direction of the company. It puts our name in front of more people, and it teaches us how to build better cars. Every lap we have completed in racing has helped us to develop our cars to be better, faster, more reliable, and more robust. This is another big step on that same road.”
https://racer.com/2018/11/05/glicken...ercar-program/
Glickenhaus was keen to point out that this program will use cars that can be converted to a road-legal spec.
“I know there will be those that will say that’s impractical,” he explained. “But I believe that this is a key part of the appeal to this, and I believe too that this may be the last time that a car capable of competing at this level will be capable of simple conversion to a road-legal vehicle.
“We’re looking at GM power for the engine, and that is likely to need an engine swap for road legality — the differences in mapping and fuel management would make the race engine impractical. Beyond that though it may be as simple as a change in wheels and tires!
“I know there is real appeal to some that these might be cars capable of being driven to Le Mans from Turin where they will be built and based, to race at the 24 Hours and then, if there’s enough left, to drive to Paris for dinner on the evening of the race!
“We’re not afraid of the competition and while I’m sure there will be those that will say we’re out of our depth, we’re not without some success in racing. I look forward to lining up with some very big names indeed, and I hope the fact that we are stepping up encourages others to do the same.
“We aren’t going to make money doing this but it does serve several very useful purposes for the direction of the company. It puts our name in front of more people, and it teaches us how to build better cars. Every lap we have completed in racing has helped us to develop our cars to be better, faster, more reliable, and more robust. This is another big step on that same road.”
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