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Welcome to the official
website of the Toolsnstuff.co.uk/SIP TVRCC Challenge
Cup
2005 is going to be the
best so far for the TVR Car Club's very own racing series.
There will be exciting new cars, new drivers, a new
higher profile, new venues and a new sponsor providing
new cash prizes, and a factory test in a new Sagaris
or T350 race car for the overall series winner. All
this is additional to the fun and excitement of last
years championship.
The Toolsnstuff.co.uk/SIP
TVRCC Challenge Cup will remain committed to the principles
of providing accessible Motorsport for TVR enthusiasts.
That means ordinary people being able to race against
each other in Big Engined, Noisy, Rear Wheel Drive,
British Sports Cars.
When Steve Lewis first
established the series in 2000 it was decided to limit
the entry to Tasmin 280s only. This was a great way
to get started not only for the series, but also for
the mostly novice competitors. As the series grew, pressure
from existing drivers for more power and pressure from
non-Tasmins to allow them to join in meant that in 2004
the entry was opened up to all sorts of different shapes
and sizes of TVR. In the end though, despite an influx
of Griffiths, a 3000M and even a Tuscan Challenge car,
the 2004 championship was still secured by one of the
original Tasmins, albeit with a Cosworth Turbo engine
and a Steve Lewis at the wheel. This was a particularly
fitting result, since after 5 years of hard slog and
often unappreciated commitment, this year will be the
first without Steve at the helm, or on the grid, as
he takes a well earned rest.
Despite all the changes,
the basic formula for the series will be much the same
with two main classifications of TVR.
Both classes, A & B, will
be limited by power to weight ratio to allow close racing
without the need for a small fortune to become competitive.
Class A will be for lower powered cars like Tasmins
or small V8s. Class B will be for more powerful cars
like big V8 Griffiths, Chimaeras or Cerberas as well
as detuned Tuscan Challenge cars.
As with last year, there
will also be an invitation class, competing for the
RT Racing trophy, where TVRs which cannot meet the power
to weight regulations can also compete. This year, there
will be at least one historic Griffith entered in this
class and a one-off wedge shaped Tuscan.
The calendar for 2005
ensures that these intrepid racing TVRs will be seen
all over the UK, from Knockhill and Croft in the North
to Pembrey in the west, to Cadwell Park in the east
and to Silverstone and Brands Hatch (Grand Prix circuit)
in the south, and not forgetting Donington and Mallory
Parks in the middle. This year the TVRCC Challenge Cup
cars will also be appearing on the high profile Britcar
Bill at the Silverstone and Brands Hatch rounds, so
there really wont be any excuse for not coming to watch.
Below is a run down of the competitors and teams you
can expect to see at these events.
And as if all this wasn't
enough, ToolsnStuff.co.uk and SIP will be putting up
a massive £10,000 prize fund to be spent on their huge
range of tools and workshop equipment. So, if you fancy
the latest SIP 7 Drawer toolbox, or you're fed up with
not being allowed to overtake at track days, or if you
just want to experience the thrill of your life, or
even if you just want to see and hear TVRs doing what
they were made for, come and join the Toolsnstuff.co.uk/SIP
TVRCC Challenge Cup. Cars are available to purchase
or hire. For more details, visit the contact page.
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