The installation loom for the Cougar Data Recording RPM Monitor will be available for shipping on 28/02/13.
Competitors must order and pay for the loom which must be installed on the car when presented for scrutineering at the first event.
The order form is available here: SPEED 2013 – RPM Monitor Order Form to complete and return to SPEED as indicated.
For more details contact SPEED Organisers.
In 2013 Cooper Tires is offering its ENDURANCE spec slicks at a special price of £480 per set, made available at each of the 4 ENDURANCE rounds of the SPEED Euroseries. Teams and drivers competing at Monza, Dijon, Spa & Navarra will be able to purchase 2 sets (8 tyres) of ENDURANCE spec tyres per car, per event. Additional sets required for testing outside of a SPEED Euroseries event will be available
at the standard price of £768 per set. Promotional tyres will only be available for purchase from the Cooper Tires service trailer which will attend each event.
The 2013 ENDURANCE slick that will be supplied is identical to the 2012 VdeV tyre which many competitors are familiar with. This tyre uses A30 compound which is very durable and consistent, perfect for longer race distances.
The 2013 SPRINT slick is identical to the 2012 SPEED Euroseries tyre and will be eligible for use at Slovakiaring, Salzburgring, Nurburgring & Brands Hatch at the price of £768 per set. This tyre uses an identical construction to the ENDURANCE tyre but with A56 compound, this is slightly softer and more suited to the shorter races.
For more information, download the info sheet here: 2013 SPEED Euroseries Tyre Prices Information
En 2013 Cooper Tires propose à ses pilotes, des pneus Slick ENDURANCE à un prix spécial de £480 par set, mis à disposition dans chacun des 4 événements endurance de SPEED EuroSeries. Les équipes et les pilotes participant aux événements de Monza, Dijon, Spa & Navarra pourront acheter 2 sets (8 pneus) de pneus Slick ENDURANCE par voiture et par événement. Les sets supplémentaires pour roulage hors événement SPEED Eurosseries seront disponible au prix standard de £768 par set.
Ces pneus à tarifs privilégiés seront uniquement disponibles en achat direct à la structure Cooper Tires, qui sera présente sur chaque événement.
Les pneus Slicks ENDURANCE 2013 qui seront livrés, sont identiques aux pneus VdeV 2012, qui sont connus par de nombreux concurrents. Ce pneu utilise la gomme A30 qui est très endurante, cohérente et parfaite pour les courses à longues distances.
Les pneus SPRINT 2013 sont identiques aux pneus SPEED EuroSeries 2012 et seront éligibles pour une utilisation à Slovakiaring, Salzburgring, Nurburgring et Brands Hatch au prix de £ 768 par set. Ce pneu utilise une construction identique à celle des pneus ENDURANCE mais avec une gomme A56, qui est légèrement plus tendre et plus appropriée pour les courses plus courtes.
Info Sheet: 2013 SPEED Euroseries Les Prix Des Pneumatiques et information
Italian race preparation team CMS has vehicles available for SPEED EuroSeries events in 2013 including a brand new design, the Lobart La-02.
New Sport Prototype LOBART/ CMS La-02 Honda Version CN
Team CMS Racing Cars has, in association with the engineer Lo Bartolo, designed and built a new Prototype Version La-02 complete with carbon chassis 2013 and homologated by the FIA.
The car is available in Italian version or SPEED EuroSeries spec.
It will have Honda engine last version Mugen FD-2 Jap with management ecu EFI-Technology Euro4.
Gearbox: Hewland FTR-S – very light and easy to use.
Telemetry: AIM
Braking system: Brembo Oro.
Team offers private testing and with expertise over several years’ involvement in motorsport offers race preparation and a complete driver management and PR service including sponsor management.
LIGER JS51 Honda FD2 version CN
The car is available for all SPEED events for season long engagement or for single events.
Private test available.
The car is completely updated with the last version engine Honda version FD-2 Jap.
Team CMS Racing Cars Prototype CMS 001 version CN
The car is a completely updated Alfa Romeo 3000cc engine with 24 valves version prepared in CN and gearbox Hewland Ft-200. Made in Italy, unique, with chassis number 001.
Eligible for SPEED invitation category.
For info contact Enrico:
mobile: +39 329 88 48 709
email : cmsracingcars@vodafone.it
OFFICIAL EUROSPORT PRESS RELEASESPEED EUROSERIES TO SUPPORT WTCC
- European 2ltr sportscar series to be filmed by broadcast giant
The SPEED EuroSeries will be one of the WTCC support races in three events during the 2013 season: at Monza, Slovakia Ring and Salzburgring.
The agreement signed between the promoter companies – Eurosport Events (WTCC) and World Sportscar Organisation (SPEED EuroSeries) – marks the start of a long term relationship with future broadcast opportunities discussed.
An official international series since the start of 2012, the SPEED EuroSeries is based on the FIA’s CN sports prototype race formula and benefits from important support from Honda Motor Europe which manufacturers the racing engines.
Jean-Louis Dauger, Eurosport Events Director of Operations: “We are delighted to welcome the SPEED EuroSeries in three WTCC events. It is a professional championship, very well organised and delivering exciting competition on the track. It suits very well our aim to offer motorsport fans a variegated and competitive range of different categories at our race meetings.”
Oli McCrudden, SPEED EuroSeries Organiser: “The potential in the CN sports prototype formula is immense; over 400 chassis have been built by manufacturers over the last decade and the quality of the engineering is superb. The chassis are excellent race machines which test drivers and develop talent at limited cost. By racing at the WTCC events in 2013 we are taking SPEED to a higher level and, in establishing the important relationship with a major international motorsport broadcaster such as Eurosport, we are taking another step towards creating an achievable global race formula.”
The SPEED EuroSeries will run in a 2-hour race at Monza and in two 90-minute races at both Slovakia Ring and Salzburgring.
automobilsport.com (Luxembourg) – EUROSPORT WTCC event partnership
racecar.com (UK) – EUROSPORT WTCC Event Partnership
Eurosport (AU) – EUROSPORT WTCC Event Partnership
Yahoo (UK) – EUROSPORT WTCC Event Partnership
motorsporttotal.com (Germany) – SPEED Round 10, AVD 1000 mile race at Dijon promotion
stopandgo.tv (France) – Tiga ELMS project
diariodenavarra.es (Spain) – Navarra Profile
omnicourse.it (Italy) – MSR Corse joins SPEED
enduranceinfo.com (France) – Orex ELMS
theepochtimes.com (China) – Daytona 24
motorsport.com (US) – Daytona 24hrs
thechequeredflag.co.uk (UK) – Daytons 24hrs
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The SPEED EuroSeries opening round at Monza will see the racing debut of a brand new Italian sports prototype team, Piacenza-based MSR Racing. Technical director & team principal Max Sigalini, Roberto Lacorte (team manager and driver) and Adriano Bernazzani (sporting director), will run the team with multi-decorated Giorgio Sernagiotto as second driver.
The team will be on the track in early March for testing in preparation for the March 23rd race at Monza and is exploring the possibility of running a second car for other drivers.
SPEED organiser, Oli McCrudden: “The Monza event will see many firsts – the first SPEED EuroSeries race at the circuit, the first event partnering the FIA WTCC, the first round of the year and the first participation in SPEED of MSR Racing! Its great to know that more and more teams are taking up the CN sports prototype challenge and I welcome the guys at MSR to the series. I’m really looking forward to seeing them in action with the Tatuus. The Monza 400 will be a great event and I hope that we will see many more Italian racers taking the opportunity to join SPEED for the occasion.”
28th Int. ADAC Truck Grand Prix date changed to 12 to 14 July 2013
The International ADAC Truck Grand Prix 2013 will be on the 12th-14th July organisers announced today following the confirmation of the Formula 1 GP at the Nürburgring on 7th July by the FIA. The Formula 1 circus requires a 14-day preparation period without any other events on the ‘Ring which meant the date originally planned for the end of June was no longer available.
“As frustrating as any forced calendar changes are, the promoters of the Truck GP have been put in a difficult position due to the uncertainty over the German Grand Prix. Now that the decision has been made we will work with the promoters and SPEED competitors to ensure that the event is a success,” says Oli McCrudden, SPEED Organiser. “Establishing a German event for SPEED is important for us; there are strong CN racers in Germany that would be competitive in SPEED. Being part of such a high profile event will give us increased visibility in the German market and encourage German drivers to come and test themselves on a pan-European calendar.”
Traditionally the event has been run in the middle of July and has become an established favourite for the masses of fans that attend the event. It is expected that over 150,000 will be at the meeting this year to enjoy the motorsport, music festival and other exciting entertainment.
In addition to the truck championship, the SPEED EuroSeries and the Classic Grand Prix car race which will be on the schedule, the event will feature breathtaking stunts and stars on the open-air stage, various parades and an accessible paddock and exhibition park.
The commercial vehicle industry uses the ADAC Truck Grand Prix each year as its main industrial fair; truck manufacturers and accessory companies contribute to the fantastic atmosphere. An open-air Rock and country music festival attracts tens of thousands of people.
For more information, visit www.truck-grand-prix.de
2013 SPEED EuroSeries competitors will all run the Cougar Data Recording system as developed in a season long trial by the SPEED organisers and which has been successfully proven in recent tests at engine specialist, Mugen, on the Company’s transient dyno.
Mandated in the latest SPEED regulations, the Cougar Data Recording system will provide scrutineers with an accurate engine rev monitoring data feed with which the series 8,200 rpm maximum rev limit can be policed. The system, which is completely independent of the vehicle’s electronic and has its own power supply, features a lightweight recording box and has its own installation loom which has been designed to eradicate any interference from outside systems.
Hiro Toyoda, Vice President of Mugen Euro CO. Ltd says: “MUGEN is delighted to maintain the on-going technical collaboration with SPEED EuroSeries as official Technical Partner. The Series’ introduction of a sealed, separate engine rpm monitoring system to aid scrutineering checks has been supported by MUGEN EURO in the UK via thorough testing of the device fitted to a HONDA K20-based CN engine of the type universally used in SPEED. This evaluation been carried out on MUGEN EURO’s sophisticated transient engine dyno and has satisfied the criteria which SPEED set out. We are happy to continue the technical support which we have provided from its beginning to the Series, which is officially supported by HONDA Motor Europe, and look forward to seeing SPEED grow further in 2013 as it surely deserves to do.”
Oli McCrudden, SPEED EuroSeries organiser: “The guys at Cougar have worked hard to develop a closed system of hardware and software which meets all our requirements and the Mugen certification gives chassis manufacturers, teams and drivers the confidence that SPEED operates a level playing field on which to compete. I’d like to thank both Cougar and Mugen for their excellent support for the series and their valuable contribution towards its sustained growth.”
The installation loom will be available to purchase through SPEED. The loggers will be issued by SPEED Officials at each event and competitors will return the loggers to the organisers at the end of the meeting. Cougar Data Recording representatives will be in attendance at every round to monitor the results and aid the official MSA scrutineer working on the SPEED EuroSeries in 2013.
For more information, contact SPEED EuroSeries organisers: organisation@speedeuroseries.com
About Cougar Data Recording
In the high tech world of motorsport, machine set-up can make or break all chances of success. To help find the optimum settings teams use the latest data acquisition systems to monitor exactly what their vehicles are doing.
Data Recording is a vital part of modern racing. When the data is downloaded in the pits it allows the mechanics to monitor every single thing the vehicle has done during the session. Similar to an aircraft’s black box, the data recording system keeps track of every function of the vehicle- nothing is a secret.
In the world of motorsport, knowledge is power so with Cougar data recording teams have as much knowledge as the technicians can cope with. Visit the Cougar Data Recording website: click here.
SPEED EuroSeries race winners, Pegasus Racing, will enter the 2013 SPEED EuroSeries with the teams lead car and is looking for drivers with a second car seeking a winning outfit to prepare and run them at events this year.
The Pegasus cars will run with number 25 and 26 this season and team principal, Julien Schell – who won with Fred Makowiecki in the wet at Spa Francorchamps in 2012 – is looking forward to the season ahead.
“This season we aim to make a sustained bid for the SPEED EuroSeries title with the team and would be delighted to share that winning, competitive support with any racers looking for a professional team to prepare their car this year.”
Any drivers interested should contact:
Julien Schell – PEGASUS RACING
Tel: +33 388 659 9 999
Mobile: +33 678 053 029
The 2012 SPEED EuroSeries Champion, Ivan Bellarosa, impressed on one of the biggest stages last weekend as he drove a Starworks Ford Riley in the Daytona 24. Ivan was racing as part of the Sunoco Daytona Challenge prize that he picked up over the 2012 SPEED EuroSeries season.
Driving alongside former Indy racing League IndyCar Series driver Scott Mayer (Wisconsin), 2012 FIA GT3 European Championship and GRAND-AM Sports Car Series driver Gaetano Ardagna Perez (Venezuela), former F1 and World Series by Renault driver Jan Charouz (Czech Republic) and current AMG Mercedes F1 test driver and Murphy Prototype LMP2 drive Brendon Hartley (New Zealand), Ivan impressed everyone with his performance.
The car ran as high as1st in the race with Ivan starring behind the wheel and double-stinting on occasion. Unfortunately, with just 5 and a half hours remaining there was contact in turn 5 and damage sustained to the rear end and a cracked gearbox on the car forced its retirement. It was a sad end to a very impressive effort from Bellarosa and the Starworks team but nevertheless a chance in a lifetime provided through the SPEED association with fuel supply partner, Sunoco. Drivers taking part in SPEED 2013 will again have the opportunity to win the prize (Bellarosa will not be eligible in 2013).
Register for the 2013 SPEED EuroSeries now to be part of it!
