2011 FCRA Championship Schedule

The 2011 Ferrari Club Racing Championship preliminary calendar is listed below and will be posted on the website at www.ferrariclubracing.com. *As you will see below the FCRA will have a drivers and Team championship.

In the next few weeks we will settle on our main sponsors. * All sponsors will pay or supply in kind goods which will go directly to the membership. *The founding principal of the FCRA is that it is not owned for the profit of any one member. *Rather all sponsorship money is owned by the drivers and used to subsidize running expenses.

Drivers will receive a sponsorship package, which will include FCRA number plates, and sponsor logos. * The sponsors logos will be directed to certain positions on the*car. *Running with these decals is mandatory if a car or driver is to be awarded points. ** Stand 21 is designing a custom tailored FCRA suit, complete with FCRA sponsors. *Stand 21 will also customize the FCRA suit with drivers corporate logos in design colors to match driver's car. *The suits will come with a custom FCRA bag with your racing number. * Jerome Bocuse *is working on a discount from Stand 21 and corporate help for the suits. *The FCRA suits will not be mandatory.

Contact me with any suggestions or questions and make calls to recruit drivers and sponsors, *

Forza,*

John W. Houghtaling II

SCHEDULE:

2011 FCRA Championship

1) April 14-15 Sebring celebration

2) June 7- 8th Savanna National Event

3) *TBA

4) Sept 5-6 *Watkins Glenn

5) November 4-5 Daytona or (NOLA Motorsports)

POINTS

The FCRA will host a drivers and Team Championship for each race. * *
Drivers points will be awarded for the first seven positions

Position. * * *Points
1st. * * * * * *10
2nd. * * * * * * 8
3rd. * * * * * * 7
4th. * * * * * * 4
5th. * * * * * * 3
6th. * * * * * * 2
7th. * * * * * * 1

Each driver will be awarded points separately for 430, 360, 355/348 *
classes. *The driver with the most points in each class at the end of *
the championship is the 2011 FCRA National Champion in the 430,360, *
355/348 championship. *To earn points a driver must finish the race *
without incident or penalty. *Each Champion will recieve a custom made *
BRM watch commemorating the 2011 Championship.

Team points will be awarded to the Team that finishes any car in the *
points. There are no limit to the amount of cars a team can enter *
before a race and no distinction as to class * Drivers not under *
contract with teams for a year are free to switch Teams prior to *
registration deadline for each race.

Points are awarded for each car running under the teams banner. *To *
earn points a Team car must finish the race without incident or penalty.
**Points are awarded to each team as follows:

Position. * * *Points
1st. * * * * * *10
2nd. * * * * * * 8
3rd. * * * * * * 7
4th. * * * * * * 4
5th. * * * * * * 3
6th. * * * * * * 2
7th. * * * * * * 1

The team with the most points awarded by the end of the year will be *
the 2011 FCRA Championship Team.

 

I think that's fine. Right now the rules are fairly loose and are preliminary. As written they state that at the options of the stewards a car can be bumped up in class if the mods are too great. For example Jeff Ippolittis monster 355 will likely be classed in the 360 class.

The rules will develop as we go. The idea is to balance keeping it fun and keeping costs down. The theory is to allow the mods to the cars that make them more reliable/safe and drivable. Most challenge cars have evolved in the same way. For example the 360 C just is really twitchy stock but completely amazing with the splitter and wing. Hence 99.9% of all 360 C have these mods.

Many cars have had shocks altered. This mod is often not more expensive than replacing worn out stock shocks so it's in keeping with the spirit of the preliminary rules.

 

Correction

Watkins Glenn is Sept. 2nd-4th.

 

If we have enough cars sign up for GT we will make a class. Right now they can run without points

 

I am very glad for the enthusiasm. We have over 45 cars signed up for the series, and we have just started. Sponsors are calling us daily so the drivers that sign up will get support funds. For now, registration is free. This will not stay like this, so sign up.

BRM is on board. They are making custom chronographs for the class champions. Franco Valobra is sponsoring the trophies. If anyone has seen the Crystal Murano glass horses, he will be presenting one to each winner of each race in the series. (at $2,000 per copy). He is also working on really cool presentations for second and third place.

The object of the series is to run a high end series and keep costs down through sponsors.

Good news is the Team Championship is really getting traction with the support teams. I've had three support teams already contact me about sponsoring the series. They are going to compete for drivers and that is am good thing!

On the tracks, if you have an exact date and event for the FCRA to join that fits the calendar, let me know.

 

Rob:

Yes, you've got the idea. The rules are set forth on the website. Most 360s and 430s have the GT aero kit. It's actually a massive improvement and makes the car much more stable and thus safer. Especially in places like Daytona where the 430s were turning into turn one at 175-180mph. 99% of the cars have these mods so it made sense to allow them in the rules. Also conversations like steel brakes for the 430 make sense to bring down costs. As for the real GT cars we will invite them and play it by ear in 2011.

Two points of great news. We are about to close a deal with one sponsor who has offered to supply every starting car with a new set of brake pads for the season. A great help. We are in final negotiations with another sponsor for naming rights which will bring in $50,000.00 in cash into the series. Remember 100% of this goes to benefit the drivers to directly reduce running costs.

My vision is to substantially reduce running costs by direct sponsorship.

 

The FCRA is proud to announce that the 2011 Championship will officially be known as the 2011 FCRA Universal Autoports Championship.

The FCRA has taken on Universal Autosports as the main sponsor for 2011. Universal Autosports has pledged $50,000.00 cash to the series, an amount which will go directly to the drivers.

Universal Autosports is a New York based exotic car sales, service and restoration dealer. They provide race team support, transportation, service and hospitality for the FCRA series for 348,355,360, and 430 Challenge cars. They have prices for full arrive and drive programs for the series.

If you do not have a support team for the series contact them at www.universalautosports.com

Please help me thank them.

 

Dates are weekends

 

Sorry, April race is Friday, of celebration event, watkins Glenn is 3-4, TBA will be on weekend. So most on weekends, or track day of a large Ferrari event like celebration or national event.

 

The FCRA is proud to announce that the 2011 FCRA Universal Autosports Championship has gained a new and valuable sponsor: Taurino Racing. The company's principal, Andrea Taurino has long fielded cars for the Ferrari Challenge club races in Europe. He has now joined the FCRA effort in the US.

Taurino Racing, in conjunction with Capristo Exhaust, has agreed to supply each racer with a free set of brake pads for each 348/355/360, and 430. The only commitment necessary is that the receiver race a minimum of three FCRA Championship race events. At $800.-$1,000 in value each (and with over 45 drivers signed for the series) this represents a significant commitment to the series. As brakes are a major expense to running these cars, this sponsor contributes directly to cutting costs for challenge racers in the series. Each driver may pick up their free pads at the first race in April, along with a running commitment of three events.

Taurino Racing has also entered into a contract with Universal Autosport's race team and will provide technical and racing support to the Universal Autosports FCRA championship team effort. Both companies have made a substantial contribution to the FCRA drivers and which will reduce running costs.

If you do not have a support team contact Universal Autosports or Taurino Racing, www.taurinoracing.com