Hypercars to go racing
'Ultracar Sports Club' to bring together hypercars at Blancpain GT events. Interesting...
That's the premise of the Ultracar Sports Club from SRO Motorsports. It won't be racing as there is no timing or classification so that headline is a little misleading. Apologies. What it aims to do is bring together the various hypercars at track events for owners to enjoy their cars with like-minded individuals while also providing an incredible spectacle for fans.
The planned USC events for 2015 are tagged onto the Blancpain Endurance Series events at Paul Ricard (20-21 June) and Misano (3-4 October). There will be four 30-minute sessions for the cars over the weekend with Pirelli providing tyres if required. If you do arrive in a Veyron (with bespoke Michelins), the USC is confident that another agreement can be reached.
The eligible car list is predictably droolworthy, split into homologated road cars and non-homologated track specials. Models listed so far include the latest hybrid hypercars, Aston One-77, Lamborghini Veneno, Koenigsegg One:1, Veyron, the Ferrari XX models and the Pagani Zonda R.
All well and good (and exciting) but there are of course a few issues with the Ultracar Sport Club idea. The first being that similar events are organised by manufacturers; think of the P1 GTR programme, Ferrari Corse Clienti and so on. This doesn't sound as intense as those programmes so may appeal to those owners who want to use their cars in a more relaxed setting. Furthermore, though it's an obvious point, the eligible cars are exceptionally rare and many are probably stored in collections. Will there be enough owners willing to take part? Let's hope so because, from a fan's perspective, the thought of the world's fastest cars being driven hard (but not competitively, remember) at a couple of great circuits is one to be very happy about. We'll keep you posted.
[Sources: SRO Motorsports Group, SportscarInfo.de, Sportscar365]
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