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SCCA Completes 2006 World Challenge Schedule
12/20/2005 - 2006 SPEED World Challenge Schedule Complete
Photo: SPEED GT driver Lou Gigliotti (Chevrolet Corvette), who is a former Long Beach Grand Prix winner in Trans-Am. Mark Weber Image


TOPEKA, Kan. (Dec. 20, 2005) - SCCA Pro Racing announced today the addition of two venues to its 2006 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge calendar, bringing the season total to 10 races each for SCCA SPEED GT and Touring Car.


For the first time in series history, SCCA SPEED GT will join the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach for the 32nd running of the historic event. It will be a quick turnaround for the series, which will race Saturday, April 2 in St. Petersburg, Fla. before hauling across country for the event in Long Beach, Calif. one week later.


"We're delighted to have the opportunity to showcase the always exciting SPEED World Challenge GT on the streets of Long Beach," said Jim Michaelian, Grand Prix Association of Long Beach CEO. "The variety of cars and close competition will create tremendous interest for our fans and also provide us with a great concluding race on Sunday afternoon."


SCCA SPEED Touring Car will also join the Champ Car World Series once during the 2006 season, but at Denver for its second-consecutive appearance at the CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver, Aug. 11-13.


"We are thrilled to have the SCCA SPEED World Challenge Touring Car join us again for the Fastest Three Days in Denver," CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver General Manager Jim Freudenberg said. "World Challenge brings a fresh format and approach to auto racing in North America that creates the excitement and competitiveness Denver fans have come to expect."


"We're very excited to add two premiere events to complete our 2006 SCCA SPEED World Challenge schedules," SCCA Pro Racing Acting President Garret Mudd said. "Long Beach and Southern California represent a huge market for our brand of racing, which has proven to be the most popular and relevant form of production-based racing in North America. Similarly, Denver has demonstrated an innovative approach and set new standards for street racing and festivals in North America over the past few years. It is important that we continue to associate and showcase our series with industry leading events like Denver and Long Beach.


The two races bring the season total for each series to 10, completing the 2006 schedules.


For more information, please visit www.world-challenge.com.



2006 SCCA SPEED World Challenge Championships Calendar



Date - Venue - With - Race Day TC/GT
March 15-17 Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, Fla. - ALMS - Fri/Fri
March 31-April 2 Honda GP of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Fla. - IRL - Sun/Sat
April 7-9 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif.* - Champ Car - na/Sun
May 19-21 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio - ALMS - Sat/Sun
June 23-25 Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, Calif. - NASCAR - Sat/Sun
July 14-15 Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, Utah - ALMS - Sat/Sat
Aug. 11-13 CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver, Denver, Colo.** - Champ Car - Sun/na
Aug. 18-20 Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis. - ALMS - Sat/Sun
Sept. 1-3 Mosport Int'l Raceway, Bowmanville, Ontario, CAN - ALMS - Sun/Sat
Sept. 27-29 Road Atlanta, Braselton, Ga. - ALMS - Fri/Fri
Oct. 20-22 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, Calif.- ALMS - Sun/Sun


* - SPEED GT only
** - SPEED Touring Car only

John Shiels

good course abd great exposure. Didn't you win there in TA?

davidfarmer

But we lose Lime Rock, Denver, and Cleveland....

steve-d

delighted to tour cross country in one week?

BrianCunningham

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Yes, I won there in 2001 in a Corvette Trans Am series race.

As far as Cleveland?
In most cases the fans know the names of all the drivers, but in Cleveland, the drivers knew the names of all the fans!

Even though it was a CART indy car race, there were very few spectators. I am glad that we are not going back there, even though I qualified on the outside pole.

And Lime Rock, well that was another good qualifying for me (pole) but the race usually takes place on Monday, so we have to stick around and wait for Monday to roll around because no cars can run on Sunday.

Denver will be back for GT at a later date, I am fairly sure.

Now, Long Beach is a great venue. There are so many people there, and the track is a very challenging track with high speed corners and concrete walls all around. That makes for a good race.

Every change in the schedule presents an opportunity rather than the loss of the former venue.

See you at the races.


Thanks
Lou G

MUKAK

Ohh mA god.... I cant wait... Watch Out Lou LONG BEACH IS NO JOKE, those concrete blocks are

Jeffvette

Lou, I haven't seen anything on SWC being in Portland for the ALMS race in July. What's the news?