FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
2006
SPEED World Challenge Schedule Complete;
Touring Cars Return to
Denver, GT to Debut at Long Beach
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.
|
SPEED
GT driver Lou Gigliotti is a former LBGP winner in Trans-Am. |
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.”
|
Eric
Curran captured his first win in Denver this year. |
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 the
complete schedules, click here: http://www.world-challenge.com/2006/schedules.html.