Pirelli World Challenge......really?? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

wally mayfield · 03-16-2014, 06:23 PM

Im watching this right now..a kia optima in the same class as the camaro???

and hanging in there with it

and Im assuming the camaros are Zl1s...:eye bulge:

I looked the the kia and theres nothing special about it (stock), someone wringing some serious power out of that 4 banger...

thoughts?

MJanowich · 03-16-2014, 09:54 PM

You must be watching a race from last year, I don't see any new races this year until March 28th. It took some digging, but here's an article about a concept car that Kia made that's based on a lot of tech from the PWC Optima. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...239971811.html

Looks like it has a turbo 4 and there's probably not much about that car's engine and suspension that's stock. Race organizations do their best to make every car in a class competitive. The faster the car, the less it ends up being like the showroom stock version of it.
"a tuned version of Kia's proven 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline direct injected (T-GDI) four-cylinder engine putting out an impressive 315 horsepower. "Our Optima racecars use the same engine and can produce more than 400 horsepower," "

wally mayfield · 03-17-2014, 08:13 AM

Apparently it was a rerun...the Camaros won the class, but in a video from a camaro down the long straight away these kias were passing the camaro..I always thought of these as junk throw away cars..heres a 2014 schedule:

http://www.world-challenge.com/index...rs&view=events

130R · 03-17-2014, 05:12 PM

No, they aren't ZL1's. It's highly unlikely you'll ever see a ZL1 professionally road raced. Some of the cars do have ZL1 front facia & hoods though…

I don't know the specifics, and couldn't find anything in the rules, but keep in mind, they try to equalize the cars with restrictors. It's almost a certainty the Camaro is running less than the factory 426 HP.

The cars (with driver) also have a minimum weight. Again, I couldn't find specifics.

The rules make them much closer than they otherwise would be.

If you're interested in the rules, you can find them here.

wally mayfield · 03-17-2014, 05:19 PM

Yes Im interested, this is the kind of racing I like to watch.

Ill check the link out, and hope the races will be televised as they seem to be now.

thank you..

130R · 03-17-2014, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by wally mayfield

Yes Im interested, this is the kind of racing I like to watch.

Ill check the link out, and hope the races will be televised as they seem to be now.

thank you..

It's a good series. I already have my calendar marked for the 2014 televised broadcasts.

The full race/TV schedule is available on the PWC website.

wally mayfield · 03-17-2014, 06:47 PM

also, I find it interesting that mopar isn't competing...

hcsi99 · 03-19-2014, 08:56 AM

Wally if you like sports car racing, check out www.imsa.com They run two different series, the Tudor Series and the Continental Tire Series. This is where the Z28R's run.

tw78911sc · 03-19-2014, 08:27 PM

went to Sebring race, cars are handicapped to make them even, I saw 370Z draft and pull Camaros and Boss and back straight. The Stevenson Camaros are in another league from a preparation and support standpoint. If they entered Civics they be competitive. Your street Camaro is making more HP than these cars, stock intake,exhaust manifolds, even the OEM injection molded air intake hose. Pretty sure the Kias are a boxer 6 motor like a Cayman. There were other Camaros, but the were independents and got waxed. It is not just the platform, but the program, factory support and hot shoe drivers

AF440 · 03-22-2014, 12:28 PM

Pirelli World Challenge is really exciting. I went to Long Beach GP last year and the WC racing was a better experience (IMO) than the IndyCar. Great to see race versions of our own cars and other everyday cars racing. The WC pits were in a big convention hall and spectators had incredible access to them, only a small rope separating the teams/cars from the fans. Most all of the teams were really nice and would stop to chat if they could. Amazing how our LS motors run stock, except for forged internals, and still have to run restricted.

Check outs this thread on LG's car '12 season. http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=200908
You can 'almost' turn our cars into the same thing with parts that are available from shops. The others, like Kia, are way more exclusive and the builds are unavailable to the public.

wally mayfield · 03-22-2014, 01:20 PM

Thanks AF440 for the link.....sweet.

jasonfichter · 03-28-2014, 12:53 PM

If you guys want more news about the camaros in PWC look up Breathless Performance Pro Race Team on facebook. They are running 2 camaros this year, actually today was their first practice runs. Im on the team but I am racing a mini this year in PWC. Hopefully next year I will be running a camaro. And the reason they run the zl1 front end and hood is for better airflow and the front ends are easier to add downforce options to. If any of you come to a world challenge race feel free to stop by and check out the cars, we also love to talk to the fans. Also the team has a account on here, BPPRacingTeam.

driser · 03-28-2014, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jasonfichter

If you guys want more news about the camaros in PWC look up Breathless Performance Pro Race Team on facebook. They are running 2 camaros this year, actually today was their first practice runs. Im on the team but I am racing a mini this year in PWC. Hopefully next year I will be running a camaro. And the reason they run the zl1 front end and hood is for better airflow and the front ends are easier to add downforce options to. If any of you come to a world challenge race feel free to stop by and check out the cars, we also love to talk to the fans. Also the team has a account on here, BPPRacingTeam.

Watched the races from last year, really a great series. I am trying to get a few guys from here to come over to Barber.

jasonfichter · 03-28-2014, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by driser

Watched the races from last year, really a great series. I am trying to get a few guys from here to come over to Barber.

All of us will be there feel free to stop by. I would watch the races tomorrow at st. Pete it should be a good race.

03-16-2014, 06:23 PM	#1
wally mayfield Drives: 2013 2SS 6M Join Date: May 2013 Location: eastern high sierra Posts: 893	Pirelli World Challenge......really?? Im watching this right now..a kia optima in the same class as the camaro??? and hanging in there with it and Im assuming the camaros are Zl1s...:eye bulge: I looked the the kia and theres nothing special about it (stock), someone wringing some serious power out of that 4 banger... thoughts? __________________ Strut tower brace(GM), CAI, Blade Spoiler, ZL1 wheels and tires, Heritage grill, Dual mode exhaust, and thats it, no more..except for the lowering springs..Ok Hotchkis springs were delivered today, thats it..

03-16-2014, 09:54 PM	#2
MJanowich Door ding magnet Drives: 2010 Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 288 View My Garage	You must be watching a race from last year, I don't see any new races this year until March 28th. It took some digging, but here's an article about a concept car that Kia made that's based on a lot of tech from the PWC Optima. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...239971811.html Looks like it has a turbo 4 and there's probably not much about that car's engine and suspension that's stock. Race organizations do their best to make every car in a class competitive. The faster the car, the less it ends up being like the showroom stock version of it. "a tuned version of Kia's proven 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline direct injected (T-GDI) four-cylinder engine putting out an impressive 315 horsepower. "Our Optima racecars use the same engine and can produce more than 400 horsepower," " __________________ "When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting."

03-17-2014, 08:13 AM	#3
wally mayfield Drives: 2013 2SS 6M Join Date: May 2013 Location: eastern high sierra Posts: 893	Apparently it was a rerun...the Camaros won the class, but in a video from a camaro down the long straight away these kias were passing the camaro..I always thought of these as junk throw away cars..heres a 2014 schedule: http://www.world-challenge.com/index...rs&view=events __________________ Strut tower brace(GM), CAI, Blade Spoiler, ZL1 wheels and tires, Heritage grill, Dual mode exhaust, and thats it, no more..except for the lowering springs..Ok Hotchkis springs were delivered today, thats it..

03-17-2014, 05:19 PM	#5
wally mayfield Drives: 2013 2SS 6M Join Date: May 2013 Location: eastern high sierra Posts: 893	Yes Im interested, this is the kind of racing I like to watch. Ill check the link out, and hope the races will be televised as they seem to be now. thank you.. __________________ Strut tower brace(GM), CAI, Blade Spoiler, ZL1 wheels and tires, Heritage grill, Dual mode exhaust, and thats it, no more..except for the lowering springs..Ok Hotchkis springs were delivered today, thats it..

03-17-2014, 06:47 PM	#7
wally mayfield Drives: 2013 2SS 6M Join Date: May 2013 Location: eastern high sierra Posts: 893	also, I find it interesting that mopar isn't competing... __________________ Strut tower brace(GM), CAI, Blade Spoiler, ZL1 wheels and tires, Heritage grill, Dual mode exhaust, and thats it, no more..except for the lowering springs..Ok Hotchkis springs were delivered today, thats it..

03-17-2014, 05:12 PM	#4
130R Drives: SS Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: USA Posts: 221	No, they aren't ZL1's. It's highly unlikely you'll ever see a ZL1 professionally road raced. Some of the cars do have ZL1 front facia & hoods though… I don't know the specifics, and couldn't find anything in the rules, but keep in mind, they try to equalize the cars with restrictors. It's almost a certainty the Camaro is running less than the factory 426 HP. The cars (with driver) also have a minimum weight. Again, I couldn't find specifics. The rules make them much closer than they otherwise would be. If you're interested in the rules, you can find them here.

03-19-2014, 08:56 AM	#8
hcsi99 Cadillac Service Manager Drives: 2014 Camaro 1SS, 1LE, NPP, RECAROS Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Indiana Posts: 672 View My Garage	Wally if you like sports car racing, check out www.imsa.com They run two different series, the Tudor Series and the Continental Tire Series. This is where the Z28R's run. __________________

03-19-2014, 08:27 PM	#9
tw78911sc Drives: 14 1SS Camaro 1LE, NPP, Recaros Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: NC Posts: 819	went to Sebring race, cars are handicapped to make them even, I saw 370Z draft and pull Camaros and Boss and back straight. The Stevenson Camaros are in another league from a preparation and support standpoint. If they entered Civics they be competitive. Your street Camaro is making more HP than these cars, stock intake,exhaust manifolds, even the OEM injection molded air intake hose. Pretty sure the Kias are a boxer 6 motor like a Cayman. There were other Camaros, but the were independents and got waxed. It is not just the platform, but the program, factory support and hot shoe drivers

03-22-2014, 12:28 PM	#10
AF440 Drives: 2014 1LE, CRT, Recaros, NPP Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: USA Posts: 43	Pirelli World Challenge is really exciting. I went to Long Beach GP last year and the WC racing was a better experience (IMO) than the IndyCar. Great to see race versions of our own cars and other everyday cars racing. The WC pits were in a big convention hall and spectators had incredible access to them, only a small rope separating the teams/cars from the fans. Most all of the teams were really nice and would stop to chat if they could. Amazing how our LS motors run stock, except for forged internals, and still have to run restricted. Check outs this thread on LG's car '12 season. http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=200908 You can 'almost' turn our cars into the same thing with parts that are available from shops. The others, like Kia, are way more exclusive and the builds are unavailable to the public.

03-22-2014, 01:20 PM	#11
wally mayfield Drives: 2013 2SS 6M Join Date: May 2013 Location: eastern high sierra Posts: 893	Thanks AF440 for the link.....sweet. __________________ Strut tower brace(GM), CAI, Blade Spoiler, ZL1 wheels and tires, Heritage grill, Dual mode exhaust, and thats it, no more..except for the lowering springs..Ok Hotchkis springs were delivered today, thats it..

03-28-2014, 12:53 PM	#12
jasonfichter Drives: 2017 A10 ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Jupiter, Fl Posts: 483	If you guys want more news about the camaros in PWC look up Breathless Performance Pro Race Team on facebook. They are running 2 camaros this year, actually today was their first practice runs. Im on the team but I am racing a mini this year in PWC. Hopefully next year I will be running a camaro. And the reason they run the zl1 front end and hood is for better airflow and the front ends are easier to add downforce options to. If any of you come to a world challenge race feel free to stop by and check out the cars, we also love to talk to the fans. Also the team has a account on here, BPPRacingTeam.