Partial World Challenge Slate Set
December 3, 2010Andy Pilgrim takes a turn during a World Challenge sports-car event on the Streets of St. Petersburg in Florida earlier this year. (Al Steinberg Photo)
TOPEKA, Kan. — Eight tracks and 10 races that will be part of the 12-race SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge schedule next season have been confirmed.
Operated by WC Vision, the World Challenge sports-car series will open the campaign in Florida with a doubleheader race weekend (March 26-27) on the streets of St. Petersburg as part of the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg IZOD IndyCar Series weekend.
For the sixth-straight year, the World Challenge will race as part of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, April 15-17. All three World Challenge classes will battle on the 11-turn, 1.968-mile temporary street course. Round Four will take place at Utah’s Miller Motorsports Park, April 29-May 1 as the series will co-headline the weekend with the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West.
Teams and drivers head north of the border May 20-22 for the one Canadian event in 2011, a doubleheader weekend as part of the annual Victoria Day SpeedFest at Mosport Int’l Raceway in Ontario.
Two races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course alongside the American Le Mans Series and IZOD IndyCar Series come Aug. 5-7. Later in August, the series travels west with the IZOD IndyCar Series to Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., Aug. 26-28 for rounds nine and 10. The series last raced at Infineon in 2006.
Two more events completing the 2011 schedule will be announced soon.
“We are excited with how our 2011 calendar is coming together,” said Scott Bove, director of operations for WC Vision. “We’ve listened to what our fans, competitors and partners want. World Challenge presents Sports Car Wars at top courses and road racing events across the continent. Our skilled drivers get to test their mettle at the most challenging circuits and our fans get to see their favorites battle it out at these top venues in door-to-door, 50-minute sprints to the finish — a trademark of our series.”
World Challenge Schedule
Date Track Location
March 25-27 Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Fla.
April 15-17 Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, Calif.
April 29-May 1 Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah
May 20-22 Mosport Int’l Raceway Mosport, Ontario
Aug. 5-7 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
Aug. 26-28 Infineon Raceway Sonoma, Calif.
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