The Scuderia Shakes Down for Endurance Series…
ScuderiaTT is dipping its toe (hoof?) into the endurance racing arena, by fielding a car in the 2010 Fun Cup Endurance Series.
Launched in 2002, the Fun Cup is a single make endurance championship with all competitors driving either a petrol or diesel Audi engined single-seat space frame chassis, clad in a winged classic VW Beetle silhouette body. Other than general appearance, the car has nothing in common with the classic VeeDub though. Races are typically between 3 to 7 hours in duration, with the showcase event being the celebrated Spa 25hr race in Belgium - deliberately 1 hour longer than Le Mans and officially the longest endurance race in the world. The Fun Cup receives widespread promotion across a whole range of prime media from national press, general interest magazines and extensive, dedicated TV coverage on the Sky Sports network.
Racing in a petrol engined Audi powered VW Beetle under the Scuderia XCat banner, the team consists of three experienced racers who have raced in the highly competitive Caterham race series for several years. After an extensive pre-season test program, Scuderia XCat is confident that is has both the competitive ability and technical resource to mount a spirited challenge in 2010.
Following the initial shakedown at Snetterton, where the car impressed with its speed out of the box in making short work of a £200,000 Ferrari F430 Scuderia, veteran STT racer Martin Harris said, “It feels great and very well planted on the track, but the short wheelbase means you need big muscles to wrestle it round - so I’ll have to renew my subscription at the gym…”
The Scuderia XCat campaign starts at Snetterton on 24 April with a 4 hour race - a sprint race for the Fun Cup Endurance Series.
