Televised here:
http://www.world-challengetv.com/
The next stop, rounds 7 and 8, on the Pirelli World Challenge 2014 calendar will be in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin as part of the Grand Prix at Road America weekend!
The event will take place between 06/19/2014 and Saturday the 21st.
Classes running: GT/GT-A/GTS , TC/TCA/TCB
BREAKING NEWS
***Riding upon their success in the Blancpain GT series, Bentley Motors will return to the racing courses in AMerica with the PWC race at Road America.
Butch Leitzinger will be racing a Bentley Continental GT3.
Cars:
Audi R8 LMS Ultra
Cadillac CTS-V Coupe
McLaren 12C GT3
Bentley V8 T
Aston Martin GT3
Ferrari 458 GT3 Italia
Lamborghini Gallardo FL2
Chevrolet Corvette
Acura TLX-GT
Mercedes-Benz AMG SLS GT3
SRT Viper GT3R
GTS
BMW M3 - Northshore Group
Aston Martin Vantage GT4
Audi TTRS
Porsche 911
Lotus Evora
Porsche Cayman S
Ford Mustang Boss 302S
These ran at Detroit recently alongside the IMSA/Conti Tire events.
Here are some photos:
Race 1 will be on Friday from 3:15pm-4:15pm and will be GT/GT-A/GTS
Race 2 on Saturday from 8:45am-10:15am and will be GT/GT-A/GTS
Here's the full schedule:
So how does the Pirelli World Challenge work, you ask? Read on:
Purpose: The purpose of the Pirelli World Challenge® Championships is to provide teams, manufacturers and aftermarket suppliers a competitive production-based race series in which to prove their products.
Race Length: There is a 50-minute maximum time limit for every race, with the number of laps and total distance being determined by track configuration, lap times and race conditions
Homologation of Vehicles: In addition to the general series rules that apply to all homologated vehicles, each vehicle model that is homologated into the Pirelli World Challenge Series has a set of specifications assigned to it on a Vehicle Technical Specification sheet (VTS) in order to give equivalent overall performance capabilities to a wide range of vehicles. Adjustments to a vehicle′s VTS sheet will be made until a competitive package is developed. Vehicles may be submitted for homologation up to a year before it goes on general sale to the public, and until that particular body style goes out of production throughout the world
Competition Adjustments: In order to keep the competition close within the Pirelli World Challenge series, competition adjustments will be made to a vehicle model when deemed necessary. Competition adjustments will primarily be done through adjustments to the base weight, the engine speed limit and/or the required restrictor siz
Team Championship: A Team Championship will be named in each class. Points are awarded to teams based on how their individual cars finish in each class. The points for all races are awarded as follows: 1st, 130 pts.; 2nd, 110; 3rd, 95; 4th, 85; 5th, 80; 6th, 76; 7th, 72; 8th, 68; 9th, 64; 10th, 60; 11th, 57; 12th, 54; 13th, 51; 14th, 48; 15th, 45; 16th, 43; 17th, 41; 18th, 39; 19th, 37; 20th, 35; 21st, 33; 22nd, 31; 23rd, 29; 24th, 27; 25th, 25; 26th, 23; 27th, 21; 28th, 19; 29th, 17; 30th, 15; 31st, 13; 32nd, 11; 33rd, 9; 34th, 7; 35th, 6; 36th, 5; 37th, 4; 38th, 3; 39th, 2; 40th, 1.
In addition to the base point system, five points will be awarded to any car that leads a lap in each class and five points to the car that leads the most laps in each class per race. In case of a tie, the car with the highest finishing position will be awarded the points. In qualifying, a maximum of five points may be earned. The qualifying breakdown is as follows: 1st, 15 pts.; 2nd, 12; 3rd, 9; 4th, 6; 5th, 3
There is also the Rookie of the Year, the Jim Cook Memorial Trophy and the Zimmerman Cup award at the end of each season.