Aston Martin launches North American spec racing series

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Want to get behind the wheel of an Aston Martin on track? Here's your chance: the company has just announced a new spec racing series to take place right here in America.

Based on a similar series that has been running in the UK for four seasons now, the new Aston Martin GT4 Challenge of North America will pit a field of identically-prepared Vantage GT4s on race tracks across the continent. The cars features paddle-shift transmissions, track-tuned suspension, central fuel tank, stripped-out interior with roll cage and racing-specific aero kit, to name just a few of the upgrades that bring the V8 Vantage up to competition spec.

The eight-race calendar kicks off at Road Atlanta in April and ends at Sebring in November, hitting Watkins Glen, VIR, Mont Tremblant, Laguna Seca and Road America in between. (The eighth race is apparently still being arranged and will likely take place in September.) Pirelli provides its P-Zero racing slicks in a series that promises gentleman racers a tempting alternative to the Ferrari Challenge and Lamborghini Super Trofeo series.Continue reading Aston Martin launches North American spec racing series

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