Strapping In - Spec Racer Ford DocumentaryA documentary about SRF racing and how three men, Robert Reed, Pat Stringer and Jeff Lehner made their start. This was shot on a JVC GY-500 in the fall of 2008. All on-board footage is courtesy of Robert Reed, Pat Stringer and Jeff Lehner. Special thanks to Watkins Glen International, SCCA Glen Region, Ed Zebrowski, Cheryl Ragalevsky, and of course Robert Reed, Pat Stringer and Jeff Lehner.
Spec Racer Ford vs. Gen 3Spec Racer Ford Race at Motorsport Ranch Houston. Check out the start and the SRF vs the Gen 3 in a drag race. I can't wait to get the new engine, it's impressive how much faster it is vs. The current 1.9 liter engine I am running. I posted the first full lap of the race so you can see the mayhem that happens later. Watch me get sideswiped into the corner, I made it out alive and went on to win the race!
Daytona Classic 2014 - GEN3 SRF in CarThis is the first few laps of the Sunday Race at Daytona International Speedway. We had the first four car train of GEN3 Spec Racers. Mark Eaton, Mike Davies, Mick Robinson, and Cliff White.
2011 SCCA Pro Racing Spec Racer Ford Series @ Road Atlantarace 1 Richard Spicer, of Laurel, Md., started third and raced to the front of the SCCA Pro Racing Spec Racer Ford Round Nine race on Sunday morning at Road Atlanta, the first of two Sunday races to finish the season. Franklin Futrelle, of Augusta, Ga., and Tray Ayres, of Woodstock, Ga., completed the podium.
Spicer's No. 65 Spicer Race Engines/Hagerman Engineering Spec Racer Ford moved from third on the grid and into the lead by lap four, just in time for a long caution period after the No. 90 Apple Motorsports Spec Racer Ford of Bob Gilbert and the No. 81 Dinosaur Racing Spec Racer Ford of Mark Vultaggio made contact, knocking both out of the race and spreading debris across the race track.
race 2 Tray Ayres, from nearby Woodstock, Ga., earned a victory in the SCCA Pro Racing Spec Racer Ford season finale on Sunday afternoon at Road Atlanta. Scott Rettich, of Camden, Ohio, finished in the runner-up position to clinch his second-consecutive series title, with John Greene, of Gainesville, Ga., completing the podium.
Ayres started on pole in the No. 7 Ayers Racing Spec Racer Ford and led 17 of 20 laps in the race on his way to a 0.241-second victory over Rettich, averaging 90.080 mph in the 50.8-mile race. Ayres also turned the fastest lap of the race on the 2.54-mile circuit in 1:40.583 (90.910 mph).
The top two finishers survived heavy attrition and were left alone to battle for the win on the last several laps, with Ayres holding off a challenge from Rettich's No. 17 Alliance Autosport/Springboro Car Wash Spec Racer for the victory.
Mike Sweeney qualifying practice in SCCA Spec Racer Ford Laguna SecaRide along with Pacific Throttle House racing driver and coach Mike Sweeney doing a few laps in Final Practice for the SCCA Enduro. Car was a little down on power (the engine hadn't been touched for 13 YEARS of racing! Talk about reliable!), but had pretty decent pace. Best lap was a 1:45.5, despite me totally screwing up Turn 9 trying a different line. First time driving one of these things, they're really fun!
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Spec Racer Gen3 at Texas World Speedway - the future of Spec Racer!Hey subs! Check out the future of the Spec Racer class. This is a lap and a half of Texas World Speedway in the new Gen3 Spec Racer. The Gen3 version sports a new engine and engine management package that really bring the chassis to life. The end results of the transformation are a vastly superior exhaust sound, 20-25 more HP and ft-lbs of torque over a 1000 RPM longer curve, and upwards of 150 pounds saved at the rear of the chassis.
In this video I'm driving the Spec Racer Sports Gen3 out of Houston, Texas in a test session at TWS. The car was on older tires so I couldn't drive her 10/10ths and we were a bit rushed so we didn't have a chance to get the pedals set correctly for my legs. As such, braking events caused my knee to hit the steering wheel. With a bit of test time and some dialing in for personal preferences (every driver is different), I think the Gen3 could be 3.5 seconds per lap quicker at TWS which is mammoth.
Note the red/silver Gen2 SRF that I chase during the full lap in this video. He was the fastest SRF on the track at the time and is a very good driver. Note how quickly the Gen3 caught and passed him, even with some ham-fisted (footed?) driving on my part.
Enjoy!!!
SCCA Spec Racer Ford, some mistakes and crashSCCA Spec Racer racing action,some passes,mistakes and a crash... The driver isn't me,fortunately.
SRF+Gen3_Ilgen_Enduro_2013Opening laps of 4 hour enduro at Thunderhill in a modified SRF with the new Gen 3 motor.
