SULLIVAN, Wis. (January 22, 2003) - King Motorsports announced today that the team will compete in the 2003 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Touring Car Championship, with Bob Endicott in the driver's seat of a Mugen-powered Acura RSX. King Motorsports is the sole authorized North American distributor for Mugen Co., Ltd. and will rely heavily on involvement from Mugen in their SPEED Touring Car campaign.
"The SPEED World Challenge format allows us to showcase that the Acura RSX is a worthy successor to the Acura Integra as the premier tuner car in the country," said Scott Zellner, owner of King Motorsports. "In addition, it allows us to showcase that Mugen and King Motorsports parts are the ideal aftermarket parts to use on the car. All the parts that we use on the race car will be available for people to buy."
With the first race of the season on March 14th at Sebring International Raceway, the team is rapidly building their new Acura RSX.
"The car is being methodically constructed from the ground up here at our facility," added Zellner. "The engines and transmissions will come directly from Japan. The motors are in Japan on Mugen's dyno right now. With Mugen, you never have to worry about one-lap wonder motors. The power and reliability is always there"
Bob Endicott, a two-time professional champion (1998 PSCR Speedvision Cup, 2001 Grand Am Cup STI), SCCA Valvoline Runoffs Champion and SCCA Tire Rack Solo 2 National Champion, will be at the wheel of the team's lead Acura RSX.
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see full article at http://www.world-challenge.com/news/03press04.html
is an NSX possibly in the works, leveraging Mugen's successes in JGTC GT500 racing ??
"The SPEED World Challenge format allows us to showcase that the Acura RSX is a worthy successor to the Acura Integra as the premier tuner car in the country," said Scott Zellner, owner of King Motorsports. "In addition, it allows us to showcase that Mugen and King Motorsports parts are the ideal aftermarket parts to use on the car. All the parts that we use on the race car will be available for people to buy."
With the first race of the season on March 14th at Sebring International Raceway, the team is rapidly building their new Acura RSX.
"The car is being methodically constructed from the ground up here at our facility," added Zellner. "The engines and transmissions will come directly from Japan. The motors are in Japan on Mugen's dyno right now. With Mugen, you never have to worry about one-lap wonder motors. The power and reliability is always there"
Bob Endicott, a two-time professional champion (1998 PSCR Speedvision Cup, 2001 Grand Am Cup STI), SCCA Valvoline Runoffs Champion and SCCA Tire Rack Solo 2 National Champion, will be at the wheel of the team's lead Acura RSX.
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see full article at http://www.world-challenge.com/news/03press04.html
is an NSX possibly in the works, leveraging Mugen's successes in JGTC GT500 racing ??
