Please note our facility will be closed on May 22 for the Track and Concorso.
It's that time again!!
RAC Performance
Texas Track and Concorso 2010
RAC is proud to announce the involvement of "Operation Once in a Lifetime" Charity. Please visit their website, and help us promote their success!
http://operationonceinalifetime.com/
RAC Performance and the Apex Driving Academy Dallas are excited to present the seventh annual TexasTrack and Concorso for all driver skill levels featuring the world-renowned performance Porsches by RAC Performance on Saturday, May 22, 2010.
Activities will include (1) high performance on-track driver’s education for all skill levels from novice to licensed racer; (2) a “fun” Concours for all special interest and exotic cars of all years; (3) lunch time track touring; and (4) limited on-track passenger excursions in RAC cars, and other exotics.
Apex Driving Academy is pleased to introduce the RAC Performance as the title sponsor for this event. RAC not only builds some of the worlds fastest and most distinctive Porsche automobiles, it also sells and services all makes of special interest, exotic and race vehicles.
The Track & Concorso is NOT LIMITED TO PORSCHE OWNERS.
Regardless of the make of your exotic or sports car,
you are welcome to take advantage of this rare opportunity.
This event is open to the general public for viewing.
Location: MotorSport Ranch, Cresson, Texas 76035. Please go to www.motorsportranch.com for more information on the facility and driving directions.
Track: MotorSport Ranch 1.7 mile track, Counterclockwise
Date: May 22, 2010, from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Drivers Education: Apex Driving Academy will be conduction a full day of on track activities for drivers of all levels. For more information or to register go to www.apexdrivingacademy.com.
Cost: $205 for drivers education. Concorso “Show ‘N Shine” is free of charge. During the lunch hour we will have no charge, slow, controlled parade laps for everyone of all ages to experience the feel of the racetrack.
RAC Performance is also very happy to announce that Hooters will be providing lunch for all individuals who have registered as participants for the days activities! Make sure to sign up by using the following link!
To register for on-track driving, please go to
www.apexdrivingacademy.com
or call Apex at 469-236-0940
RAC Performance teams up with European Cycle Sport for Cars and Bikes!
Keep your schedule open on the last Saturday each month from 8am till Noon, starting March 2010 !!!
RAC Performance and European Cycle Sport welcome you to our location at:
3219 Commander Drive
Carrollton, TX 75006
Join us for the first ever gathering of performance cars and performance motorcylces in the DFW area! Displays will include some of the creations built by RAC Performance featuring RUF, GMG Racing, and Manthey product lines along side elite motorcylces from Ducati, BMW, MV Augusta, Triumph, and Aprilla available from European Cycle Sport!
This will no doubt become a mainstay in the DFW automotive and motorcycle scene! Please stay informed at our following websites for more information and pictures from the events! Spread the word!
Please visit our partners European Cycle Sport!
RUF 997 550 RTurbo Conversion:
Engine performance kit: 550 hp (404 kW) at 6,500 rpm – 780 Nm at 2,500 rpm
for 6 speed transmission and tiptronic
550 hp (404 kW) performance kit – manual transmission
- Fine tuned engine electronics, sports air filter, conversion of exhaust with 4 round 76 mm end tips and sports catalytic converters, stronger clutch
- R97 100 100 55
- Assembly of 550 hp (404 kW)
Please visit our Gallery for pictures of our recent Texas Track and Concorso event!
Manthey Racing Nürburgring 24 Hour Race Report
Congratulations to Manthey Racing and Porsche for an overall victory,
their fourth in succession!!
Stuttgart. Porsche
has won the Nürburgring 24 hour race for the fourth time in a row. Timo
Bernhard (Germany), Marc Lieb (Germany), Romain Dumas (France) and
Marcel Tiemann (Monaco) crossed the finish line in the 480 hp Porsche
911 GT3 RSR of the Manthey Racing team with a one lap advantage over
the second-placed Audi R8. The sister Manthey Porsche, the 445 hp 911
GT3 Cup S manned by Richard Lietz (Austria), Wolf Henzler (Germany),
Emmanuel Collard (France) and Dirk Werner (Germany), occupied third
position. Seven Porsche race cars finished in the top ten.
A
total of 235,000 spectators witnessed the fastest 24 hour race in
history on the Nürburgring. Clocking up 3,933 kilometres, the Manthey
Racing squad improved on its own distance record from 2006 by a further
101 kilometres. Timo Bernhard and Marcel Tiemann are the first pilots
to win the long distance classic four times in succession. All in all,
Tiemann has climbed to the top of the podium five times, making him the
most successful pilot of the 24 hour race.
Already in the early
stages, the race turned into a thriller. For almost one hour, Marc Lieb
followed in the slipstream of the pole-setting Ford GT driven by Dirk
Adorf. Only when the Ford spun after lapping a slower vehicle and fell
back, did Lieb get a free run. Until the early morning hours, the
winner of last year was entangled in a gripping duel with the fastest
of the Audis. As the regulations allow the more powerful R8 LMS a
20-litre larger fuel tank, the Audi could turn out one more lap per
tank. “To counteract this we had to take more risks and turn one
qualifying lap after the other to stay in the lead,” says Timo Bernhard
describing his most gruelling 24 hour race to date. “It was only when
the Audi experienced technical problems that we could take it a little
more carefully during the last hours,” added Marc Lieb. For Romain
Dumas the most decisive factor in the race was: “All of us were able to
maintain this unbelievable pace and not one of us made the slightest
error.” For Marcel Tiemann a dream came true: “We wrote motorsport
history today. To win this race four times in a row with this team and
now become the driver with the most victories here, that means a great
deal to me.”
For team boss Olaf Manthey, the fourth consecutive
win was the best: “I’m incredibly proud of my entire team and my
drivers. I couldn’t imagine a better line-up than Timo, Marc, Romain
and Marcel. But that said, Richard, Wolf, Emmanuel and Dirk also
delivered a super performance with our 911 GT3 Cup S. It’s just a shame
that changing the drive shaft cost us 24 minutes. Otherwise we could
have brought home a double win today.”
Another impressive
demonstration of the renowned reliability of the Porsche 911 was shown
by the squad under Uwe Alzen (Germany). Sharing driving duties with his
all German line up, Sascha Bert, Lance David Arnold and Christopher
Mies, they brought home fourth place with their 420 hp 911 GT3 Cup,
which is raced in 13 Porsche brand trophy series around the world.
Head
of Porsche Motorsport, Hartmut Kristen, was impressed with the
consistently good performance of the Porsche teams: “Our customers ran
three different current Porsche racing models at this race: the 911 GT3
RSR, the 911 GT3 Cup S and the 911 GT3 Cup. All three were equally fast
and reliable. There is hardly a more impressive way to show that the
Porsche 911 is still the best sports car in the world. Congratulations
to Manthey Racing and all the other Porsche teams who did a great job
in their respective classes. Despite the new tank regulations clearly
disadvantaging the Porsche teams, the Manthey squad could still bring
home their fourth straight win. Still, that shouldn’t conceal the fact
that the regulations should be corrected. The efficient vehicles should
not be the ones that spend the most time refuelling in the pits.”
Overall result 2009 Nürburgring 24 hour race
1. Bernhard/Lieb/Dumas/Tiemann, Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, 155 laps
2. Abt/Hemroulle/Kaffer/Luhr, Audi R8 LMS,154
3. Collard/Henzler/Lietz/Werner, Porsche GT3 Cup S, 152
4. Alzen/Bert/Arnold/Mies, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 150
5. Basseng/Fässler/Rockenfeller/
6. Schmitz/Abbelen/Althoff/Heyer, Porsche 911 GT3, 149
7. Kräling/Gindorf/Scharmach/
Introducing The Manthey Motors M600
Please visit this link for the full article in Excellence Magazine!
Introducing our latest project: GMG Racing's Level 2+ 997 Turbo (605 hp)
- GMG Specific Engine Map (93 octane)
- GMG High efficiency Intercoolers
- Intercooler and Turbocharger hosing
- GMG Stainless Turbo Manifolds
- GMG WC-GT Titanium Exhaust (Includes Catalytic Converters)
Congratulations
to Mark Plummer and the RUF Spec Boxster for Victory at
In the first PCA race event for both the RUF Auto Centre Spec Boxster and Mark Plummer, Mark prevailed in three hard fought battles in rainy conditions with a close second in the fourth race. The RUF Spec Boxster performed flawlessly while Mark was able to out drive his competition in deteriorating conditions. Congratulations, and we look forward to the next event in May!
This multiple race winning car is available for sale from RUF Auto Centre. Please follow this link for more information!
Introducing the Manthey Cayman S M315 Project car!
As many of us feel, the Cayman S has lacked slightly in a few main areas which allows it to become a true 911 beater. Manthey Motors has taken the initiative to unlock the hidden power and allow the Flat Six, 3.4 liter engine to run free! While keeping the everyday drive ability in tact, Manthey Motors has fine tuned the engine managment program to interact seemlessly with their full exhaust system to re-locate the horsepower we all feel like the Cayman should have been delivered with.
On our particular test car, we have performed the following modifications:
- Manthey Headers
- Manthey Catalytic Converters
- Manthey Muffler with dual tips
- Manthey Re-Programmed ECU
- Sport Air Filter
- Manthey KW Coil-Over Suspension
- Manthey Aero Front Splitter
- Manthey Floormats
Also Installed on this car are:
- FVD Side Skirts
- FVD Clubsport Rollbar
- Champion RS97 19 inch Wheels
- Quaife Limited Slip
GMG Racing - 997 WC - GT2
Global Motorsports Group (GMG) has now taken delivery of a 2008 997 GT2. We are proud to be one of the first tuners in the world to offer a tuned version of the fastest production 911 to date.
Named the GMG WC-GT2, with the “WC” standing for World Challenge, North America’s premier road racing series sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, this car will feature all the current GMG modifications developed on our Speed GT 997 Cup car, with all the latest Motorsports derived technology applied and refined for the street. The new 997 based GMG WC-GT2 will feature the latest Motorsport derived technology applied and refined for the street.
Suspension: GMG's WC suspension components include new GMG WC fully adjustable sway bars (front and rear), adjustable control arms for the rear, GMG's GT rear dog bone kit, toe steer kit, thrust arm bushings and bump steer kit to work with the new revised suspension geometry and ride height. Level 2 will include revised Moton Club Sport dampers specifically valved to GMG's spec's with custom wound Eibach ERS racing springs.
Exhaust: A completely new GMG WC-GT Sport exhaust system with 200 cell sport catalyst has been developed that not only improves the performance and sound of the exhaust system it also ads no additional weight. The exhaust is complimented by GMG’s WC-GT Sport exhaust manifolds that aid in turbo response and lower EGT's to improve the already impressive torque curve.
Software: We have GMG WC-GT specific file, which is tuned for the GMG WC power kit. A first for any software tuner, GIAC's latest on the fly switching capabilities will be available to the driver offering them the ability to select the following programs; stock, 91, 93 or race (100/104 octane-unleaded) while driving by simply touching a button on GIAC flash loader. Power increase will range from 70 bhp up to 120 bhp over stock depending on the power package configuration and octane of fuel available.
Aerodynamics: A new revised front splitter which produces more down force and a revised rear wing extension and an optional wicker to maximize rear down force while minimizing drag. All components are made of the highest quality carbon/ Kevlar composite material and are a direct replacement to the factory urethane units. Additionally, a carbon/Kevlar bonnet and wider front fenders to accommodate 10.5" wide front wheels will be available by mid July.
For More information, please contact RAC Performace:
3219 Commander Drive, Dallas, TX 75006
877-RAC-4332 info@racperformance.com
- Manthey Racing wins overall at the 2008 24 hours of the Nurburgring! Follow this link for the full story!!
GMG Racing at the 24 Hours of Daytona
James Sofronas/GMG teamed up with Farnbacher Loles to compete in the 2009 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona in a Porsche 997 GT3 Cup car. After 24hrs of grueling wheel to wheel racing, the #88 GMG/FL Porsche finished 7th out of 31 GT cars. In the 18th hour, we had a steering hub adapter break which required 9 laps to repair and cost us a top 5 finish. James ran a total of 5 hours of driving with a double stint at 11:30pm and 2 more at 7am and 11:30am. Other than the steering issue, the car ran flawless. The team of Sofronas, Westbrook, Johnson, Nearn and Lacy ran consistent lap times all race long and never dropped a wheel or spun at any time over the course of the race. Look for GMG to compete in the 2010 Rolex 24hrs of Daytona as they look to finish on the podium.
