Máté Petrány wrote:After extensive testing in Italy and Croatia, Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus will present one of its two finished SCG003C race cars as well as the road-going SCG003S version that will be ready the take on the streets of New York City by the end of this year.
The SCG003 is Jim Glickenhaus' idea of the perfect dual-purpose GT. Inspired by LMP1/LMP2 prototypes, it was designed by a team from Granstudio in Turin led by Lowie Vermeersch and Goran Popovic, and engineered by Podium Engineering and Paolo Catone, father of Peugeot's 908 endurance prototype that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2009.
It uses a highly advanced modular construction based on a brand new carbon fiber chassis with the rear frame holding the suspension pick-up points to make engine swaps as easy as possible. Front and rear push-rods, Bosch Motorsport electronics, Dunlop tires, and loads of downforce will keep it stuck to the ground.
n racing form, the SCG003 is powered by a 3.5 twin-turbo V6 based on Honda's HPD engine, but further developed by Autotecnica Motori and badged as an SCG. It also sounds positively fantastic. That's linked to a Hewland paddle shift gearbox sending power to the rear wheels, of course.
While the SCG003C will be easy to convert into a road car, the road-going SCG003 Stradale will also be ready for deliveries by the end of the year and powered by another TTV6 that's currently in development.
After Geneva, Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus is headed to the Nürburgring 24 Hours with the SCG003C. If anyone can pull it off, it's Jim Glickenhaus, and there's a good chance of us being on the ground for its maiden race.
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Wouter Melissen wrote:With the Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina and the derived P4/5 Competizione racing car, American enthusiast James Glickenhaus helped bring back the art of custom coach-building and manufacturing. He is now going one step further by producing his own machine from the ground-up under the Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (SCG) banner. The 1960s spirit is retained as the car is designed to be driven to the race track, where it can be modified relatively quickly and then compete before being driven home again at the end of the day.
Dubbed the SCG 003, as it is Glickenhaus' third design, the new road legal racer is built around a full length carbon-fibre monocoque. Whereas the current design trend for sports cars is to add more horsepower in order to gain performance, the design brief for the SCG 003 was to keep the car as small and light as possible. This was achieved by using in-board suspension on all four corners and did not come at the expense of the occupants of the cockpit, who should be able to use the car on the road with a certain level of comfort.
A key element in the transformation from road to racing car is a complete drivetrain swap thanks to a smart modular design of all the major components. In road trim the SCG 003 will use a purpose-build twin-turbo V6. Once at the track, this engine can be replaced quickly and with relative ease by a race-ready twin-turbo V6. This is based on the production-derived HPD HR35TT developed for endurance sports car racing. It is further modified to suit SCG's particular needs by Bosch and Autotechnica. The competition engine should be good for around 500 bhp, which brings it in line with the other engines in the GT class.
Ahead of the official launch at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, the very first SCG 003 was rolled out for testing at Vairano in December of 2014. In camouflage livery, it was shaken down by Nicola Larini. This car will be readied for the 2015 Nürburgring 24 Hours, while a second example, for SCG's first customer, is already under construction. According to Glickenhaus, the ultimate goal is to drive the car to Le Mans in 2016, race it and then drive it back to Paris in time for dinner on Sunday evening.