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News Stories from 2010

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Dec. 10, 2010
Ready for World Challenge GTS: Ford Mustang Boss 302S Debuts at PRI
Ford has unveiled a new Boss 302S Mustang at the Performance Racing Industry trade show (Dec. 9-11, 2010) in Orlando, Fla. The new turn-key race-prepped 302S is set for competition in the fast-growing World Challenge GTS class.
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Dec. 1, 2010
World Challenge Announces 2011 Schedule
WC Vision and SCCA Pro Racing today announced six of the eight venues and the first 10 races that will showcase Sports Car Wars and make up the planned 12-race 2011 World Challenge Championships campaign. In this, the 22nd consecutive year of North America’s top professional series for production-based sports cars, World Challenge competitors will once again contend for Driver, Manufacturer and Team Championships in the individual GT, GTS and Touring Car categories.
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Nov. 23, 2010
Cunningham, Pobst On Ballot For 2010 Auto Racing All-America Team
Three SCCA Pro Racing Drivers’ Champions have been nominated for the 2010 Auto Racing All-America team, voted on by more than 250 members of the motorsports press. SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series Champion Tony Ave has been nominated in the Road Racing category, while World Challenge GTS Champion Peter Cunningham and World Challenge GT Champion Randy Pobst are on the ballot in the At Large category.
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World Challenge
Nov. 22, 2010
StopTech Brakes Named Official Brake System of World Challenge Championships
WC Vision today announced that StopTech, a leading innovator of world-class brake components and systems for production-based racing cars and high performance vehicles, has been named the Official Brake System of the World Challenge Championships. As the Official Brake System of World Challenge, all series teams will have the option of using StopTech brake systems. As part of the partnership, the StopTech logo will also appear on all World Challenge number boards.
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World Challenge
Nov. 15, 2010
Optima Batteries Best Standing Start Award – A Year in Review
The standing start is one of the most, if not the most, exciting elements in motorsports and the World Challenge Championships is the only North American sports car series utilizing them. The Optima Batteries Best Standing Start Award was front and center throughout the 2010 season recognizing the drivers who gained the most positions from the start of each World Challenge race.
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World Challenge
Nov. 10, 2010
SCCA Pro Racing President and CEO Wildberger Resigns
SCCA Pro Racing’s Board of Directors announced today that current SCCA Pro Racing President and CEO Bob Wildberger will be resigning his position, effective January 17, 2011.
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World Challenge
Nov. 1, 2010
World Challenge Technical Department Reinforced for 2011 Season
SCCA Pro Racing and WC Vision today announced two major personnel enhancements for the World Challenge Technical Department. The moves address the positive strides the series has made in the 2010 season and are designed to meet the increased workload and administration forecast for 2011 and beyond.
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World Challenge
Oct. 27, 2010

Final World Challenge Episode Set to Air on VERSUS


The program will cover the racing action from the doubleheader Race-Keeper VIR Grand Prix presented by MTM Special Ops Watch weekend at VIRginia International Raceway and the Toyo Tires Utah Grand Prix presented by Bondurant finale at Miller Motorports Park.
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World Challenge
Oct. 18, 2010
World Challenge Fantasy League Winner Takes Bondurant School Program
Now that the 2010 World Challenge Championship season has ended, it’s time to announce the winner of the World Challenge Fantasy League Presented by Bondurant.
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World Challenge
Oct. 12, 2010
World Challenge Teams Test Pirelli P Zero Racing Slick at High Plains Raceway
On October 6, 10 World Challenge teams were invited to High Plains Raceway in Colorado to begin testing of the new Pirelli P Zero Racing Slick, the official tire of World Challenge starting in 2011. World Challenge and Pirelli recently signed a five-year partnership.
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World Challenge
Oct. 12, 2010
Formula SAE Team Members Get Real-World, Hands-On Experience at Miller
There were some eager, but unfamiliar, faces in the paddock when the SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge Championship visited Miller Motorsports Park for the season finale Toyo Tires Grand Prix Presented by Bondurant.
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World Challenge
Oct. 11, 2010
Dodge Viper Enthusiasts Win Round 12 Fan Championship; Corvette Wins Season Title
The scene was set for Round 12 of the World Challenge Sports Car Wars Manufacturers’ Fan Championship at Miller Motorsports Park, Oct. 1-3.  Corvette enthusiasts entered the event in the overall lead with four event wins, Volvo with three, Honda with two, and Dodge and Acura with one each.  Corvette fans could secure the season title with a win at Miller or end up in a tie with Volvo enthusiasts if fans of the Iron Shield pulled together a solid showing.
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World Challenge
Oct. 7, 2010
World Challenge Concludes 2010 By Honoring Champions In Salt Lake City
The World Challenge Championships concluded the 2010 season on Sunday night with a Champions’ Banquet in the Grand Ballroom of the Grand American Hotel in Salt Lake City.
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World Challenge
Oct. 4, 2010
Pirelli Named Official Tire of World Challenge Championships
Pirelli Tire North America has been selected as the Official Tire Supplier for the World Challenge Championships, inking a five-year partnership that puts the prominent production-based series on racing slick tires. Pirelli will supply all cars in the World Challenge GT, GTS and Touring Car categories with the P Zero Racing Slick and P Zero Racing Rain tires beginning in 2011, the 22nd year of the SCCA Pro Racing-sanctioned Championship.
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World Challenge
Oct. 3, 2010
Wittmer, Cunningham and Stout Cap World Challenge Season With Victories
Montreal’s Kuno Wittmer grabbed a season-ending World Challenge GT victory during the Toyo Tires Utah Grand Prix Presented by Bondurant at Miller Motorsports Park on Sunday. Peter Cunningham, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Robert Stout, of Brownsburg, Ind., capped GTS and Touring Car Championship seasons with wins in their respective classes.
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Nov. 4, 2010
World ChallengeShea Racing Takes 6th in Touring Car Championship
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Nov. 3, 2010
World ChallengeDG-Spec Scion Team Reveals New Sponsor at SEMA
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Oct. 12, 2010
World ChallengeNo Place Like Home For Ben Crosland
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Oct. 7, 2010
World ChallengeRealTime Nets Acura Ninth World Challenge Win
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Oct. 7, 2010
World ChallengeGMG Racing Rounds Out Strong World Challenge Season at Miller Motorsports Park
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Oct. 2, 2010
World ChallengeCourtney and Wittmer Head to Miller Motorsports Park for Season Finale
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Sep. 29, 2010
World ChallengeGlobal Motorsports Group Enters BMW M3 in Finale; Kutyba to Make Series Debut
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Sep. 20, 2010
World ChallengeDG-Spec Clinches World Challenge Team, Manufacturer, and Driver Championships
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Sep. 14, 2010
World ChallengeRTR Acura Drivers Both Win at VIR Double, Cunningham Clinches GTS WC Title
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Sep. 10, 2010
World ChallengeTomy Drissi Running the Cragar Wheels/CRP Racing Corvette at VIR

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Sep. 10, 2010
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Woodhouse Performance Ready for VIR


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Sep. 3, 2010
World ChallengeKing RAT and Brimtek team up for World Challenge at VIR
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Aug. 20, 2010
World ChallengeDG-Spec Scion Team Takes Podium Despite Fierce Competition at Mid-Ohio
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Aug. 18, 2010
World ChallengeTLM Racing makes a strong debut at Mid Ohio in new Honda Civic Si
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Aug. 17, 2010
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Top Fives, Along With A Few Bruises From Mid-Ohio


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Aug. 12, 2010
World ChallengeShea Racing takes Top 10 in WC Touring Car at Mid-Ohio Rounds 8 & 9
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Aug. 12, 2010
World ChallengeA win and a second for Sofronas in World Challenge at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge
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Aug. 12, 2010
World ChallengeGolinello Makes World Challenge Debut at Mid-Ohio; Top Tens in Double Header
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Aug. 12, 2010
World ChallengeRTR Acura = 1-2 x 2 at M-O
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Aug. 4, 2010
World ChallengeSkeen to drive for Cragar Wheels/CRP Racing at Mid-Ohio
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Aug. 3, 2010
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Team Hondaworks Debuts New Car At Mid-Ohio


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Jul. 28, 2010
World ChallengeTLM and David Tuaty Join World Challenge for Mid-Ohio
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