Yahoo Autos Toyota GR86 Stars in New Single-Make Racing Series
The Toyota GR86 is the designated race car of the newly formed single-make racing series.
The series (called the GR Cup) was formed by Toyota Gazoo Racing North America and features homologated GR86 Cup cars.
The GR Cup's first season includes 14 events, with track locations and GR86 Cup car pricing coming this summer.
It's no secret that the Toyota GR86 is one helluva sports car, and now it's set to become the star of a newly formed single-make racing series. Known as the GR Cup, the nationwide competition was announced earlier this year by Gazoo Racing North America (Toyota's motorsport division), with the 2023 season said to be sanctioned by SRO America.
As with any single-make racing series, all the competing cars are from the same automaker. They're also all homologated with the same parts so that they're identical. To make the stock GR86 meet these requirements, Toyota transforms each model into race-ready form at its new Toyota Racing Development (TRD) facility in Mooresville, North Carolina.
The GR86 Cup car is born from a roster of upgrades from various aftermarket suppliers. It has an engine management system from Bosch, a Borla exhaust, Alcon brakes, JRI adjustable shocks, and a six-speed sequential transmission from SADEV. The track-built GR86 has extensive safety equipment that includes a roll cage and a 22-gallon fuel cell. In addition to custom bodywork and a carbon-fiber rear wing, Gazoo Racing provides specially designed parts including MacPherson struts and a splitter.
Toyota says the GR Cup provides "affordable competition," and it'll also have a total purse and prizes of $1 million. The company also says the 2023 season will consist of 14 events over seven U.S. circuits. However, it hasn't yet announced the specific track locations. That information, as well as pricing for the GR86 Cup car, will be released this summer.
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