Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
2/11/22 4:30 p.m.
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What does top-tier endurance racing and the Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car Challenge Presented by Grassroots Motorsports have in common? Both feature some slick-looking prototype-style track machines.

What is the Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car Challenge? It’s our annual no-holds-barred track competition. The only rules are that car and driver must pass a NASA safety inspection.

2021 saw Clayton Eley take …

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Tom1200
Tom1200 UltraDork
2/11/22 5:10 p.m.

LMP3 cars are impressively fast and the fact that people are bringing cars even faster than that is impressive.

To put it into perspective, an LMP3 level car is 40 seconds a lap faster than the Spec Miata lap record at my local track.

VolvoHeretic
VolvoHeretic GRM+ Memberand Reader
2/11/22 11:56 p.m.

Hmmm, where have I seen that Cadillac before?

hybridmomentspass
hybridmomentspass HalfDork
2/12/22 9:08 a.m.

I first saw a NP01 at the GRM tent about 6 or 7 years ago (hell, maybe longer ha) - great looking prototype

What do those go for these days (price)? Not that I can afford, just curious

Tajgarage
Tajgarage New Reader
2/27/22 6:05 p.m.

The NP01 is surprisingly affordable to buy and especially to race. It the best bang for the buck of anything I've raced in my 50+ years of racing. 

Tajgarage
Tajgarage New Reader
2/27/22 6:07 p.m.

In reply to VolvoHeretic :

Batman can only dream of having a car that performs like mine :)

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