Category: Radical Cup

With large grids at the first Radical Cup North America event of the season at the Sebring International Raceway, the trend is continuing this coming weekend at Barber Motorsports Park with 37 drivers currently registered and confirmed to race alongside the NTT IndyCar Series.

If all of those drivers take the green, it will match the largest contingent of Radical Cup competitors since Road America in June of 2019, providing positive reinforcement for the growing multi-class program.

“We love to see stability in the series, but the growth is happening for Radical Cup here in North America,” explained Tom Drewer. “We have a new partner this year with McDonalds, we have new drivers and new teams again in the series this weekend and welcome them to the Radical Cup family. We are set for another great weekend, our first of four, racing alongside IndyCar.”

The Pro 1500 class will boast a massive eight teams and 18-car grid including triple Sebring race winner and point leader Jordan Missig (Graham Rahal Performance). Looking to keep his win streak alive, Missig will work alongside his teammate and Radical Cup rookie in the second Graham Rahal Performance car in Nicholas d’Orlando. 2023 Vice-Champion and Sebring podium winner Danny Dyszelski will aim to put his RySpec Racing entry on the top step of the podium.

A new team, Primal Racing, will enter a quartet of drivers in Pro 1500 with Raiden Nicol, David Mason, Chris Huhn, and Greg Folger throwing their hats into the mix while another new outfit, EVR Motorsports, will see Richard Durocher and Evan Slater head up the Pro 1500 side of the program.

Cameron Racing will bring a strong three-driver squad with Arul Venkatesh rejoining the series alongside teammates Spencer Schmidt and Corey Neveau. Making the trip from the New York area will be Group-A Racing and their drivers Jack Yang and Jack Zweifel as One Motorsports enters Matt Romer. David Flynt will fly the Apex Motorsports South banner with Mike Anzaldi leading the Gold Championship in the Pro 1500 class for drivers over the age of 30 representing RYNO with Team Stradale and Canadian Austin Riley will make the trip south to Barber Motorsports Park as the reigning Pro 1340 Champion turned Pro 1500 rookie.

The fastest class in the Radical Cup paddock will be led into Leeds, Alabama by the Fields as Clint and Jon Field stand atop the point standings after three races. Both ONE Motorsports drivers were able to score wins at the opening event and battled wheel-to-wheel throughout the weekend as they look to reengage in their battle in Alabama as they compete alongside fellow ONE Motorsports competitor Chip Romer.

EVR Motorsports will bring four hungry competitors to the rolling hills of Alabama as they enter Ryan Booth and Jim Booth alongside David Alban, and the always-fast Louis Schriber. Ryan and Jim won the 2017 European Masters Championship with one or both expected to contend for the win at Barber. Ryan is also an IMSA Lites and Formula Asia Renault race winner and comes with a ton of speed and experience. Dirt racer turned pavement competitor Wayne Williams will fly the ESSES Racing banner while multi-time winner in many different race programs Michai Stephens will look to be the joker card at Barber Motorsports Park as he joins RYNO with Team Stradale to drive the #22 machine.

CROWN with APEX is bringing another massive driver lineup across to Barber as they make the trip from Arizona to Alabama. As the reigning Pro 1340 Team Champions, Chris McMurry will look to continue his winning ways from Sebring alongside Eric Griffin, Mike Ellis, Blake McGovern, Keith McGovern, and Carl Fredrikson. Making up more than half of the ten-car grid, CROWN with APEX is stacking the odds of victory in their favor. RYNO with Team Stradale will be pushing them with the driving duo of Benjamin Blander and PJ Hyett while recent Gulf Radical podium winner Suellio Almeida will look to do the same in North America with his RySpec Racing entry.

Continuing with the same driver lineup as Sebring, Graham Rahal Performance will enter Kenny Naill in Pro 1340 alongside Missig and d’Orlando in Pro 1500.

Click here for series information and registration. Additionally, qualifying and all three Radical Cup North America races from Barber Motorsports Park will be streamed live on the Radical Motorsport YouTube page.

Radical Cup North America will attack Barber Motorsports Park over the April 25-28 weekend alongside the NTT IndyCar Series at the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix.

Radical Cup North America events are open to local and regional Radical racers of all ages with eligible cars to participate. More information, including links to register for events and obtain licensing, can be found at radicalcupnorthamerica.com. Stay tuned to the Radical Cup social media pages for the latest series news and updates.

With the second event weekend in the 2024 Radical Cup North America calendar just around the corner on the weekend of April 25-28, teams and competitors are ready to descend on the rolling hills of Leeds, Ala., and Barber Motorsports Park. With a massive driver count, a new team, new machinery for some, and young, competitive talents, the intensity will ratchet up a notch alongside the NTT IndyCar Series.

“It’s great to see the entry list grow as we approach the registration deadline,” explained Radical Motorsport’s Tom Drewer. “We have a new team from the East Coast in EVR Motorsports set to make their series debut, as well as a huge contingent coming from Crown Concepts in the western half of the country, while Graham Rahal will be a driver and a team owner for the first time on the same weekend, competing with Rahal Letterman Lanigan in IndyCar but owning Graham Rahal Performance (GRP) in our series.”

Already confirmed in the Platinum class is Chip Romer as well as the Field duo of Clint and Jon, who took home all three wins at the opening round in Sebring last month. Luis Schriber will be a contender and Wayne Williams is expected to be fast yet again. Perennial frontrunner and huge Radical supporter Gregg Gorski will be absent due to work commitments overseas which could open some opportunities for others in the Platinum class including entrants Jim Booth and David Alban.

In the Pro 1500 ranks, Graham Rahal Performance’s Jordan Missig will look to continue his winning streak after a dominating opening event in Florida but will be put under pressure from the likes of Cameron Racing’s Spencer Schmidt, Canadian Austin Riley, Evan Slater, who will pilot new XXR machinery, Mike Anzaldi, as well as multi-time SVRA PSSA winner and SR10 competitor Raiden Nicol. Sebring podium winner Danny Dyszelski will be hunting for his first win of 2024 as Primal Racing will make their series debut with four drivers including Greg Folger, Chris Huhn, Raiden Nicol and David Mason.

Crown Racing with Apex will travel to Alabama with a large crew as they look to extend their point lead in both the drivers’ and teams’ championships. Chris McMurry will be joined by series newcomers Blake and Keith McGoven while Carl Fredrickson and Eric Griffin make their return.

Drewer added, “With 30 drivers already confirmed, registration is open on our website. Be sure to register before the end of the day tomorrow (Friday) to avoid any late fees.”

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The season opener of the Radical Cup North America series has come and gone but a new team is set to make their series debut at Barber Motorsports Park later this month. EVR Motorsports will look to make their presence felt by bringing five drivers to rounds four, five, and six of Radical Cup North America as they launch their new race team.

“We are extremely excited to get everything up and running,” explained EVR Motorsports Team Principal and Team Engineer Mike Eyler. “We have five drivers confirmed for our series debut and are not afraid to run another few if the right driver opportunity is brought to us.”

Focused on being ‘THE BEST. EVR’, EVR Motorsports is leaving no stone unturned in their quest for a successful launch and to have their chance to fight for race wins, podium results, and championship points.

Joining EVR Motorsports for their debut at Barber Motorsports Park will be a trio of Platinum class competitors with #111 Louis Schriber III, #63 Jim Booth, and #349 David Alban, all of which will pilot SR10 XXR machines. In the Pro 1500 ranks, Richard Durocher will be behind the wheel of his #29 SR3 RSX while Evan Slater will pilot the #35 SR3 XXR. All five drivers will be under the watchful eye of Team Driver Manager and Coach Tom Gladdis as well as EVR Motorsports Chief Mechanic Nick Croydon-Fowler.

Eyler continued, “I would like to thank everyone who has helped us get to where we are today with EVR Motorsports. I promise, this is just the beginning.”

Sim racer turned professional race driver Suellio Almeida climbed to the second step of the podium this past weekend at the Dubai Autodrome, during an unscheduled first outing in the Gulf Radical Cup. The content creator is a Canadian sim racing champion, driver coach and best-selling author, and now has real-world podium finishes to his name on two continents.

The opportunity to race in the Middle East came after a stellar debut for the Canada-based Brazilian in the Radical Cup North America opener at Sebring Raceway over the March 1-3, where he earned a fourth-place result in race one, battled hard for a podium finish in race two before falling to seventh, and earned his first career Radical Cup podium with a third-place result in race three.

Almeida’s real-world racing career has been fast-tracked this year following the 30-year-old’s purchase of a Radical SR3 XXR and his commitment to racing in Radical’s North American series. Joining the RySpec Racing Team, Almeida has quickly learned and adapted to the real-life experience progressing with each on-track session.

“The experience in Dubai was a dream. I had my biggest challenge so far in my racing career — to get into an endurance race, at night, in a different car, with no practice. It was a right-hand drive, and I had never driven a right-hand drive before,” explained Almeida. “Also, being a slightly older SR3 XX model, the brakes were different, the throttle was different, and I had to adapt to all these things on lap one of the actual race. It was quite a challenge. By the end of the race, I wasn’t aware of the result, so by the time I arrived at the pit and saw the team celebrating, it felt surreal. I will never forget that feeling!”

Almeida’s exploits in Dubai will be chronicled in an upcoming video to be published on his YouTube channel, which also offers guides and training videos for drivers of all skill levels, virtual and real world.

“Podiums lead to experiences and learning from me even while I coach others. Every new idea that sparks from my coaching or racing experience becomes a new lesson on my course,” Almeida said. “‘The Motor Racing Checklist 2.0’ is a collection of a lifetime of research, coaching, practice, reflection, and hard work. My promise for The Motor Racing Checklist is that you will become a better racing driver than you could ever imagine. Learn with my experience and that of thousands of my students and avoid bad habits to reach the top efficiently.”

With two podiums in a row, at Sebring and Dubai, Almeida now turns his focus to the second round of the Radical Cup North America at Barber Motorsports Park where he hopes to keep the podium streak alive in front of an IndyCar crowd. The Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix takes place April 25-28.

Almeida also hopes to return to the United Arab Emirates later in the year for the Radical World Finals at Yas Marina Circuit, Nov. 7-10.

To learn more about Suellio Almeida visit www.SuellioAlmeida.ca, www.TheMotorRacingCoach.com or his YouTube page HERE.

Radical Cup North America events are open to local and regional Radical racers of all ages with eligible cars to participate. More information, including links to register for events and obtain licensing, can be found at radicalcupnorthamerica.com. Stay tuned to the Radical Cup social media pages for the latest series news and updates.

Mayer Deonarine, at the tender age of 15, is making waves in the motorsport world as one of the youngest ever drivers in the Radical Cup North America series. With an impressive debut performance where he clinched three podium finishes at Sebring, Deonarine is now eyeing an even bigger challenge – testing his skills in the competitive arena of GB4 racing.

Teaming up with Ryspec, Deonarine is committed to running in the 2024 Radical Cup North America championship, showcasing his skills on tracks across the continent. But his ambitions don’t stop there. He embarked on a new chapter last weekend by making his GB4 debut at the season-opener at Oulton Park, where he joined forces with fellow Canadian racer Callum Baxter at Graham Brunton Racing.

Deonarine is a beneficiary of the Road To Racing Canada programme, a groundbreaking motorsport charity aimed at nurturing young racing talent. Recognizing Mayer’s potential, Road To Racing has awarded him the Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship, providing full funding for his Oulton Park appearance. This opportunity not only supplements his Radical Cup campaign but also opens doors for potential further GB4 events, pending sponsorship and donations.

Deonarine’s journey is not without its challenges. Racing against seasoned veterans like two-time Le Mans starter Chris McMurry has been both a learning experience and a testament to his skill and determination. His progress is documented in the captivating Radical Journey videos, showcasing the highs and lows of his racing career. Watch the Radical Journey series here.

As he gears up for the next challenge, Mayer remains focused on his ultimate goal – clinching the Pro 1340 championship. Currently sitting third in points, his determination to succeed is unwavering. In a recent statement, Deonarine praised the Radical Cup for providing him with invaluable preparation for his GB4 debut and expressed his eagerness to compete at the highest level.

The next four rounds of the Radical Cup North America will coincide with IndyCar events, starting with the race at Barber on April 26-28. This convergence of elite racing series further underscores the caliber of talent and competition Deonarine faces on his journey to the top.

Find out more about the Radical Cup North America Championship here.

Reflecting on his GB4 debut, Mayer Deonarine stands as a shining example of young talent poised to make a significant impact on the international racing scene. With his sights set on victory, Deonarine is ready to take on whatever challenges come his way, fuelled by passion, talent, and an unwavering drive for success.

Radical Motorsport has announced that the third Radical World Finals will take place at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, November 7-10. The move to the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 venue follows World Finals in Las Vegas (2022) and Portimao (2023).

Radical owners and racers from around the world, including the 14 Radical Cup championships, are invited to join the event, with registration opening later in April.

Headed by father-son duo Barry and Martin Hope, Radical UAE / GulfSport Racing has been delivering the Radical market across the Gulf region for almost 20 years. In 2005, they established the Gulf Radical Cup, which remains one of the most popular of the official Radical Championships around the world.

The World Finals normally marks the end of the season for Radical’s 14 Cup Championships but for the Gulf Radical Cup it will be towards the start of the season, presenting an opportunity for Radical owners to extend their stay, and extend their racing calendar.

Further details and the booking process to attend the Radical World Finals 2024 will be announced in the coming weeks. Until then, Radical owners are invited to register their interest by emailing worldfinals@radicalmotorsport.com.

Former American Le Mans Series race winner and now Radical Cup North America racer Chris McMurry’s Radical Journey begins with his own backstory about what it was the lured him out of retirement and back behind the wheel. In Episode 1 of this season-long series, McMurry reveals that the allure of the track is always strong, but it might just be the camaraderie with fellow racers that keeps him going.

In Episode 2, McMurry and Joey Martin of Crown Concepts in Tuscon, AZ go under the skin of the fifth-generation Radical SR3 XXR to tells us more about how Radical made the car faster while also improving its serviceability to make it an even more cost-effective way to go racing at a high level.