We were driving down the road, fondling interior trim and thinking, “I can’t wait to tear you apart.”
We’ve been hot on the tails of this burgeoning B-Spec series ever since we first caught wind of it. Now it’s becoming a reality, and we’re getting involved. Both the SCCA and Grand-Am have announced their schedules for the small-car series.
Several automakers have jumped on board and made their own factory-backed cars. Kits for replicating the setup are available from a few of these manufacturers. But first, you have to get a car.
So, here’s ours. We recently took a little trip up to Ford Racing headquarters up in Dearborn, Michigan to pick up the least-exciting car in their lot. There it was, in rental-car gray, parked next to a neon-green not-US-legal Ford Focus RS, a V8-swapped first-generation Focus, and several Boss 302 Mustangs.
We hopped in and began our 1400-mile trek to GRM headquarters in Florida—without cruise control. We wished for cruise on the trip, but were sated by thinking about driving a future race car. We were driving down the road, fondling interior trim and thinking, “I can’t wait to tear you apart. You are outta here, A-pillar molding! I can’t wait to modify you and compare the dynamics.”
We’ve ended our cross-country journey, but only just begun exploring this new series. Follow along, and prepare yourself for hot hatch-on-hatch action.
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