Lamborghini Super Trofeo series will rent you a race car for $35k, all expenses includedFiled under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Lamborghini, Racing
Racing isn't cheap. The cars often command six-figure price sums, race teams don't work for free and then you have to get the car to races while feeding it an endless supply of tires. It's no surprise then that owning a race team is a multimillion-dollar affair, but
Lamborghini and its North American
Blancpain Super Trofeo series is a new way for licensed racers to get behind the wheel of a racecar for a much lower price.
As a part of the single-make series, Lamborghini will supply racers with everything you need for competition - including a
race-spec Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo - as well as a trackside hospitality experience... all for a relatively affordable $35,000 per race weekend. Of course, not just anyone with a spare $35,000 can hop behind the wheel and hit the track. Lamborghini says that all drivers must have an FIA-accredited racing license for the
International Motor Sport Association category with a "C" or "D" rating.
When it comes to the actual racing, there will be two 60-minute practice sessions, 40 minutes of qualifying and two 50-minute races, meaning that these cars might be the most expensive rental cars ever at $8,700 per hour. In its inaugural season, the
Super Trofeo will run in conjunction with two
Grand-Am races, two
America Le Mans Series races, an IMSA race in Canada and finally an
IndyCar race weekend in California.
Here is the full North American schedule for 2013:
- July 5-6 Lime Rock with ALMS
- August 17-18 Kansas City with Grand-Am
- September 7-8 Calabogie (Canada) with IMSA
- October 5-6 Virginia International Raceway (VIR) with ALMS
- October 18-19 Fontana with IndyCar
But wait, there's more. Top drivers in the North American Super Trofeo will then have a chance to race against their counterparts from Asia and Europe in a World Final in Italy.
Scroll down for more information on the Blancpain-sponsored series.
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