Lane's SCA - Team scR's New Car

James Walker (of Team scR Motorsports) had just finished construction of his new SCCA Improved Touring race car, a red SC2 beautiful in every detail. James was using this open-lapping day at Gingerman Raceway as an opportunity to get a feel for the car and break in a few sets of tires before getting it out on the track during the 1999 season. We all had the opportunity to take a close look at the car and ask a whole lot of questions.

The car (19k)

Seat (29k)

Form-fitting Recaro seat and 6-point harness. The red tank for the Halon fire-supression system can be seen on the left.

Enkei 15" RP-01 wheels, Hoosier 225-45-15 tires. The engine compartment looks unassuming - not much of a hint of the monster that lurks within. SPS supplies a great deal of parts for the car. The picture shows Magnecor wires, Powerstack intake, filter, and strut-tower brace.

Exhaust flows though a stock Saturn header, custom downpipe, Borla race muffler, and a huge 3" exhaust pipe. On the dyno, the engine actually made more horsepower with a muffler than without.

Exhaust (20k)

Brake cooling ducts, wheel spacers, longer lugs, adjustable firmness Koni strut inserts, adjustable ride-height custom coil-overs, 17mm rear sway bar, braided brake lines, and a super-clean underbody that I envy.

More details & specs:

Saturn engine with 'stockish' internals, balanced & blueprinted
Approximately 150 horsepower (124 horsepower stock)
2,170 lb weight (approximately 2,400 lb stock)
Magnecor plug wires
AC Rapidfire plugs
Redline lubricants
Stock Saturn header, custom downpipe
Borla race muffler, three inch exhaust, no catalytic converter
Stock Saturn throttle body
Ceramic-coated Powerstack intake w/ conical filter
Stock-size brake rotors (vented front, solid rear), stock single-piston calipers
Yellow PowerPads front, blue PowerPads rear
SPS braided brake lines
AP600 brake fluid
Front brake cooling ducts
Stock front anti-sway bar
SPS 17mm adjustable rear anti-sway bar
Stock suspension bushings & motor mounts
Enkei RP-01 wheels (approx 13 lbs each), 225/45-ZR15 Hoosier tires
Custom hub-centric wheel spacers, longer lugs
Koni shock inserts with adjustable damping
Custom adjustable ride-height coil-overs with Hypercoil springs
Recaro seat with six-point harness
Eight-point computer-modeled rollcage
Racetech communications
Halon fire supression system

For more great pictures and info, check out Team scR's website. While you're visiting, be sure to sign up for the mailing list to keep on top of the Saturn racing action.