LR Racing- The NEW 1953 Studebaker

Body and Chassis
The body (ours shown in mock up form on the left) is a 15/16ths scale replica of a 1953 Studebaker Commander. The body was made by Richard Earle in Florida. He has raced one of these bodies (his car shown bottom left) and it proved to be very aerodynamic. To improve the aerodynamics he chopped the roof and changed the shape slightly. The chassis is to be made from chrome molybdenum tubing built to the 2000 SFI 25.1C standard for doorslammers running 7.50 or quicker. It will be designed and built by Andy Robinson Race Cars. Exotic materials such as carbon fibre, titanium and aluminium will be used where possible (and cost effective!) to make the car as light as possible.

Engine and Drivetrain
The same Eagle 706 Chevy motor and Lenco 4 speed transmission used in the Rover will be used in the Stude. The motor is based around an all-aluminium Donovan block with Dart Big Chief heads bolted to it. It has a sheet metal manifold with a full nitrous oxide injection system. The engine will be slightly modified by Eagle Racing engines for the new season and will make approximately 2000 hp and 1800 lbs/ft torque (about 3 times the power output of a formula one car and 20 times the amount of a standard car). The gearbox is a manually air shifted Lenco 4-speed clutchless planetary transmission. This is hooked to the wheels via a chrome-moly prop shaft and a fabricated chrome-moly axle housing with an aluminium Strange Ultra-Case third member and 9.5" gears. Pro Mod racecars use a lot of new, complicated technology and to run the car it takes a dedicated, experienced crew. The crew for the Studebaker in 2000 includes Mark Balzaretti, Simon Smith, Ray Simpson and Jerry Clayton. Without a crew it would be impossible to run a car of this complexity.

Expected Performance
It is always hard to predict the performance of a new race car but the Stude is expected to run 6.50's at over 210 mph and hopefully reclaim the European record for Britain currently held by Hakan Nilsson at 6.51 @ 215 mph. If you would like to sponsor the new car the email me on the contact me page.