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A Radical Journey: If the seat fits

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emailBy RACER Staff | March 14, 2024 8:34 AM ET

Episodes 3 and 4 of the video series “A Radical Journey” have dropped featuring former ALMS and current Radical Cup North America driver, Chris McMurry as host.

In Episode 3, McMurry catches up with John Field, another veteran of the ALMS prototype class who now gets his racing fix in the Radical Cup. Like McMurry, Field has found the Radical Cup to quench his competitive thirst while having a lot of fun along the way.

In contrast to Field, and McMurry himself, we’re also introduced to a pair of young hot shoes in Nick d’Orlando. Both are working their way up the motorsport ladder and finding the benefits of racing a more aero dependent Radical as a great steppingstone to faster machinery.
to watch Episode 3 on YouTube.

For Episode 4, McMurry takes a deep dive into the importance of seat-fitting when he sits down with Randy Smay who has at one time or another made a seat for a host of IndyCar drivers from Mauricio Gugelmin to Scott Dixon. According to Smay, a custom seat cannot only help you go faster, but could also potentially prevent serious injury in the event of an impact.
to watch Episode 4 on YouTube.

 

Episode 1 - My Radical Journey

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Episode one of the new series "A Radical Journey" focuses on Chris McMurry's Radical Journey. Watch as McMurry revisits his past, as he competed in the LMP1 and LMP2 at the world-famous LeMans and in both the American and Asian Le Mans Series. McMurry takes us on his journey to what ultimately happened to get him back into racing and choosing a Radical!

 

Episode 2 - My Radical SR3 XXR

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Take a step inside the world of Radical and find out what makes the fifth-generation SR3 XXR the superior choice for today's racing. In addition to its power and speed, new technology, bodywork features, and efficiency improvements make the XXR easier to drive and easier to maintain. Find out more about the SR3 XXR at www.radicalmotorsport.com/cars

 

Radical Cup North America: Race 2 @ Sebring.

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Radical Cup North America: Race 2 @ Sebring

 

Barber round of Radical Cup to match largest ever grid

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emailBy Radical Motorsport | April 23, 2024 9:27 AM ET

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.

 

Rahal and D’Orlando talk Radical Cup

RACER Staff | April 30, 2024 5:37 PM ET

RACER’s Marshall Pruett speaks with NTT IndyCar Series driver Graham Rahal about his company GRP (Graham Rahal Performance) and his entries in the Radical Cup. GRP driver Nick D’Orlando discusses the Radical SR3, his career aspirations, and how the Radical Cup is a great option on the road to IMSA and IndyCar.