Werner places second at 2011 AARC

The 2011 American Road Race of Champions (ARRC) at Road Atlanta is officially in the record books. A weekend of ideal Autumn racing weather provided a competitive stage for racers to pursue the checkered flag flat-out. Phoenix Race Works would like to congratulate Russ Werner for his second place finish behind no other than Glen Cooper, a former SCCA National Champion in an eight car field.

Werner was able to battle his way through the field and hold off six other F1000 racecars in a Phoenix Race Works F1K.10 from the Team Roberts Racing rental program in LaGrange, Georgia. Team Roberts Racing provides the Phoenix racecars as rentals for the weekend, and that’s all Werner needed to finish on the podium. Congrats Russ and Team Roberts Racing for another successful racing weekend!

Official results and photos from the event are coming soon and will be available at the official ARRC website.

Phoenix Race Works Partners with Edge Engineering to Produce Leading SCCA F1000 Racecar

PHOENIX, Ariz. – September 30, 2011 – Phoenix Race Works  and Edge Engineering have strategically partnered to increase production of the exceedingly successful SCCA F1000 racecar designed and engineered by Phoenix Race Works. Previously, Phoenix Race Works and Edge Engineering collaborated together on various projects and Edge Engineering supplied a mixture of components for the Phoenix F1000 racecar. Until now, Phoenix Race Works not only designed but also fully manufactured their racecar at their facility.

The partnership with Edge Engineering will allow Phoenix Race Works to focus on continued improvement of their racecar and engineering of future designs while Edge Engineering now holds the duty of production and manufacturing of the Phoenix Race Work racecar.

This joint venture will allow for rapid production by using a six sigma approach to manufacturing the Phoenix Race Works racecar. “I am excited to blend Edge Engineering’s manufacturing expertise and my engineering capability to be able to increase production rates of the Phoenix Race Works racecar without having to sacrifice build quality or attention to detail,” says Dustin Wright, Phoenix Race Work’s owner and chief engineer.

Gary Hickman, Edge Engineering’s CEO and founder agrees. “Edge Engineering has the ability to manufacture the Phoenix Race Works car in a way that retains Dustin’s great engineering abilities and meet the current demand of the racecar to keep competitive cars racing in the Formula 1000 Series.”

About Phoenix Race Works:

Founded in 2004 and is led by Owner and Chief Engineer, Dustin Wright. Phoenix Race Works also provides engineering services, F1000 parts and accessories and has an authorized F1k.10 dealer located in LaGrange, Georgia. A Phoenix F1k.10 rental program is currently in development.

About Edge Engineering:

Edge Engineering was founded over 25 years ago by Gary Hickman and has been involved in many facets of high-end CNC manufacturing. Edge Engineering has previously designed, engineered and produced parts for the highly competitive bicycle industry as well as their own F1000 racecar.

For more information on the Phoenix Race Works F1000 racecar, or to order online, visit www.phoenixraceworks.com.

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Registration for 2012 F1000 Champ Series begins October 1

October is nearly upon us and the 2011 season is starting to wind down. You can save $200 off your annual registration if you register prior to November 1, 2011. Drivers and teams are urged to download the Annual Registration form and begin registering for the 2012 season. Reserve your car number for the season and become listed under the Team/Driver section of the F1000 Champ Series website.  Only paid annual registrations will be eligible for reserved car numbers.

Don’t forget about the Phoenix Race Work’s 2012 contingency program! You can find more information at Phoenix Race Work’s F1000 race car here.

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F1k no more, Welcome Formula 1000 Grand Prix

To better align the F1k series with its bigger, faster brothers the top brass of the F1k Series has official changed its name over for the 2012 series.

The new formal name for the F1K Series is now Formula 1000 Grand Prix Series. “Grand Prix (French for the words Great Prize) is fitting of the Series,” claimed F1K’s Jon Lewis. “The F1K Series offers a great prize to its Champion. The words Grand Prix also envision the overall atmosphere of the Series, with standing starts and other aspects associated with Grand Prix style events.” Grand Prix relates to the style of racing associated with the F1K Series with more elite open rules and not just a “spec” styles Series.

This switch was made in hopes to attract more drivers, spectators and media to the series to tap into the F1 and Indy Car market, which is the natural progression after achieved success in the Formula 1000 Grand Prix.

For those of you wondering how this will affect the 2012 Grid Girl outfits, don’t worry…those are being changed too.

New F1k championship series announced, PRW expands nationally

A new and exciting professional series, the Formula 1000 Championship Series (F1K) was announced recently to begin in 2012.

Sanctioned by SCCA Pro Racing, this true professional Series will participate at major spectator events on the SCCA Pro Racing calendar, as well as other select high-profile venues. The Formula 1000 Championship Series was designed to bring F1000 into professional racing and provide a true cost-effective forum for open-wheel racing in North America.

In 2012 the Formula 1000 Championship Series will feature 10 races over five weekends primarily on the east coast and will grow to a maximum of 14 races with additional events on the west coast in the following years. Budgets for the Series are projected to be under $50,000 for the closest thing to Formula 1 style racing in America today.

There will be a significant Prize Purse for the Formula 1000 Championship. In 2012, the total Year-end Prize Purse will be $100,000 with the Champion receiving $50,000 and the balance divided by the top-5 drivers in championship points, in sizeable disbursements. There will also be a Prize fund for the Championship car constructor. In addition to the Prize Purse, the official tires of the F1k series announced a contingency program today that awards F1k Goodyear tires to the top three overall drivers.

In order to support the Phoenix F1k.10 during this new series, Phoenix Race Works recently joined forces with Team Roberts Racing in Georgia who is now the official East coast distributor of the Phoenix F1k.10 race car. This strategic partnership will allow for increased support to the racers on the East and quicker deliveries of race critical parts and accessories. Phoenix Race Works also plans to expand their reach in the US by adding at least one more official distributor before the 2012 season in order to fulfill the increased demand of the Phoenix F1k.10.