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We Need A Racing Series Open To All The Track Day Specials

By info@topspeed.com (Michael Fira)
Remember all the headlines that were written last week when we first caught glimpse of Lamborghini's Essenza SCV12? Most had something to do with how this thing, probably the last mid-engined hypercar from Lamborghini to be powered by the venerable N/A V-12, can't be driven on the road. It is merely the latest in a long line of track-bound hypercars that boutique and not-so-boutique automakers have been churning out in the past decade or so to appease to its wealthy clientele in look for some thrills and spills. But isn't that a bid sad? Isn't it sad that 800-odd-horsepower beasts complete with some of the most outrageous aero kits ever seen that make even a Le Mans-ready grand tourer seem pedestrian are confined to some private track day events? It's not that we can't see them in action, but we never really see what they are capable of. They're never really pushed to their absolute limits because what's missing is competition. Nobody is really racing these cars although they are race cars, so here's what we thought: what if there was a racing series dedicated to track-only hypercars? An arena for fire-spitting monsters that don't fit within the tight cubicles of FIA's rulebooks.

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