Vehicles
The series uses two classes in each race:
- The Grand Sport (GS) class features large-displacement 6-cylinder or 8-cylinder sports cars as well as small displacement 4-cylinder forced induction sports cars.
- The Street Tuner (ST) class is for smaller 4-cylinder or 6-cylinder compact sedans, coupes, or roadsters.
All vehicles have fewer modifications than most series, using a "showroom stock" format.
The format is reminiscent of the original Trans-Am Series, combining conventional sports cars and touring cars, though the Trans-Am Series usually had a single driver per car, unlike the Koni series, which has two drivers per car. Some vehicles in the Continental Challenge have actually been painted to resemble the original Trans Am cars, such as the Boss 302 Mustangs of George Follmer and Parnelli Jones or the original Sunoco Camaro.
Read more about this topic: Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
Famous quotes containing the word vehicles:
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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—Dorothy H. Cohen (20th century)