Ecco l'Italian Radical Trophy 2012
15th February 2012
E' stato presentato il calendario dell'Italian Radical Trophy 2012, 7 le tappe che comporranno la serie nazionale, (tutte ospitate nei weekend ACI-CSAI) che vede molte novità e un deciso salto di qualità rispetto alle passate edizioni.Due le classi rappresentate al via della serie, una per le SR3 1500cc che diventa la classe "top" (in specifica identica a quella della serie europea) e una per le SR4 dotate di motore 1300cc. Saranno ammesse al via anche altre vetture della gamma Radical in una classe apposita che sarà trasparente ai fini del campionato.UkRacing, struttura di riferimento per le barchette inglesi in Ita...
New Year, New Name: Powertec Engineering Becomes Radical Performance Engines
5th January 2011
The world's leading small-capacity racing engine manufacturer for over a decade, Powertec Engineering enters 2011 with news of an extensive rebranding and business overhaul, changes of benefit to both its customers and suppliers. Radical Performance Engines (RPE) is the new name for Powertec, demonstrating the business' growing ties with parent company Radical Motorsport Ltd.With a range of four and eight-cylinder engines from 1,000-3,400cc, RPE have excelled in a range of disciplines on and off road. Testament to this is RPE's association with Radical Sportscars, to whom RPE have supplied engines since 1997.The name change coincides with a...
Radical's Christmas Wish Granted
24th December 2010
Radical’s Peterborough factory and offices will close at midday on Christmas Eve for the festive season, returning on Tuesday 4 January 2011. However, before then there’s exciting news on progress of the 2011 Radical UK Cup and Radical Clubman’s Cup. Exciting developments to next year’s series mean that, even at this early stage, 21 UK Cup and 27 Clubman’s Cup teams have already applied to compete next year. The latest confirmation is the Supersports class pairing of 2008 Clubman’s Cup Champion Jonathan Wright and Tom Ashton, no doubt a formidable partnership in their new SR3 RS next year. Radical also wel...
Radical Enters New Era With SR3 SL
16th December 2010
Radical Sportscars today announces the SR3 SL, a new trackday and road-focused roadster that spearheads Radical’s 2011 product line-up. The SR3 SL will be formally unveiled at the Autosport International Show on 13 January 2011, held at the NEC, Birmingham.Optimised for the growing trackday and corporate/race school market, the SR3 SL is Radical’s most advanced sportscar ever, powered by a 2,000cc Ford-RPE (Radical Performance Engines) EcoBoost engine developing 300bhp as standard.Whilst Euro5 emissions compliant, this brand-new turbocharged unit with Twin-Independent Variable Cam Timing and state-of-the-art, high-pressure Direct ...
SR8 RX Launch For Radical Australia, Radical's 2010 Distributor Of The Year
14th December 2010
Radical Australia have laid down the gauntlet for 2011, this weekend hosting their first-ever endurance racing event, the same weekend as being crowned Radical’s 2010 Distributor Of The Year. The team at Eastern Creek organised two 50-minute races run to Radical’s international endurance racing regulations, with two-car teams featuring star drivers such as four-times Bathurst 1000 winner Greg Murphy, double V8 Utes champion Warren Luff, 2010 Australian F3 Champion Ben Barker and 2004 Formula Holden Champion Neil McFadyen. Over 25 teams took part in the event, featuring classes for both the best-selling SR3 and the incredible SR8....
SRZero Completes 26,000km Marathon
23rd November 2010
This weekend, Radical's SRZero electric prototype completed its 26,697km journey down the Panamerican Highway, some five months after leaving Anchorage, Alaska, bound for Ushuaia in Argentina.Designed by Radical with a team of graduates from Imperial College London, it has become the first-ever EV to complete the trip, withstanding floods, poor road conditions and accident damage to make the finish at the southernmost tip of the Americas.Travelling with the seasons, Radical has needed to offer little assistance during the journey, the SRZero's SR8-derived chassis standing up well to the rough roads and climatic challenges of Latin Ame...
Radical Crowns 2010 Champions At Awards Evening
15th November 2010
Competitors from the Competition Car Insurance Radical UK Cup and Quaife Radical Clubman’s Cup came together on Saturday evening for Radical’s annual Awards Night.Held at the British Motor Heritage Centre at Gaydon, Warwickshire, guests were surrounded by some of the UK’s most significant motoring artifacts, browsing the museum during a champagne and canapé reception beforehand. Guests of honour Mike Quaife and Ian Flux presented the awards for the Clubman’s Cup and UK Cup respectively, Flux also entertaining the room with anecdotes from his time in Formula One during the 1970s. Sunoco’s Anders Hil...
Racing Through The Winter With Radical
5th November 2010
Although the 'traditional' Radical summer racing season may now be over for 2010, there's still plenty of opportunities to get your Radical Racing fix before the 2011 main calendar kicks off. Radical is offering two fantastic packages of winter racing, for those wishing to hone their skills in the warmer climate of Southern Europe, perhaps tasting Radical competition for the first time, or pit their skills against some of Europe's finest sportscar drivers.The Radical Nevada Cup returns in 2011 with racing at three of Spain's most modern and demanding circuits. The series takes in Monteblanco, Race Resort Ascari and Navarra, new cha...
