![]() ![]() ![]() Team switched to the AER series in 2015 to take advantage of the more relaxed The lap penalties just to make the car more reliable and competitive.” “It got to the point where we would make upgrades and take Stringent as well, so making the Mustang competitive was a tough task.Ĭouldn’t make many upgrades other than factory parts from production cars,” The rules covering modifications were pretty “After that, we installed a remanufactured 5.0L because it was reliable.” ![]() “That engine gave up its guts all over the track,” Burger said. At their first race, theĮngine exploded after less than five hours on the track. Mustang we could find,” Bill Burger said. “We had a time crunch, and it was the best Fox Body ScottĪnd Bill spent less than a month getting it ready for endurance racing. The BMR Racing Mustang started as an abandonedĭrag race project with an upcammed 302. Bill is one of only a few builders of Superformanceįord GT40 and AC Cobra replicas in the U.S. Letterman 2002 Barber Dodge Pro Series raceĪnd an instructor at Mid-Ohio.He is the 2017 SCCA STU National Championīill Burger is the team’s master builder and a Late 1990s, and was the lead mechanic and car builder for the Danica Patrick/Rahal Manager and an instructor at Mid-Ohio.Scott piloted Formula cars in the He competed in Formula 1 in the 1980s and is the currentĭriver of the legendary James Hunt F1 car. Tommy Byrne is the Lead Instructor at the Mid-Ohio The Teamīest racers you may never have heard of (but you will): Grassroots Motorsports Magazine posted a great primer on AER on its website that’s well worth reading too. Visit AER’s website for more information on the series, rules, and the 2019 schedule. This means the race field is diverse and fair, with little to no debate as to which cars belong in each class. Every car and driver combination completes a number of qualifying laps, which officials then analyze to slot teams in one of five classes for each race. AER uses what it calls Performance-Based Classing to place cars in one of five classes. Amateur and professional racers share the track running almost any production-based race car they like. The Race SeriesĮach American Endurance Racing event features two nine-hour races completed on back-to-back days. The rest of the upgrades are off-the-shelf parts available at Summit Racing, which means most anyone can duplicate the build and go after some BMWs and Porsches. Engine Power’s Mike Galley and Pat Topolinski are currently building a 363 cubic-inch small block Ford that will make upwards of 600 horsepower, rev to 8,000 rpm, and hold together for nine hours at a stretch. Summit Racing and PowerNation TV’s Engine Power have teamed up with BMR Racing to field a 1993 Mustang in American Endurance Racing (AER) competition. It’s even more fun to help the underdog win a few. That should be enough power to cut the Mustang’s best lap time at Mid-Ohio from 42 seconds to the 36-37 second range. The goal is to make upwards of 600 horsepower, rev to 8,000 RPM, and hold together for nine hours at a stretch. The solution to the horsepower deficit is this 363 cubic inch small block Ford, put together by Mike Galley and Pat Topolinski at PowerNation TV’s Engine Power. The decision was made to pull out all the stops and rebuild the Mustang to compete in AER’s unlimited Class 5. It was evident by 2018’s midpack finishes that the stock 5.0L didn’t have the firepower to keep the car competitive with the BMWs and Porsches they faced in AER’s Class 3. BMR Racing tore out everything that wasn’t necessary for safety and functionality, which included most of the interior. The Mustang’s current fighting weight is 2,900 pounds with driver. The team campaigned the car for five years in ChumpCar and American Endurance Racing competition. They had less than a month to prep the car for its first 24-hour race, and it showed- the engine exploded after less than five hours on the track.įor BMR Racing 2.0, the Mustang got a replacement 5.0L engine, better springs and sway bars, and uprated wheels and tires. This 1993 Mustang GT was an abandoned drag race project when Scott and Bill rescued it. They have good taste in apparel, don’t they? At right is car builder and racer Bill Burger. From left are Max Gee, Scott McKinley, and Tommy Byrne, all drivers and instructors at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington Ohio. This bunch of characters make up BMR Racing. ![]()
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