Radical Cup Australia
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The Radical Cup Australia is a national motor racing series for racing the Radical SR3, built by Radical Sportscars. The series is sanctioned by Motorsport Australia, and run by a joint venture of the two Australian importers of Radical cars.{{Cite web |title=HOME {{!}} Radical Cup Australia |url=https://www.radicalcupaustralia.com.au/series-info |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Radical Cup Australia |language=en}}
History
The current Radical Cup Australia was founded in 2022, but one-make racing for Radical cars in Australia dates back to at least 2011.{{Cite web |last=Speedcafe.com |date=2011-11-15 |title=Expanded events for Radical Australia Cup |url=https://speedcafe.com/expanded-events-for-radical-australia-cup/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Speedcafe.com |language=en-AU}}
Cars
Unmodified examples of the Radical SR3 (including most variants from throughout the model's history, and both 1340 and 1500cc engined models) are eligible to compete.{{Cite web |date=3 April 2024 |title=2024 Radical Cup Australia Sporting and Technical Regulations |url=https://www.radicalcupaustralia.com.au/_files/ugd/86def3_fd9e0cab144e42b48df27538d910ca84.pdf |access-date=11 January 2025 |website=Radical Cup Australia }}
Race format
The series is made up of a mixture of sprint (25-minute) and endurance (45 or 50-minute races).
Cars may (optionally) be shared between two drivers; if so, during endurance races there is a driver switch during a race pitstop; during a round featuring sprint races each driver drives two of the four races in the round.
Drivers are classified as Pro, Pro-Am or Am based on their age and professional experience in motorsport; there are multiple series trophies awarded, dependent on driver categorisation.