May 17, 2012




SRT, Team Oreca, and Hailfire Racing have officially announced this evening their joint-effort entry for the TORA 24 Hours of Le Mans that will take place across June 30th and July 1st. As of now, it is established that the team is aiming to enter three cars in the legendary race; One LMP1 entry and Two GT entries.



Currently prepared to race is the new Chrysler-developed LMP1 Entry dubbed "SRT-Two," which is based upon the AMR-One platform. Also prepped are two Dodge Viper Competition Coupes with modern SRT and Oreca advancements. Currently under development is the 2013 SRT Viper GTS-R, but it is unclear if the single car that has been ordered will be delivered in time for the famed 24 hour race.

"Oh, I'm absolutely ecstatic for this opportunity," said Hailfire Racing GM Travis Johannes. "Chrysler and Oreca have a long, fabled history at Le Mans. To be the spearhead of this renewed partnership is an honor I did not anticipate. It's absolutely awesome."



Oreca Racing GM Hugues de Chaunac, through a translator, was quoted to say that "We have been given many opportunities recently. Between running the Toyota TS030 in the FIA 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the SRT-Two and Viper in the TORA 24, Oreca Racing has a great future in endurance racing. We are glad to be partnered with Hailfire Racing, and look forward to combine our efforts to further increase our chances in TORA."

With even further, unintentional ripples than TORA, Oreca-Hailfire driver Stephen Hudec has brought in some of the experienced Prototype drivers from the FormulaForza series to compete in the LMP1 category. FormulaForza's sprint-length races may be of a different tune than the grandeur that is Le Mans, but the talent of the drivers is still nothing to be ignored.

Current car lineups are as follows:



LMP1: #91 Team Oreca-Hailfire SRT-Two
mopar4t4
Drake Hellspawn
TLR Overdrive
keine lust 70



GT: #92 Team Oreca-Hailfire SRT Viper GTS-R (Viper Competition Coupe if delivery does not arrive)
Hailfire97x
Maserati F1
Red Dirt Bandit
JonXtream



GT: #93 Team Oreca-Hailfire SRT Viper Competition Coupe
Flyin Mikey J
TBA
TBA
TBA


Updates to cars and official lineups will be released at a later date. Privateers are welcome to inquire about filling car #93.

-T. Johannes, Hailfire Racing Captain -- May 17, 2012