Stohr Cars designs and builds racing cars mainly for competition within the Sports Car Club of America. The business was founded by Lee Stohr in 1991 and is based in Denver, NC, USA. 138 racing cars have been produced as of December 2021.[1] Stohr Cars was purchased by Dauntless Racing in 2014.
| Stohr WF1 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Stohr Cars |
| Production | 2006-present |
| Assembly | Denver, NC, USA |
| Designer | Lee Stohr |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car |
| Body style | Roadster |
| Layout | transversely mounted mid-engine, rear-wheel drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Various Sportbike |
| Transmission | typically 6-speed sequential manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,465 mm (97.0 in) |
| Width | 1,625 mm (64.0 in) |
| Curb weight | 353.78 kg (780.0 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Stohr DSR |
Origins
editAfter driving an Elden FF for several years in the early 1980s, Lee Stohr designed and built several of his own Formula Fords, Formula Continentals and a Formula 3 type car. In 2001 Stohr moved into the D Sports Racing class. Their first national championship came just one year later with a sports racer with Mark Jaremko driving at the SCCA Runoffs at Mid-Ohio.[2] In 2005 Lee Stohr and Wayne Felch expanded the business with the introduction of the faster WF1. The company was one of the first to join the Formula 1000 class in early 2007. In 2014, Stohr Cars was acquired by Dauntless Racing of Vacaville, CA. In March 2021, Stohr Cars relocated from Vacaville, CA to a new and larger facility in Denver, NC
Notable racing results
editSource:[3]
- 2022 SCCA National Champion, P2. Stohr WF1; Driver: Greg Gyann
- 2021 SCCA National Champion, P1. Stohr WF1; Driver: Lee Alexander
- 2021 SCCA National Champion, P2. Stohr WF1; Driver: Tim Day, Jr.
- 2020 SCCA National Champion, P2. Stohr WF1; Driver: Greg Gyann
- 2018 SCCA National Champion, P2. Stohr WF1; Driver: Tim Day, Jr.
- 2017 SCCA National Champion, P1. Stohr WF1; Driver: Jonathan Eriksen
- 2017 SCCA National Champion, P2. Stohr WF1; Driver: Jeff Shafer
- 2016 SCCA National Champion, P2. Stohr WF1; Driver: Jeff Shafer
- 2015 SCCA National Champion, P2. Stohr WF1; Driver: Chris Farrell
- 2015 SCCA National Champion, P1. Stohr WF1; Driver: Gianpolo Ciancimino
- 2014 SCCA National Champion, P2. Stohr 01D; Driver: Fabian Okonski
- 2014 SCCA National Champion, P1. Stohr WF1; Driver: Chris Farrell
- 2013 Australian National Champion, Sports Racer. Stohr WF1; Driver: Adam Proctor
- 2013 Grassroots Motorsport magazine, Track Day Car of the Year, Stohr WF1 [4]
- 2013 SCCA National Champion, D Sports Racing. Stohr WF1; Driver: Chris Farrell
- 2013 SCCA National Champion, C Sports Racing. Stohr WF1; Driver: Lee Alexander
- 2012 Australian National Champion, Sports Racer. Stohr WF1; Driver: Adam Proctor
- 2011 Australian National Champion, Sports Racer. Stohr WF1; Driver: Adam Proctor
- 2011 SCCA National Champion, D Sports Racing. Stohr WF1; Driver: Tom Bootz
- 2010 SCCA National Champion, D Sports Racing. Stohr WF1; Driver: Lawrence Loshak
- 2009 SCCA National Champion, D Sports Racing. Stohr WF1; Driver: Gary Crook
- 2008 SCCA National Champion, D Sports Racing. Stohr WF1; Driver: JR Osborne
- 2008 SCCA National Champion, C Sports Racing. Stohr WF1; Driver: JR Osborne
- 2007 SCCA National Champion, D Sports Racing. Stohr WF1; Driver: JR Osborne
- 2006 SCCA National Champion, D Sports Racing. Stohr WF1; Driver: Mark Jaremko
- 2005 SCCA National Champion, D Sports Racing. Stohr WF1; Driver: Mark Jaremko
- 2004 SCCA National Champion, D Sports Racing. Stohr DSR; Driver: John Hill
- 2003 SCCA National Champion, D Sports Racing. Stohr DSR; Driver: Mark Jaremko
- 2002 SCCA National Champion, D Sports Racing. Stohr DSR; Driver: Mark Jaremko
- 2023 Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car Challenge. Stohr 01D; Driver: Ghais Khaleghi[5]
Cars
edit| Year | Car | Class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Stohr FF2 | |
Formula Ford 1600 |
| 1993 | Stohr |  |
Formula Ford 2000 |
| 1995 | Stohr F3 |  |
Formula 3 |
| 1999 | Stohr FF99 |  |
Formula Ford 1600 |
| 2001 | Stohr 01D |  |
D Sports Racing |
| 2005 | Stohr WF1 | |
D Sports Racing |
| 2007 | Stohr F1000 |  |
Formula 1000 |
References
edit- ^ Dave Rich General Manager Stohr Cars
- ^ RaceTech magazine, February/March 2002, p.42/43
- ^ "The Sports Car Club of America - Club Racing". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ Grassroots Motorsport magazine, November 2013
- ^ "Ghais Khaleghi wins the 2023 Tire Rack Ultimate Track Car Challenge". Retrieved 2023-11-10.