The Trans Am Collection introduced by Pirelli has introduced a brand new racing class for the 2025 season. Named TA Cup, the category will make the most of high-performance spec tube-frame autos with silhouette our bodies, which shall be eligible for competitors within the Western Championship, in addition to within the Nationwide Championship beneath the Choose 6 Problem. The machines are produced by Chris Evans Inc. (CEI), owned by two-time Western Championship title winner Chris Evans.
The 600 rear-wheel horsepower TA Cup vehicles have been competing within the Western Championship’s XGT class since 2023, however with the rising variety of present and potential automobile house owners, the vehicles at the moment are being separated into their very own class to permit for better competitors and differentiation between the single-builder vehicles and the manufacturing class. The 2900-pound vehicles run on 18in. Pirelli P ZERO slicks and make the most of the earlier technology of NASCAR engines.
“In 2023, Trans Am formalized a partnership with Chris Evans, Inc. to provide a spec tube-frame automobile with a efficiency envelope that fell into the XGT class,” stated TA technical director Aaron Coalwell. “For the final two years, the CEI vehicles have competed in that class, however primarily based on the variety of vehicles that CEI has already offered, Trans Am feels that there’s vital potential for the variety of these vehicles to develop considerably, and that it’s time to separate out the CEI vehicles from the opposite XGT vehicles in order that the TA Cup model could also be developed additional.”
“One of many advantages of getting a spec automobile constructed by one provider is that it’s simpler to examine and management developmental drift that you simply see in most lessons. This class will proceed to race with the TA and GT lessons till the variety of vehicles grows sufficient to warrant their very own race group. We look ahead to seeing the TA Cup class develop and change into synonymous with the Trans Am Collection over the following few years.”
“Our vehicles are a collaborative effort between Jerry Pitts, Jeff Jefferson, and Aaron Coalwell, in addition to Chris Rohm, who helps wonderful tune how we’re constructing issues and the standard that we’re placing into them,” stated Chris Evans. “We expect that these are a terrific worth for the automobile’s functionality. The entire thought is that the idea could be very easy, the foundations are very simple, and due to this fact, very straightforward within the technical inspection line. We’re in a position to take a look at these from a producing perspective, moderately than a customized construct, which goes to maintain the prices down a bit wanting into the long run. We’re actually blissful about TA Cup.”
“The Trans Am Collection is such a robust racing authority throughout the nation with a strong basis, so to have a category beneath their roof is phenomenal,” stated Jeff Jefferson. “TA Cup is the proper title for our kind of vehicles. We’re excited for the way forward for the Trans Am Collection and TA Cup.”
“The CEI race vehicles have change into one among my most important focuses for good purpose,” added Chris Rohm. “It’s one of many solely race vehicles in the marketplace with the primary focus being simplicity and velocity. The vehicles are about racing, not about outspending or outwitting the opposite man.”
The Chris Evans Inc. vehicles have been most lately on the monitor earlier this month at Circuit of The Americas within the XGT class piloted by Evans (No. 92 Central Welding Provide Ford Mustang), Will Rodgers (No. 12 Chris Evans Inc. Chevrolet Camaro) John Moore (No. 27 JM Environmental Ford Mustang) and Ken Sutherland (No. 85 Kallberg Building/Wyatt Fireplace Safety Dodge Challenger). Rodgers was the highest finisher in each Nationwide and Western Championship competitors, successful the race and ending second total.
