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17 cars for World Challenge opener at St. Petersburg

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The World Challenge Touring Class features a field of 17 cars which will race with the GT and GTS categories at this weekend’s first round.

The reigning champion driver Robert Stout and his team DG-Spec Scion both do not return to defend their titles, but in their place are a number of new competitors, with four marques in total represented.

The new car to the championship is the Volvo C30 of K-PAX Racing, a team which dominated the GT class with their S60 last year. For 2011, K-PAX will field cars in both categories. The team’s drivers are Robb Holland and Aaron Povoledo.

Joining in with the HPD-built Honda Civics is Canadian Touring Car and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge title holders Compass360 Racing, with Tom Ehlen and Lawson Aschenbach on driving duties.

Many drivers who fielded full campaigns last year return, with last year’s runner-up Eric Meyer returning in his Mazda RX-8 and Shea Holbrook in her Honda Civic Si.

Volkswagen are the fourth brand represented with both its Golf GTI and Jetta models. New team Brimtek Motorsports has impressed from the start with their GTI for Tristan Herbert, claiming pole position for the first race of the season.

The first race gets underway at 11:50am EST on Saturday before the qualifying sessions for the Firestone Indy Lights and IZOD IndyCar Series take place.

Entry List

No – Driver – Team – Car – Model Year
21 – Charlie Solomon – Dr. Natasha/DC Racing – Mazda RX-8 – 2006
23 – Devin Cates – Devin Cates Racing – Volkswagen GTI – 2007
32 – Eric Meyer – XOWii Racing – Mazda RX-8 – 2005
33 – Tristan Herbert – Brimtek Motorsports – Volkswagen GTI – 2008
60 – Ronald Zitza – Gila Monster Racing – Volkswagen Jetta – 2006
61 – Carolyn Kujala – Gila Monster Racing – Volkswagen Jetta – 2006
64 – Carl Hober – Branden Peterson Racing – Honda CIVIC SI – 2010
66 – Robb Holland – K-Pax Racing – Volvo C30 – 2011
67 – Shea Holbrook – Shea Racing – Honda Civic Si – 2007
69 – Ray Mason – TLM Racing – Honda CIVIC SI – 2006
71 – Lawson Aschenbach – Compass 360 – Honda Civic Si – 2011
72 – Thomas Ehlen – Compass 360 – Honda Civic Si – 2011
80 – Patrick Seguin – Segs Motorsports – Honda Civic SI – 2006
88 – Aaron Povoledo – K-Pax Racing – Volvo C30 – 2011
01 – Don Istook – Istook’s Motorsports – Volkswagen GTI – 2007
02 – Colin Cohen – Istook’s Motorsports – Volkswagen GTI – 2007
07 – Chip Herr – Grid 1 Motorsports – Mazda RX-8