Every student’s ‘learning laboratory’ is an authentic 5.0-liter race car…a high-performance Panoz GT-RA!
Climb into the cockpit of your 5-liter learning lab. The Panoz GT-RA is an authentic REAL race car in all respects and the only purpose-built GT racing sports car being used in a racing school anywhere in the world.
By learning and actually racing the Panoz GT-RA in both school competition and advanced instruction, students experience the thrill of real-life challenges presented by today’s competition courses.
The Panoz GT-RA takes its inspiration from the Panoz world racing experience (La Mans and American Le Mans Series) as well as the Panoz Esperante Coupe, Panoz GTR-1 and Panoz LMP class Roadster S.
This is not a converted-from-production model. The 2500-pound, two-seat Panoz GT-RA was built from the ground-up to be a legitimate, competitive race car.
Panoz GT-RA technical features *(detailed in the chart below) include a tube-frame with full race suspension and specially prepared, 250 hp, 5.0-liter Ford V8 powerplant, double A-arm front suspension, coil-over shocks and live-axle Ford rearend with four-link suspension.
Every student’s car is prepared by Panoz Racing School technicians.
Panoz GT-RA Specifications
| Chassis | Steel tube frame construction |
| Body | Fiberglass and Thermal-formed Plastic |
| Engine | Ford 5-Liter HO; Electronic Fuel Injection; 250 Horsepower |
| Transmission | TTC “R” Tremec 5 Speed |
| Steering | Ford Motorsport power rack & pinion |
| Front Suspension | Double A-arm with H&R; coil-over springs with Koni shocks and sway bar |
| Rear Suspension | Ford 9″ axle with four links, Watts linkage, and sway bar |
| Brakes | Front and rear disc brakes with Brembo calipers and PFC discs and pads |
| Wheels | BBS 9″x17″ |
| Tires | Pirelli 275/40X17 P7000 |
| Fuel System | 25-gallon fuel cell |
| Features | Pi electronic dashboard; Pi data acquisition system;.Accommodates passenger |
| Dimensions | Track – 65″; Width – 75″; Wheel Base – 107″; Length – 171″; Height – 52″; Weight – 2550 lbs |
| Safety Features | Sparco belts, window net, composite racing seats, full roll cage with door bars and fire system |