Founded in 1989 by Giotto Bizzarrini,[2] Picchio built their first car, the SR2, in 1998.[5] Also known as the A001 or the MB1, the SR2 used a 3-litre BMWstraight-6 engine, and made its debut at the Misano round of the International Sports Racing Series in July 1998.[6] In 2002, the firm gave Armando Trentini the exclusivity to introduced the D-USA which, with the collaboration of G&W Motorsports (now Synergy Racing), was used in the SRPII category of the Rolex Sports Car Series;[6]Darren Law took second in the SRPII championship that year whilst driving a D-USA.[7] the team also had one victory at the six hours of Mont Trembland Canada (drivers Daren Law, Andy Lally, Armando Trentini). In 2003, Trentini and G&W Motorsports introduced the DP2, which was built for the new Daytona Prototype class of Grand-Am.[8][9] On its debut, the DP2 finished 24th in the 24 Hours of Daytona.[10] Darren Law was the most successful DP2 driver, and he took sixth in the Daytona Prototype championship;[11] whilst Steve Marshall won the SRPII championship in a D-USA,[12] and helped give Picchio the SRPII Constructor's championship.[13] A new Daytona Prototype entered development in 2003,[14] but the car, known as the DP3,[15][16] never actually raced, although Andrea Montermini did test a version of the car.[17] The DP3 would later morph into an Alfa Romeo 8C-based Daytona Prototype,[18] but this too would not materialize.
G&W Motorsports' Picchio DP2
In 2004, Picchio introduced a new series of prototypes for hillclimbing; the Light Series.[19] In 2010, Picchio introduced their second hillclimb series, the P4/E2, which used a 1750 cc turbocharged engine.[20] Christian Merliin was selected as the official P4/E2 driver, and he took six wins from seven races.[20] The same year, they introduced the Picchio DANY road car, which was the firm's first entry into the electriccity car market, and began life as the Belumbury project in 2008.[21] In 2011, Nicola Guida designed a carbon-fibrebicycle for Picchio.[22]
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picchio, racing, cars, 8519509, 729149, 8519509, 729149, company, typeauto, racing, design, productionfounded1989, foundergiotto, bizzarrini, headquartersancarano, teramo, italy, peoplefrancesco, pietrantonio, president, armando, trentini, north, american, dis. 42 51 07 N 13 43 45 E 42 8519509 N 13 729149 E 42 8519509 13 729149 Picchio Racing CarsCompany typeAuto racing design and productionFounded1989 1 FounderGiotto Bizzarrini 2 HeadquartersAncarano Teramo Italy 3 Key peopleFrancesco Di Pietrantonio president Armando Trentini North American distributor 4 Total assets 1 434 510 96 3 Websitepicchio wbr com wbr enPicchio Racing Cars is a small Italian racing and road automobile manufacturer based in the town of Ancarano Teramo Contents 1 History 2 Models 3 References 4 External linksHistory editFounded in 1989 by Giotto Bizzarrini 2 Picchio built their first car the SR2 in 1998 5 Also known as the A001 or the MB1 the SR2 used a 3 litre BMW straight 6 engine and made its debut at the Misano round of the International Sports Racing Series in July 1998 6 In 2002 the firm gave Armando Trentini the exclusivity to introduced the D USA which with the collaboration of G amp W Motorsports now Synergy Racing was used in the SRPII category of the Rolex Sports Car Series 6 Darren Law took second in the SRPII championship that year whilst driving a D USA 7 the team also had one victory at the six hours of Mont Trembland Canada drivers Daren Law Andy Lally Armando Trentini In 2003 Trentini and G amp W Motorsports introduced the DP2 which was built for the new Daytona Prototype class of Grand Am 8 9 On its debut the DP2 finished 24th in the 24 Hours of Daytona 10 Darren Law was the most successful DP2 driver and he took sixth in the Daytona Prototype championship 11 whilst Steve Marshall won the SRPII championship in a D USA 12 and helped give Picchio the SRPII Constructor s championship 13 A new Daytona Prototype entered development in 2003 14 but the car known as the DP3 15 16 never actually raced although Andrea Montermini did test a version of the car 17 The DP3 would later morph into an Alfa Romeo 8C based Daytona Prototype 18 but this too would not materialize nbsp G amp W Motorsports Picchio DP2In 2004 Picchio introduced a new series of prototypes for hillclimbing the Light Series 19 In 2010 Picchio introduced their second hillclimb series the P4 E2 which used a 1750 cc turbocharged engine 20 Christian Merliin was selected as the official P4 E2 driver and he took six wins from seven races 20 The same year they introduced the Picchio DANY road car which was the firm s first entry into the electric city car market and began life as the Belumbury project in 2008 21 In 2011 Nicola Guida designed a carbon fibre bicycle for Picchio 22 nbsp Picchio P4 at NevegalModels editPicchio SR2 1998 Picchio D USA 2002 Picchio DP2 2003 Picchio CN2 Light 2004 Picchio DANY 2010 Picchio P4 E2 2010 Picchio Evolution GT 2011 References edit Racing cars engineering and design Picchio Racing Road Cars Picchio Racing Cars Archived from the original on 2015 02 15 Retrieved 2014 01 18 a b Picchio develops faster race cars with LMS Virtual Lab Motion LMS International 2008 04 09 Archived from the original on 2014 01 18 Retrieved 2014 01 18 a b Now Picchio Racing Road Cars Picchio Racing Cars Retrieved 2014 01 18 Interview with Armando Trentini Daily Sports Car Retrieved 2014 01 18 Italian Race cars performance series Picchio Racing Road Cars Picchio Racing Cars 2009 04 13 Archived from the original on 2015 02 15 Retrieved 2014 01 18 a b Picchio Complete Archive Racing Sports Cars Retrieved 2014 01 18 Grand Am 2002 SRPII final positions and tables World Sports Racing Prototypes Archived from the original on 2008 09 29 Retrieved 2014 01 18 Picchio Announces Three Year Program for Daytona Prototypes The Auto Channel 2002 08 28 Retrieved 2014 01 18 Daytona Prototype DP2 Picchio Racing Cars Retrieved 2014 01 18 Picchio Complete Archive page 2 Racing Sports Cars Retrieved 2014 01 18 Grand Am 2003 DP final positions and tables World Sports Racing Prototypes Archived from the original on 2008 09 29 Retrieved 2014 01 18 Grand Am 2003 SRPII final positions and tables World Sports Racing Prototypes Archived from the original on 2008 09 29 Retrieved 2014 01 18 Grand Am 2003 SRPII Constructor s final positions and tables World Sports Racing Prototypes Archived from the original on 2014 02 03 Retrieved 2014 01 18 Major revamp for Picchio Daytona Prototype Autosport com 2003 08 04 Retrieved 2014 01 18 Picchio DP3 nears completion News Motorsport com 2005 06 29 Retrieved 2014 01 18 re 2004 12 10 Picchio gearing up for Grand Am return italiaspeed com Retrieved 2014 01 18 Andrea Montermini on the Picchio DP3 Grand am Road Racing 2005 10 24 Retrieved 2014 01 18 Picchio DP3 un Alfa per la Grand Am Omniauto it 2007 03 16 Retrieved 2014 01 18 Race cars for hill climb competition Picchio Racing Road Cars Picchio Racing Cars Archived from the original on 2015 02 15 Retrieved 2014 01 18 a b P4 race car for hill climb competition Picchio Racing Road Cars Picchio Racing Cars Archived from the original on 2014 02 07 Retrieved 2014 01 18 Belumbury Picchio Racing Road Cars Picchio Racing Cars Retrieved 2014 01 18 Thomas James 2011 01 21 Picchio carbon bicycle by Nicola Guida Bicycle Design Retrieved 2014 01 18 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Picchio Racing Cars amp oldid 1058033653, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
