Simraceway Performance Driving Center set to launch Winter Series at Sonoma

The Simraceway Performance Driving Center (http://simracewaydrivingschool.com/) today announced a full grid for its 2016 F3 winter series.

Building on the success from the past 2 seasons since re-launching its F3 summer racing series, Simraceway Performance Driving Center will be one of the first to ring in the New Year with competitive racing as it waves the green flag on the first of 2 weekends of racing in January & February comprising the 2016 Winter Series. Both weekends will be held at Simraceway PDCs main base at Sonoma Raceway with its friendly climate & weather it's an ideal spot for any U.S. or International drivers to keep sharp over the training months between seasons.

The extremely affordable Winter Series ($8,995 per full weekend) grid filled quickly after the announcement late in 2015 as old and new drivers jumped at the chance to keep themselves on the competitive edge over the winter months behind the wheel of Simraceways' 300hp Lola F3 derived formula cars.

Each weekend will be a 3 day event with practice, qualifying and a race on each day. Once again all competitors will be racing on Pirelli's fast and resilient tires that have shown so well over the past 2 seasons with a set allocation per driver to keep the playing field even. Each weekend will also be run on 2 separate layouts of the Sonoma raceway adding a little variety as well.

Winter Series Schedule
1/21 –Race 1
1/22 –Race 2
1/23 –Race 3
2/19 –Race 4
2/20 –Race 5
2/21 –Race 6

Simraceway will be announcing its Summer Series Championship schedule soon.
For further information please contact Paul Charsley.
email- Paul.Charsley@simraceway.com,
phone 707-364-8731

About Simraceway Lola F3

Designed and constructed by Lola Cars and based on the manufacturer's championship-winning B06/30 Formula 3 car, the Simraceway Formula 3 forms the core of the open-wheeled training fleet at the Simraceway Performance Driving Center in Sonoma, its lightweight carbon-fiber composite monocoque tub mated to a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine capable of delivering 300 bhp, a five-speed sequential gearbox, and adjustable front and rear wings gives it a total weight of around half-a-ton and an impressive power-to-weight ratio of 645 bhp-per-ton, allowing the Formula 3 to accelerate to 60 mph in less than three seconds and produce cornering forces of as much as 3G.

About Simraceway Performance Driving Center

Headquartered at Sonoma Raceway in California, the Simraceway Performance Driving Center (formerly the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School) employs a fleet of over 110 vehicles and a team of world-class instructors. Its diverse range of programs occupy over 325 days of track time each year at Sonoma and Laguna Raceway's, while its unique offering of adrenaline-fueled excitement and unparalleled hospitality have earned it a five-star rating on Trip Advisor.

In addition to its flagship racing school, it operates a prominent karting center, develops its own online racing simulator and runs Audi of America's official driving school – the Audi sportscar experience.