| Company type | Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Brian Utt Carl Seaberg |
| Headquarters | Grafton, Wisconsin |
| Website | http://www.carbir.com/ |
Carbir Race Cars is an American race car constructor.
Carbir Race Cars was founded in 1995. The first car to be designed and produced was the Carbir CS2. The Carbir CS2 went on to dominate theAmerican Cities Racing League and theSCCASports 2000 class. In 1998 the first Carbir was entered in theSCCA National Championship Runoffs.John Fergus, II finished second in the S2000 class behindDavid Downey in aLola T89/90. Fergus, II would win the Runoffs in the S2000 class in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2011.[1]
While designing the CS2 the Carbir crew also designed the Carbir DS3U.S. F2000 National Championship car. The Carbir DS3 was based on the Piper F2000, Brian Utt bought the designs and built his own F2000.[2] The car made its debut in 1999 with factory driverJeff Glenn andGalen Puccini. During their debut race atPhoenix International Raceway Jeff Glenn was the best finisher out of the two, finishing thirteenth. WhenAndy Lally joined the team results drastically improved. Coming from a tenth place the American driver won the race.[3] More podium finishes came atMid-Ohio,Pikes Peak andSebring.[4][5][6] Lally finished eleventh in the standings.[7] Lally returned in USF2000 for the 2000 season alongsideMichael Curtiss. After a disappointing opening round in which Lally finished ninth and Curtiss finished twentieth the team pulled out of the championship.[8] Privateers continued to run Carbir chassis in the championship. RookieTom Dyer scored a fifth-place finish overall while running in the American Continental Championship class for older cars.[9]Scott Rubenzer scored the best result for a Carbir chassis in 2001. AtHomestead-Miami Speedway the driver finished sixteenth.[10]
In 2000 Estonian driverTõnis Kasemets competed a Carbir DS3 in the SCCA Central Division NationalFormula Continental class. He won two races and finish fourth in the championship. At the SCCA National Championship Runoffs of the same year Tom Dyer scored a second place.
In 2002 Carbir designed a prototype to compete in theGrand-AmDaytona Prototype class. On May sixth 2002 the design was approved by the Grand-Am organisation to be built. Carbir was the third manufacturer to get permission afterFABCAR Engineering andDoran Enterprises. The car was designed to fit all engine types but especially theChevrolet Corvette engine.[11] The car was never built.
The firstFormula Ford car designed and built by Carbir was the CR6. The car appeared in various championships but without major results.[12] In2013 Carbir made a car to compete in theF1600 Championship Series with aHonda powered factory entry.[13] Carbir appeared on the initial entry lists but the deal never came into fruition since the car was never finished. The driver appeared at the 2013 in aFord Kent enginedVan Diemen RF92. The driver finished second behindTim Kautz driving a Piper DF3D.[14]
| Year | Car | Class |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Carbir CS2 | Sports 2000 |
| 1998 | Carbir DS3 | U.S. F2000 National Championship (former), SCCAFormula Continental |
| 2002 | Carbir SRZ | Daytona Prototypenever built |
| 2010 | Carbir CR6 | Formula Ford 1600 |
| 2013 | Carbir CR8 | F1600 Championship Seriesnever built |