Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus will field two cars in the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans as part of a factory program.
The American outfit will field a pair of SCG 007s in the Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) category, WEC’s new class that is set to debut at the start of the 2021 season.
“In 2017 we stood up and said we would race the new Hypercar class. We are moving rapidly to fulfill that goal,” the team said. “The engineering of our chassis is complete, and we are finalizing engineering on other components.”
“We have completed our first set of physical wind-tunnel testing, in one of the world’s top wind tunnels. We have already met several of our engineering targets, and are applying the lessons learned to move us towards additional targets. We will start dyno testing our Pipo engine next month, and we will be testing our 007’s before the end of this year.”
The team also said that it is “incredibly excited to announce that we will adding a second car and racing a two-car factory team with our 007’s starting with Sebring, Spa, and then of course, the 24 Hours of Le Mans.”
“This exciting announcement emphasizes the allure of our new top class,” said Pierre Fillon, President of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest. “Incidentally, I should underline Glickenhaus’s great achievements both in building and promoting this machine. I would also like to thank Glickenhaus and all our manufacturers for their contribution to the discipline and their faith in our plans for the future of endurance racing.”
Jim Glickenhaus, Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus founder, commented: “Ever since I listened to the 24 hours of Le Mans on my ham radio as a young boy I’ve dreamed of building a car to compete at Le Mans. I’m so happy that we are getting there.”
Jesse Glickenhaus, SCG managing director, added: “If it can’t race the 24 Hours of Le Mans, it’s not that hyper. I would love to see other manufacturers join this incredible race. And we look forward to joining fans from around the world on this new challenge.”
