The Crawford SSC2K is a purpose-built

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race car, designed, developed and built by American manufacturer

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, for the Grand American Road Racing Championship (later Rolex Sports Car Series), between 2001 and 2002.

Background

For the

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Crawford designed and built the Crawford SSC2K. The car was designed by Andy Scriven who joined Crawford in April 1999 after leaving

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. The GTP sports car was powered by a Judd

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engine. The car was built for

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's racing team, Doran Racing. During the two years the car was contested the car was fitted with various different front end designs. The blunt nose suffered similar issues as experienced by the

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, the airflow towards the rear end was disrupted. By 2002 Crawford followed

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's example with regard to the aerodynamic design. In the car's second season, the car scored its first win. At

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Andy Wallace and

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won the 500 km race.

References

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