The Formula TR 2000 Pro Series was a
Formula Renault 2.0 championship held in
North America
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. This series was created in 2004 and was part of the Formula TR Pro Series that also included the Formula Renault 1.6 (FTR 1600 class) and 2.0 (FTR 2000 class).
The final championship in 2007 occurred between March 10 to November 10 and consisted of 20 rounds in United States (California, Utah and Nevada).
History
The North American Formula Renault 2.0 series started in 2002 as North American Fran Am 2000 Pro Championship and took place in Canada and United States.
In 2003 an off-season championship was held in 5 race, all in
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
(
Sebring,
Miami-Homestead and
St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
) between January 24 and February 22, 2003. The World Championship Fran Am 2000 Winter Series 2003, Florida was won by British driver
Charles Hall. Then, in 2004 the winter series was named Formula Renault 2000 USA Winter Invitational and won by Dutch driver
Junior Strous
Junior Strous (born 28 April 1986 in Vlaardingen) is a Dutch racing driver, racing team owner, and entrepreneur from Wassenaar. He has competed at various levels and classes of formula racing starting his professional career in Formula Ford at Ge ...
.
Formula TR 2000 Pro Series replaced the Fram Am series in 2004. The series was managed by the
National Auto Sport Association
The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) is an American motorsports organization promoting road racing and high-performance driver education.
Founded in 1991, NASA hosts High Performance Driving Events (HPDE), automotive rallies, Time Trial ...
and
Paladin Motorsports and had races primarily on American west coast.
Regulations
The cars used were
Tatuus
Tatuus is an Italian chassis manufacturer for a series of formula racing series, being first founded in 1980. The company is known for its association with Renault Sport for its production of the Formula Renault chassis.
History
The Tatuus ...
chassis and the 2.0 L
Renault Clio
The Renault Clio () is a supermini car (B-segment), produced by French automobile manufacturer Renault. It was launched in 1990, and entered its fifth generation in 2019. The Clio has had substantial critical and commercial success, being consis ...
engines like other Formula Renault 2.0 series. TR 2000 Pro Series used
Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of To ...
tyres.
Points were allotted during the later seasons as following :
In each race, 1 bonus point was given for fast lap and for pole position. 1 point was also given for timely event registration.
Complete sporting and technical
[http://www.formulatr.com/downloads/FTR%20Tech%20Reg_3.2.pdf ] regulations.
Champions
References
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External links
formulatr.com official website.
United States
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