Pro Road Racing
The MDE Motorsports/Mantapart Pontiac Sunfire was originally built for the
now-defunct USTCC Touring Car Championship. It was designed and constructed
with engineering support from some of the major British Touring Car tuners.
MDE will now be using it as a powertrain testbed and development tool for the
GM 2.4 Quad and 2.2 ECOTEC Twin Cam engines. Various engine specifications are
required in each class, so developments will be ongoing for a number of power
and preparation levels with racing reliability to suit each class.
The Pontiac Sunfire features a fully-integrated roll cage that provides maximum
unibody rigidity for optimal suspension tuning and safety of the drivers. The
chassis features complete Bilstein coil over struts, adjustable suspension and
swaybars and the best quality PBR/GM brake and chassis components. Engine management
is provided with Electromotive programmable ECM/Ignition systems, and Tires
are provided by Hoosier and Toyo for the certain series.

MDE's Pontiac Sunfire will be competing in the SCCA World Challenge Touring
car and IMSA Rolex Cup series, where it will be pitted against the best small
BMW, Honda/Acura, Mazda and other european small sedans. A Sunfire previously
campaigned in WC was victorious at the Colorado event in 1999, so the prospects
for the car are good. The MDE Pontiac is the only American-made and American
marque vehicle entered for the 2002 season, so we will have our work cut out
for us. That is why we need your support to attain these goals. Please contact
us if you would like to involve your firm or products as an associate sponsor.
The 2002 media exposure will include full race TV coverage on ESPN Speedvision
and other Sports coverage programs on a nationwide level. This is a great opportunity
to get into the ground floor of Motorsports advertising exposure and help support
the only true American-made entry campaigned in this class.
Car Specs:
Computer-designed integral roll cage and unibody reinforcement
Bilstein fully-adjustable coil over suspension struts.
2.4 Twin Cam prototype racing engine, approx. 230 HP
Close-Ratio Getrag F23 transaxle with LSD differential unit
Delco HD axles, bearings and PBR/GM brake calipers
Fully- programmable Electromotive ECM/Ignition system
Borla custom racing exhaust system
Lightweight OZ Racing wheels
Hoosier Street Stock Racing tires
Mantapart
Box 2206
New Springfield, Oh.
44443
ph- 330-542-2698
fx- 330-549-6050
email- mantapart@aol.com