Fast and fun to drive!
This 2013 Phoenix F1K.12 race car is a thrill to drive on track and a stunner to look at off track. It has a championship pedigree, having won the 2018 SCCA Runoffs in the FB class. It continues to compete in the FA class with the SCCA and is eligible for competition with several other organizations, including FRP and SVRA. It's also tremendous fun at track days, where it will easily outrun pretty much everything else on track.
Power comes from a 2008 Suzuki GSX-R1000 999cc engine producing about 185 hp. The power is then delivered from the integrated sequential gearbox via chain drive to a Taylor-Quaife limited-slip differential before going via half-shafts to the rear tires. Gear changes are initiated using a Geartronics pneumatic computerized paddle-shifting system. Fuel is drawn from a certified 7 gallon fuel cell. The engine was last rebuilt in 2022 and has about 16 hours on it since that rebuild.
The weight with all fluids except fuel, without a driver, is about 795 lbs. Even large drivers can easily stay at the 1025 lb minimum weight (including the driver) mandated by the SCCA. A poured-foam SpeedSeat seat is included, molded to the present 6'0" 220 lb driver. If a new seat is poured, drivers ranging from about 5'6" to 6'4", and all though the weight spectrum, should fit very comfortably. The pedal location is adjustable with nothing more than a couple of wrenches. It's very roomy in the cockpit by formula car standards.
The car has both front and rear antiroll bars of the blade type. The front antiroll bar can be adjusted from inside the cockpit, as can the brake balance.
Wheel movement is controlled at all four corners by high-end Ohlins TTX-40 four-way adjustable twin-tube coil-over dampers. Several sets of springs of various rates are included.
A lithium battery cranks on onboard starter for easy operation. A rectangular Cartek FIA 8874-2019 rain light meets the latest SCCA requirements.
Data logging is in the form of an AiM EVO4 with a very extensive array of sensors, including GPS, accelerometer, water temperature, water pressure, oil temperature, oil pressure, air-shifting system pressure, shock-pots on all four corners, wideband exhaust lambda, separate front and rear circuit brake pressure, throttle, and more. In addition to being saved for post-session analysis, the data channel values can also be viewed in real time on the LCD display of the AiM Formula electronic steering wheel. A camera recording both forward-facing and rear-facing views concurrently is also installed.
The current owner purchased the car from the original owner, who was also the builder, 2019. Since that time, the current owner has run an average of three race weekends plus several additional test days every year. The most recent race weekend was at the 2025 June Sprints at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, where the car ran flawlessly.
An extremely extensive collection of spares is included in this auction, including mechanical bits, suspension pieces, and a nose/front-wing. Two sets of wheels, a scrub set of wet tires, and several sets of scrub slick tires are also included. Setup bars, a laptop computer, and a quick-jack are all also included.
Construction of the car is of the spaceframe type. Body panels are fiberglass and fiberglass-Kevlar composites. Side anti-intrusion panels add safety. Front and rear carbon-fiber crash structures provide both safety and good looks. Separate high- and low-downforce rear wing upper elements are included. A full floor with straked diffuser provides considerable downforce with minimal drag. For added safety, a removable head surround keeps the driver's head from moving excessively in the event of a collision while also absorbing energy.
A Novec 1230 fire suppression system, meeting SCCA requirements, is onboard. OMP seatbelts of the 6-way formula car style are good through the end of 2027.
Replacement parts, including those specific to this model, continue to be available. The Hoosier slick and rain tires appropriate for this car also continue to be readily available.
The entire car was meticulously maintained, and no expense was spared. Several hundred pages of setup notes and maintenance logs, including extensive detail about everything done to the car since the start of the current period of ownership, are also included.
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