A 1,100-hp rocket stars in a video game as well as on the track, while an electric road racer is offered in a limited Founder Edition.

Starts as a 2022 Toyota GR86

Scalar Performance  |  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(vehicle development at Atlanta Motorsports Park)

Sold as: 2022 Scalar SCR1 (Scalar Club Racer Gen1) 

Race Series/Class: Approved for use in the 2023 NASA Super Touring Series

Engine: All-electric, 328-horsepower motor, 65kWh battery engineered by Hypercraft USA
for the SCR1

Car: Built by Scalar Performance

Features: The gearbox is engineered by Ettractive for the SCR1 and has straight cut gears
providing a 5.19:1 gear reduction. The suspension is developed by Öhlins specifically for the SCR1. 

Facts: For 2023, Scalar Performance will be selling 10 “Founder Edition” cars. “The hope is that these first 10 owners will work with us to optimize the car, and in return they will receive all hardware/software required to align their Founder cars with future production cars with hopes of running a spec series at some time in the future. Imagine having all the torque without waiting for rpm to build or boost to kick in. Imagine a race car with minimal motor maintenance. Those are some of the benefits of an all-electric race car,” noted Brian Bourne, co-founder of Scalar Performance.

1994 Mazda RX7

Jonny Grunwald  |  Long Beach, California

Race Series/Class: Debuts during the 2023 GridLife season

Engine: 20B 3 rotor engine was built and tuned in partnership with Daniel Kuo for Garage Life in Upland, California, and makes 1,100 horsepower

Car: Features a handmade body kit from Japan by TCP Magic

Features: Runs Pennzoil 10w60 synthetic engine oil; features an HGT billet six-speed sequential gearbox; bespoke KW Suspension; Rays 57XR Gram Lights wheels; Toyo Proxes R1R tires.

Facts: Grunwald’s brand and this car are featured in Microsoft’s Forza video game series. When Grunwald isn’t running his own program in the US, he moonlights working with Red Bull on Team Magic’s Formula Drift Japan team with Mad Mike Whiddett.