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Greg Ira is an SCCA National Champion racing driver from Plantation, Florida, USA.

Greg Ira, in his 2013 SCCA E Production National Championship Datsun 240Z, running at the 2015 SCCA Majors at Sebring International Raceway, FL

Career

Ira is a two-time National champion. In addition to making it to the hallowed Daytona victory lane in 2015, Ira also won the 2013 Sports Car Club of America E Production National Championship road race in his #2 Revtec 1971 Datsun 240Z. The race at Road America at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin was the 50th anniversary of the SCCA's annual "Runoffs."[1] E Production is the fastest of the production car-based club racing classes.

In the years preceding Ira's championship, he placed 2nd in 2010, 2011, and 2012, and he set several track records with the same car. He was awarded SCCA's Kimberly Cup in 2008. Previous Kimberly Cup winners included Mark Donohue, Roger Penske, Auggie Pabst, and Paul Newman. [2]

Choosing not to defend his title in 2014, Ira instead assisted his younger brother Cliff in winning the 2014 SCCA Super Touring Light National Championship at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterrey, California in an Acura Integra GSR.[3]

Ira started out the 2015 season at Round One of the SCCA's Southeast Conference US Majors Tour at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida with a new track record in Race 1, but a DNF due to mechanical failure. However, he repaired his 240Z and came back to claim a solid victory in Race 2.[4]

The Majors Tour round at Sebring International Raceway saw Ira claim 1st place finishes in both races.[5][6]

On September 27, 2015, Ira won his second (and Nissan's 98th) SCCA National Championship, in his EP2 Revtech/Ztrix.com 240Z, at Daytona International Speedway.[7]

Family history in racing

Ira's father Gordon Ira finished 3rd in the SCCA "Runoffs" in 1970 in a G Production Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce;[8][9] and Greg's older brother Steve finished 4th in Formula Vee (FV) in 1988.

In addition to winning the 2014 STL National Championship, Greg's younger brother Cliff Ira was named the Jim Fitzgerald SCCA National Rookie of the Year for 2014.

Personal

Ira runs Revtec Race Engineering, a company that specializes on Datsuns and other Japanese cars. Greg is the National Sales Manager for wireless telecom structures for Engineered Endeavors.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Ira declared EP national champion at runoffs". scca.com/. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Sports Car Club of America Awards". scca.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Ira takes STL national championship". scca.com/. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Track records fall at Homestead majors". scca.com/. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Saturday's Majors competition from Sebring ends on a high note". paddocktalk.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Sebring Majors is now in the history books". scca.com. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Ira scores "super sweet" E Production win". Racer.com. Racer.com. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  8. ^ "US champions Road Atlanta". http://wsrp.wz.cz/. Retrieved 13 November 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  9. ^ "National runoffs are a family affair for Ira". http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/. Retrieved 13 November 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  10. ^ "Contact us". engend.com/. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
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