Aquila Racing Cars

Aquila Cars Aps
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Industry Automotive
Founded 2003
Founder Dan Suenson and Anders W Bonde
Headquarters Gram, Denmark
Products Sports cars
Website

Aquila Racing Cars is a race car manufacturer from Denmark.

Although the company has only been established since 2003 the key personnel involved have been racing for decades. Chief designer Anders W. Bonde and General manager Dan Suenson with their individual organizations teamed up and constructed a Formula Ford for the ‘Einsteiger’ series.

In 2005 development started and by 2006 the first Aquila FZ1 was winning international races. The Aquila FZ1 won the 2007 Danish Formula Ford championship with Christian L. Markussen at the wheel. Both drivers finished in the points every race that season.

By 2008 a regulation change in Formula Ford required running with a Duratec engine, in response the FD1 was developed and in its first season out, dominated the Danish championship with Fukamoni Racing’s Kevin Magnussen fresh from karting. The season included several victories and lap records.

The Aquila concept uses simple and stiff chassis technology, with a focus on reducing the cars centre of gravity in order to utilise the contact patch as much as possible, reducing the wear on tyres and brake pads.

The Aquila CR1 is now the face of Aquila Racing Cars and many people refer to it as just “the Aquila.” With smooth styling and big V8’s for reliability the CR1 is used as both a track day car and serious race car. Designed to be easy to drive with the lowest possible centre of gravity, the two seated sports GT can be set up for a new track within 30 minutes thanks to its 8 pin release system on the front and rear (engine) cover. This means the bodywork can be removed by two mechanics in less than one minute, giving immediate access to all of the cars components for setup.

The Aquila CR1 sports GT has continued to represent the company on an international level since the first cars rolled of the production line in April 2008, and became 24 hour approved by Wessex Vehicles at Silverstone, England, during the 2011 Britcar 24 hour race.

Current models

Aquila CR1 at Hockenheimring 2011

CR1 Sports GT

The Aquila CR1 has a low mass of 900 kg, extremely low centre of gravity, and low frontal area. The Aquila CR1 chassis has undergone more than four seasons of continuous competitive racing development. The car is accepted into numerous championships across Europe.


The Aquila CR1 will also accommodate two 6’ 8” (207 cm) tall persons simultaneously in a car that only measures 1025mm from the tarmac to the top of the roof. An excellent feature which is used by Aquila to attract larger gentleman drivers.

Aquila Racing Cars use the CR1 to host events and promote businesses. Each year Aquila Racing Cars Denmark, generates over 50,000 Danish Krone for charity with CR1 tours in Copenhagen.

All Aquila CR1 sports GT’s include:

CR1 M60

CR1 LS1

CR1 LS3

CR1 LS7

Formula Fords

The Aquila Formula Ford is a Formula Ford chassis, designed for use on tracks with a preponderance of slow and medium speed corners. The Aquila Formula Ford breaks the trend of Formula Ford chassis getting ever longer, taller and fatter. The Aquila engineers studied the technical regulations, with the assistance of Ford and the UK Formula Ford Chief Scrutineer.

FZ1

Formula Ford with Zetec 1.8L

FD1

Formula Ford with Duratec 1.6L

History

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