Mittell Cars was started by a father and son duo, Ian and Scott Mittell. In 2012, they debuted their first chassis to the 750 Motor Club Sports 1000 championship, the MC-51. After the first season, they decided to try a different approach and redeveloped the chassis and bodywork completely. This newly redeveloped chassis was named MC-52. The second iteration of their original car debuted in 2013 and was continuously developed until they managed to win the 2015 Sports 1000 championship. The following year, the father and son duo introduced their third and current Sports 1000 chassis; the MC-53. In 2019, the duo introduced a more advanced chassis, the MC-41R. This chassis was built to be a direct competitor to the Radical SR3s and Radical Prosports of the 750 Motor Club’s Bikesports championship.
Mittell Cars MC-53
Introduced to 750 Motor Club Sports 1000 competition in 2016, the MC-53 quickly matched pace in the highly contested series. Scoring two runner-up positions within the Sports 1000 championship in 2017 and 2018, followed by winning the 2019 Sports 1000 championship. This chassis was built specially for Sports 1000 competition. Following an aerodynamic restrictive chassis formula that mandates a lack of rear wings and ground-effect aerodynamic parts. The formula also mandates a small capacity four-cycle motorcycle engine. With this particular chassis usually using a GSXR 1000 or CBR 1000 motorcycle engine, producing around 175 bhp at the wheels. The chassis has a steel tube-frame build with riveted aluminum paneling. Like many other sports prototypes, this chassis uses fiberglass for the bodywork. Making this chassis weigh in at 490 Kg (roughly 1078 lbs).
Mittell Cars MC-41R
Debuted in 2019, the MC-41R was designed and built for the 750 Motor Club’s Bikesport championship. Unlike its’ cousin, the MC-53, this chassis is substantially more advanced in aerodynamics . Series regulations allow much larger four-cycle motorcycle engines and have no limits on aerodynamics or tires. Regardless of a more advanced rules formula, 2019 was a great showing for the MC-41R. With the chassis taking five outright wins against Radical SR3s and Radical Prosports (PR6) in the MC-41R’s debut season. Like the MC-53, this chassis retains the same construction, steel tube-frame with riveted aluminum paneling. The body is fiberglass, however this chassis has a larger front splitter, rear wing, and a rear diffuser. As well, the MC-41R retains the GSXR 1000 engine, but it now produces upwards of 205 bhp at the wheels. All of this together brings the chassis weight to 465 Kg (roughly 1,023 lbs).
Eligible Championships
Much like the Osella sports prototypes, Mittell Cars are a popular manufacturer for national specific category competition (Sports 1000 and Bikesports). With that being said, there are many championships across the globe that these cars would be great for. The chassis may be eligible for the following championships: 750 Motor Club Sports 1000, 750 Motor Club Bikesports, Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), NASA Pro Racing (NASA), PBOC, FARA USA, FRP Prototype Championship, Australian Prototype Championship, CASC Formula Libre, and more.
Dealerships and Factory
Since Mittell Cars is a relatively new independent and family owned business, they run their own dealership and car rental programs through their own base of operations.
For more information on their cars and programs you can follow them on Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/mittellcars/ or their website: http://www.MittellCars.com
Alternatively you could e-mail them: Scott Mittell ( Scottmittell@gmail.com )
Ian Mittell ( Ianmittell@yahoo.com )
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