Riley & Scott
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Riley & Scott Cars Inc. was a racing constructor and racing team that primarily provided chassis for various forms of motorsport, but worked primarily in sports car racing. It was founded in 1990 by Bob Riley and Mark Scott.
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[edit] History
[edit] Sports car racing
Riley & Scott's first program was the development of a chassis for the Trans-Am Series, providing a customer car for numerous competitors. This chassis had much success in the series. Soon, the company moved to the development of a World Sports Car for the IMSA GT Championship, becoming known as the MkIII. Debuting in 1995, the MkIII went on to win five races in just its debut season. The car eventually earned victories in races such as the 24 Hours of Daytona, and even received customers in Europe for the Sports Racing World Cup as a viable opponent to the Ferrari 333 SP.
At the turn of the century, Riley & Scott expanded their sports car program to include development of the Chevrolet Corvette C5-R for General Motors, then the Cadillac Northstar LMP program as well, using architecture based on their MkIII. The original MkIII itself was also refurbished in 2001, allowing it to continue competition up to 2005.
[edit] Indy Racing League
Riley & Scott was among the new chassis builders selected for the new Indy Racing League in 1997. The MkV IndyCar chassis was not as competitive as Riley & Scott's other offerings, and was eventually replaced by the MkVIII in 2000. The latter car was able to earn Riley & Scott's sole victory in 2000 before the company withdrew.
[edit] Sale
Reynard Motorsport acquired Riley & Scott in 1999 as part of Reynard's expansion. However, Reynard was not able to survive the expansion as the company went bankrupt in 2001. When Reynard was dissolved, Riley & Scott was dissolved along with it. Co-founder Bob Riley would found his own company, Riley Technologies, to continue construction of various projects in the same year.
