Club Arnage

Provisional grid for Group C support race:

Make and Model Car No Driver
Argo JM 19C 19 John Edwards
Argo JM 20 82 Richard Oddie
Aston Martin AMR1 18 Paul Whight
Bardon DB2 103 Duncan McKay
Jaguar XJR 11 4 Gary Pearson
Jaguar XJR 12 32 Nick Rini
Jaguar XJR 10 3 Justin Law
Jaguar XJR 5 40 Donald Miles
Jaguar XJR 9 21 Derek Hood
March 84 G 85 Pat Thomas
March 85 G 16 Peter Schliefer
Mazda 757 GTP IMSA 203 Jim Loftis
Mercedes Sauber C9 1 Rob Sherrard
Nissan NPT1 30 Nick Randall
Nissan NPTI 90 TBC Donald Coaster
Nissan ZX GTP 84 Kent Abrahamson
Nissan RC90 83 Peter Sowerby
Nissan R90-CK 27 Andy Purdie
Porsche 962 TBC Oliver Mathai
Porsche 962 14 Henry Pearman
Porsche 962 7 Mark Sumpter
Porsche 962 C 39 David Hart
Porsche 962 TBC Peter Cook
Porsche 962 TBC Simon Wright
Porsche 962C 72 Oliver Maierhofer
Spice GTP lights 77 Christopher Catt
Spice Pontiac SE P89 15 Stefano Rosina
Spice SE GTP 11 Fredy Kumschick
Spice SE 90 12 Andrew Haddon
Tiga GC 287 37 Richard Bateman
Tiga GC 287 81 Richard Chester
Tiga C2 TBC Niels Blegvad
TBA TBC Claus Bjerglund


Source : http://www.racecar.com/story.asp?NewsID=21688 (http://www.racecar.com/story.asp?NewsID=21688)

Ade

Thats better than the real thing.  Am I going to have to get up on Saturday

Hi Lorry,
            Only if you want to watch the race ;D Will the Group C paddock be open for close up viewing like it was few years ago? I think not last year so hence the question.
Phil

The support race paddock was open last year, they were just restricitng the amount of people they allowed in each time. If you were patient and hung around you got in.

 
 
 
 
 
 
I am so looking forward to seeing this. I have the picture in pride of place in my lounge it willbe fantastic to see the real thing.

 

One of the classic sportscars to make racing return.

There is great news for the Group C Racing series and motorsport enthusiasts in general, with the announcement that Mercedes Sauber C9 chassis number 05A, will be competing in the 2008 Group C Racing series.

The car is steeped in history with five wins during the 1989 World Sportscar Championship in the hands of drivers Jean-Louis Schlesser and Jochen Mass.


Schlesser, who went on to be the '89 world champion, also recorded two fastest laps and established a racing land speed world speed record of 407Km/h at Le Mans during the same year.

Appearing in its classic Mercedes-Benz "Silver Arrows" livery, the car will be driven by Australian owner/driver Rob Sherrard and prepared by race specialists Xtec Engineering.

Having been restored by Sauber in 1992, the C9 moved to Switzerland when it was sold to Mr Coxx Kocher, where it remained until Rob purchased the car in March 2008.

Rob said: "This is an awesome racing car with unrivalled pedigree and to be able to race it in the series this year is just fantastic, particularly as we have the attraction of the race at Le Mans. I can't wait to actually get behind the wheel and drive it in anger."

 
 
 

Its going to be great to see what my dad was on about when I was younger & experience what I call the “REAL” Lemans before the audi’s and diesels etc

No Mazda 787 :(
To bad, I would have loved to hear that wankel engine.

There's an earlier 757 though.  It's got a similar 3 rotor wankel to the 787.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_757 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_757)

they where bloody noisy things  ::)

787 has 4 rotors :P.

I did see the 757 on the list but I thought is was a normal piston engined car.
Well atleast I get to see a wankel powered mazda race car :p, to bad it's not the 787...

Not only will you see it but you will certainly hear it - wonderful! Take out any earplugs and turn off the headphones for the full effect.

Think I'll have my ears syringed just before I leave, to get the full Mazda rotary experience. ;D

Updated entry list for the support race is available here: http://www.groupcracing.com/attachments/0000/0095/Group-C-Entries.pdf (http://www.groupcracing.com/attachments/0000/0095/Group-C-Entries.pdf)

Entry is now up to 40 cars.  ;D

Ade

It will do the syringing for you, and for free.  At the LM Story last year, I was on the pit wall when this beast came past.  Positively the only time in my life when watching racing when I thought I should have been wearing earplugs!

I had the exact same feeling yesterday when it came by on the Spa straight before eau rouge. Made some pics as well and two short movies, they can be found on drinkingforholland.com.

Here is the link:

http://gallery.drinkingforholland.com/main.php/v/Divers/RMU+Classic+Spa+2008/ (http://gallery.drinkingforholland.com/main.php/v/Divers/RMU+Classic+Spa+2008/)

The movies do not have a thumbnail, just click on "geen miniatuur", then on the next page on download film. The first film has the sound of the mazda, it is the last car that comes by. Second film is the start of the vintage F1 race

Thanks knetter, they have really whet my appetite.

Ade