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06/08/2020

Here is the 1994 Dauer 962 LM!
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Part 2 of 3 Rules Rewritten
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Not only did the Dauer have a bigger fuel capacity, they had speed. Thierry Boutsen in the No.35 car was able to set a fastest lap with a time of 3:52.54 being able to reach 192mph on the Mulsanne. These times were more then a second faster then the practice times.

Two hours in were the first signs of trouble, the No.35 car had a puncture just after pit lane and had to go all the way around the track at a slow speed which meant a huge loss in time. Nearly 2 laps were lost to the leading car. As well as this, Boutsen had ran out of fuel 50 metres short from the pits meaning the Marshall’s pushed the Dauer into the pits. Into the night, Boutsen struck yet another problem, this time losing the front bumper including the lights in the pitch black. Boutsen quoted “I had to wait for another car to arrive to see where I was. But he was going too fast, so I had to wait for another”

From midnight into the morning the race started to come into the Japanese’s favour. The 94C-V of Eddie Irvine, Jeff Krosnoff and Mauro Martini was well ahead and was in for a Toyota win at Le Mans. Due to the poor welding of the gear linkage with 96 minutes remaining in the race. The car was taken back to the pits after Jeff Krosnoff was able to keep the car in 3rd gear for a slow lap. However when it was finally released from the pits it had already lost 2 positions to the leading Dauer’s. Irvine was able to set some ridiculously quick laps bringing the 94C-V up to 2nd position in the penultimate lap, but it wasn’t enough.

Seven years after the 962’s last win in Group C, it was brought home yet again to a chequered flag as a winner. Overall completing 345 laps, 15 more laps then the NISSO 94C-V and brought home Porsche’s 13th victory at Le Mans. Reliability was key as only 18 out of the 48 entries had classified results.

After the race fans were speechless and people thought Porsche were cheating which is hugely wrong, the holes in the rule book were exploited fairly where after the A.C.O let Porsche and Dauer know this would be the last time the 962 would be accepted. @ 24 Heures du Mans

31/07/2020

Here is the 1992 Peugeot 905 Evo 1 Bis LM!
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Part 2 of 2 Peugeot’s Pantheon
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The Peugeot 905 Evo 1B was a complete monster. Packing a naturally aspirated 3.5 litre SA35-A2 V10 twinned to a 6 speed manual gearbox, the 1B was able to achieve 670hp at 12500rpm. 670hp doesn’t sound like much but judging how it was able to reach 218mph (351km/h) on the Mulsanne, it made it one of the fastest cars to compete at the time.

What also made it so fast was down to the weight having a carbon fibre monocoque and double wishbone suspension, it weighed only 750kg.

The 7 905 Chassis’:

EV11 — First completed in 1990 it served mainly as a test and development car Montlhery, Paul Ricard and Le Mans. It as well served as the test car for the final rounds of the 1990 season.

EV12 — The second of the 905’s. Serving as a test car for the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours. In 1992 it won at Silverstone. In 1993 it was 1 of 3 905 Evo’s competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and was victorious.

EV13 — The newest 905 built for the 1991 season and served as a test car for most of its time in the programme. In 1992 however it was driven to pole at the 1992 Le Mans 24 Hours.

EV14 — Debuting at Suzuka in 1991, this 905 was another entry into the World Championship. In 1991 it was able to qualify 3rd at the 24 Hours of Le Mans but wasn’t able to finish due to engine issues. Changed to the Evo 1 Bis configuration in 1992 it only served as a spare car.

EV15 — Another car built and debuted at the Suzuka round in 1991 and was victorious on it’s debut but also at Magny Cours and Mexico rounds. It set the second fastest time at Le Mans and retired during the race. It later served as a test car in 1992.

EV16 — Built for the 1992 season, the car finished 3rd overall at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and won rounds at Donnington and Magny Cours. It later in 1993 the chassis crashed in practice and did not race.

EV17 — The final chassis of the 905 built in 1992 ended up being the chassis that won Peugeot their first victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. As well as winning the 1000km of Suzuka. In 1993 it was used during the test and came 2nd overall in the race. @ 24 Heures du Mans

30/07/2020

Here is the 1992 Peugeot 905 Evo 1 Bis LM!
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Part 1 of 2 Peugeot’s Pantheon
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Peugeot in previous years had been so invested into the endurance racing scene. In 1991 alone the 905 entered multiple events but wasn’t overly reliable resulting in DNF’s all round at Le Mans. But that did not put them off wanting to win Le Mans. In 1992 they made a car so capable of doing this, the Evo 1 Bis.

The Evo 1B had been racing during the year before with successes in the Sportscar World Championship when it didn’t decide to retire from half the races. The Evo 1B LM was made for Le Mans, with small changes to the aero from the original Evo 1B. The LM first appeared at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1992 where it famously won while being driven by Mark Blundell, Derek Warwick and Yannick Dalmas and being the first of 2 Peugeot’s to win the huge event. As well as this the No.2 car was able to finish in a respective 3rd while the the third car retired during the race.

After the huge success for Peugeot in 1992 they decided to return again for 1993. Peugeot came back not only with a brilliant result in the test. They completely dominate me the field more then 1992 and brought a 1,2,3 home for the Peugeot-Talbot Team. The winning No.3 car however driven by Geoff Brabham, Christophe Bouchet and Éric Hélary and were able to cover exactly 5100km being over 300km more then the previous result.

This would be the last time Peugeot would win Le Mans until the more recent 2009 908 HDi FAP win. Could Peugeot possibly bring home another win in the Hypercar Class? We’ll have to see!

Part 2 coming tomorrow.
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15/07/2020

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Here is the 1994 Bugatti EB110 SS GT1!

Back in the 1920’s Bugatti was hugely successful in racing. After being run privately for years the last Bugatti racing was seen to be in 1958. However Bugatti’s returned 36 years later in the form of the EB110. It was a legendary moment but one that was fairly unsuccessful. Competing in the GT1 class, it was up against the dominating Dauer 962’s, Venturi’s and Dodge Viper’s.

At the cars debut at the Le Mans Test, hopes were very high for this new competitor after getting the 5th best result on the field. For the qualifying the EB110 started 17th being 5th in class. Driven by Alain Cudini, Jean-Christophe Boullion and Eric Hélary in the 24 Hours, the car was unable to finish due to an accident. That marked the end of this amazing blue EB110, however it was not the last time an EB110 would race.

This big blue beauty ran a 3.5 litre Bugatti V12 engine with power going to all 4 wheels. Being twinned to a 6-speed manual gearbox the EB110 SS was able to produce 600hp after being detuned from 612hp. Even though the stock SS weighed a chunky 1800kg, the weighed was only dropped down to 1600kg which proved a problem for the Bugatti. The Dauer was way out of the EB110’s league being 25 seconds slower lap times as well as being 9-10 seconds slower then the F40’s and the Venturi’s. It was an ambition attempt at something great, but will never live up to the likes of the F1 GTR.
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13/07/2020

A few Chevrolet Beretta photos I found, enjoy!
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13/07/2020

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12/07/2020

Here is the 1994 Dauer 962 LM Test Car!

Article could be coming soon after he 905. Definitely one of my all time favourite race cars
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08/07/2020

Here is the 1993 Nissan NPT-90 — Chassis NPT90-04!

Something a little bit different today, I came across this yesterday and thought it was brilliant and would make for a perfect post if I did it with a bit of info. The proper NPT-90 article is coming this evening so stay tuned!

The Cristal Aguardiente Racing NPT-90 had a very short racing history. In fact this car didn’t race for Cristal but was supposedly leased to MOMO Racing for the 1 Hour and 45 Minutes of Miami in 1993 as well as another chassis which MOMO turned out to be very successfull with. This NPT-90 however didn’t last long. Driven by the hands of Massimo Sigala and Victor González, the pair were unable to finish the race due to gearbox problems. This specific NPT-90 is hard to keep track of because a company called Matrix Motors used factory blueprints to make 5-8 more NPT-90’s back in the 1990’s.

*According to some sources (take it with a pinch of salt)*
This NPT-90 was ‘written off’ in 1992 but was apparently re-tubbed by Matrix Motors. It was the first NPT-90 to have a 4 valve head and a 6 speed gearbox, however this may not be correct.

Big thanks to for letting me use the first 2 photos for this post, check him out if you haven’t already!
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29/06/2020

Here is the 1995 Porsche 911 GT1 Test photos!
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23/06/2020

The 1991 Mazda RX7 IMSA GTO!
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19/06/2020

Here is the 1965 CP Ford Mustang Fastback!

The Mustang is definitely one of the worlds most recognisable vehicles, and one that has stood out to me is this one, the story behind it I have been meaning to an article on for a while now and here it is!

This is an Original Maier Racing sponsored Mustang that has been racing ever since the 70’s. The car is hugely successful, competing in Trans Am in its early days. The car has achieved 8 SCCA National II Championship wins being 4 from CP and 4 from CPL. Over its lifetime after Trans Am it has been an ongoing project. The car is strictly a Solo II car and is also built for American Autocross (even though it did race in Shelby Club races).

The car itself has been fitted with a 4.9 litre Mustang Boss 302 V8 engine which produces 512hp at 7600rpm.

Bit of a shorter article this one, not much to talk about this beast as facts were not clear, hope you enjoyed it anyway!
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