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McLaren F1 GTRs
McLaren Cars introduced the "ultimate road car", the McLaren F1 in 1993. At the request of McLaren friend Ray Bellm, Gordon Murray upgraded the car to BPR competition specs for the '95 season. The '96 car has been significantly improved and the 1997 model is now a pure-bred race car with little resemblance of the road car.
McLaren F1 GTR Tech Spec
Dimensions:
Length 4288mm (168.8 inches)
Width 1820mm (71.6 inches)
Height 1140mm (44.8 inches)
Wheel Base 2718mm (107.0 inches)
Weight 1030kg, increasing to 1050kg for Le Mans
Engine: BMW V12 - 6064 cc, 48 valves, 600bhp at 7,000 rpm.
Transmission: 6 speed transverse gearbox/final drive unit in magnesium with synchromesh gear selection.
Brakes: Formula One style, four piston monobloc aluminium calipers
Suspension: Double wishbone front and rear - all aluminium, telescopic dampers and coil springs.
Chassis/Body:
All carbon fibre chassis/body structure
Wind tunnel developed racing body work and carbon fibre rear wing.
Road homologated front crash protection
Formula One style carbon fibre survival cell
Steel roll cage
On board fire extinguisher system
6 point racing harness
Formula One style fuel cell - 100 litres
Wheels & Tyres:
18" x 11" front wheels
18" x 13" rear wheels
Michelin racing tyres developed specifically for GT racing.
Electrics: Specially developed engine management electronics and high quality racing harness.
Aerodynamics: Bodywork developed to produce downforce and to optimise engine and transmission cooling.
The Ferrari F50 GT was planned to be a successful continuation of the Ferrari F40 GTE. It is based on the twelve-cylinder F50 road car with sequential gearbox and a fixed roof. Ferrari cancelled the program and there are numerous rumors as to why. One version has Bernie Ecclestone tell Ferrari to concentrate on F1 racing, another sees the limit of $1,000,000 for a car in the GT series as the reason, citing that Ferrari could not have made any money on it. Also, there has been talk that the car would not have been competitive against the Porsche GT1.
The decision to cancel the F50 GT program leaves the GT1 class without a viable Ferrari to race, but the new regulations for heavier production cars in GT2 will probably encourage teams to have a look at the 550 Maranello.
This Lamborghini is not from the FIA GT it is from a different series. This series is the latest endeavor of Stéphane Ratel, of BPR Organisation fame. With official support from Automobili Lamborghini, he has created this international one make series which promises to be spectacular and reasonably priced for the competitors
Stéphane Ratel has considerable experience on racing organization, starting with the Venturi Cup Gentlemen Drivers Trophy, the evolution of it to what is now the FIA-recognized International Endurance GT Championship, and finally the Philippe Chariol SuperSport Trophy. Automibili Lamborghini's competition efforts are probably better known for their successes in Off-shore Racing, but they also gained experience in Formula One and recently the Japanese GT Championship.
This new racing series is featuring the purpose-built Lamborghini Diablo SV-R in sprint and semi-endurance races with 25 to 40 cars supporting the Endurance GT meetings and the Le Mans 24 Hours.
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