What are Group C race cars?
What are Group C race cars?
Group C applied to sports car racing, with Group A for touring cars and Group B for GTs. It was designed to replace both Group 5 special production cars (closed top touring prototypes like Porsche 935) and Group 6 two-seat racing cars (open-top sportscar prototypes like Porsche 936).
What was the fastest Group C car?
Peugeot 905
- 1992 World Sportscar Champion.
- 1992 and 1993 Le Mans winner.
- 8 Group C World Sportscar Victories. Unlike most of the other great Group C cars, Peugeot’s 905 was not an instant success. It did, however, end up as one of the very fastest sports-prototypes of all time.
What is this Group C class race car that has 3 overall race wins in 1985?
Replacing the successful Porsche 936 from Group 6 was the new 956, built to comply with the new Group C regulations. It used the same engine – a 2.65 litre turbocharged flat-six producing 635 horsepower, and continued the 936’s legacy with three wins at Le Mans 24H and 3 wins at the WSCC, both between 1982 and 1985.
What is a GT1 car?
Group GT1 also known simply as GT1, was a set of regulations maintained formerly by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), for Grand Tourer racing. The category was first created in 1994, as the top class of the BPR Global GT Series, and was included in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
When did Group C end?
Group C was abandoned in the early 90s after a brief cohabitation with the Sport 3.5s (Peugeot 905, Jaguar XJR-14, Toyota TS010, etc), but that era is still considered as the Golden Age of endurance racing by the majority of specialists of this branch of motor sport.
What is faster F1 or Le Mans?
Porsche’s new 919 Hybrid Evo Le Mans Car is Faster than an F1 Car After retiring from the top tier of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) last year, Porsche have released their LMP1 car of any regulations and made it faster than an F1 car. Now, that’s how to have ‘one last hoorah’.
Are GT2 cars faster than GT3?
The GT2 RS can hit a top speed of 211 MPH, compared to the 193 MPH limit of the GT3 RS. This allowed a GT2 RS to complete the legendary Nürburgring lap a full 10 seconds faster than its GT3 RS competitor. The GT3 RS, in contrast, is all about performance.
Do LMP cars have traction control?
Traction Control can be found even in LMP1 cars or F1 (before it was banned).
When did Group C racing start in Europe?
The Group C Racing Series recreates the great days from the Sports Car racing in the 1980’s when these cars raced in the World Sportscar Championship. This year we will be racing at some of the best circuits throughout Europe in conjunction with Peter Auto.
What kind of cars are in race groups?
This group represents the “Golden Age” of sports car racing in the United States and Europe. Other appropriate cars by invitation. Examples: Scarab, Devin, Maserati, Ferrari, Lotus, Jaguar XK120/140, C, D; Maserati, Lister, Allard, Elva; Porsche RSK Spyder, Cunningham and early small bore Sports Racers.
What kind of cars are in Group C?
GTP/Group C, ALMS, PSCR, WSC, Grand Am prototype cars and SCCA P1 &P2 as raced from 1981 to 5 years from today’s date. Examples: Aston Martin AMR1, Intrepid, Audi R8, Ford Mustang Trans Am, Oldsmobile Aurora, Pontiac Grand Am, Porsche GT2 and Cup. Select GT sports cars and sedans raced between 1973 and 5 years prior to today’s date.
Who was the driver of the Ferrari in Ford v Ferrari?
Ford v Ferrari. American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.