The mighty Group C race cars that once ruled the streets of Le Mans may be gone, but they will never be forgotten. The monstrous speed of these cars is more or less the reason 2 chicanes were added to the Mulsanne straight in 1990. Modern prototype cars are now more focused on fuel economy rather than speed, thus despite all the R&D spent on these modern vehicles they still cannot match the awesomeness of the Group C era.
Let us go back in time 25 years ago to 1990…
Cars:
1988 Jaguar XJR-9 960 hp 894 kg 686 PP *won Le Mans 1988
1989 Minolta Toyota 88C-V 951 hp 850 kg 700 PP
1989 Sauber Mercedes C9 973 hp 893 kg 679 PP *won Le Mans 1989
1989 Nissan R89C 953 hp 900 kg 690 PP
1991 Mazda 787B 831 hp 830 kg 683 PP *won Le Mans 1991
1992 Nissan R92CP 986 hp 900 kg 695 PP
1992 Peugeot 905B Evo 1 Bis LM 839 hp 750 kg 690 PP *won Le Mans 1992
Track:
Circuit de la Sarthe ’09 (no chicanes)
Regulations:
No power adders allowed (power listed above is post oil change level)
All other vehicle tuning permitted (transmission ratios, LSD, suspension, downforce, etc etc)
Tires = Racing, any type
Tire/fuel consumption = normal
Draft = real
Track edge = real
Time progression = 8 times (24 hrs in 3 hrs time)
Weather = fixed
Penalties = off
Damage = ON (open to debate/popular opinion on this)
Driver Aids allowed:
ABS = 1
Qualifying will take place 1-2 days before race itself
Race duration – 3 hours
*If there is not enough initial interest I may open up sign-ups for a lower class (LMP1 or GT1) to encourage others not interested in the 700PP cars.
Event to take place on a weekend in June - date pending.
ENTRANTS
1) Wolfpack987 - vehicle pending
2) TunaPhreak - Sauber C9
3) dlrws6 -
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