Group C Le Mans historic racing championship? (with photos!)

[24_heures]

Any news on the entry list for the Masters Festival at Brands Hatch this coming weekend? Perhaps Randy has details?

[rogerwills]

I only have the U2TC entry list:

U2TC Brands Hatch 2007

Surname First name Country Car Number Second Driver Class
30 Agace Tara GB C Alfa Romeo GTA, 1965, 1600cc
31 Allenby-Bryne Joe GB C Lotus Cortina MK1, 1963 , 1528
79 Anton* Dieter Karl Germany Alexander Furiani C Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA, 1965, 1598cc
33 Bateman* Richard GB Roger Barton C Ford Lotus Cortina, 1965, 1594cc
2 Beale* Joey GB Stephen Beale A Fiat Abarth 1000 TC, 1962, 982cc
34 Bennett* David GB Ted Rollason C Lotus Cortina Mk1, 1965, 1558cc
8 Churchill* Graham GB Peter Baldwin B Austin Mini Cooper S, 1965, 1293cc
9 Cox Ian GB Allen Tice B Austin Cooper S, 1965, 1293cc
40 Erlich Michael Switzerland None C Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA, 1965,1570cc
42 Frankel Richard GB Andrew Frankel C Alfa Romeo GTA, 1965, 1570cc
10 Hartop Jonathan CH B Austin Mini Cooper S, 1966, 1293cc
78 Heyer* Chris GB Rob Barff C Alfa Guilia Ti Super, 1966, 1570cc
70 Kremer Gabriel Switzerland Dion Kremer C Giulia Super Ti, 1963 , 1567cc
47 Lawson Richard GB TBA C Lotus Cortina Mk 1, 1965, 1558cc
48 Lawson Richard Junior GB Douglas Lawson C Lotus Cortina Mk 1, 1965, 1558cc
12 Lillingstone-Pri Chris GB Henry Scott B Morris Mini Cooper S, 1963, 1293cc
22 Padmore* Keith Nicholas Padmore B Mini Cooper S, 1965, 1275cc
51 Paul Malcolm GB Rob Wells C Lotus Cortina, 1963, 1594cc
19 Penfold John GB Jon Dooley B Alfa Romeo Giulietta Ti, 1961, 1290cc
67 Roberts Brendan GB Bill Wykeham D BMW 1800 1965 1800cc
91 Saunders Dave GB John Palmer D BMW Tisa, 1965, 1816cc
83 Shaw* Richard GB Jackie Oliver D BMW 1800 Ti, 1965, 1820cc
27 Sugden Peter GB Peter Rutt C Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA, 1965, 1598cc,
90 Verey Malcolm GB Mark Griffiths B MG 1100 1965, 10998c
17 Vettoretti Daniele Italy Emilio Zago B Austin Cooper S, 1965, 1293cc
6 Wills Roger NZL C Lotus Cortina, 1965, 1598cc
35 Wistoft* Per Belgium None C Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA, 1965, 1570cc
64 Wright* Jason Italy Michael Gans C Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA, 1965, 1599cc

[NigelJ]

Hi All

Cars entered for Brands this weekend as follows:-

Spice SE 90C DFR
Argo Chevrolet JM 20C
Nissan R 90 CK
Jaguar XJR 12
Nissan NPT 90 GTP
Nissan NPT 90 GTP
Porsche 962 CRLR
Porsche 962 C
Jaguar XJR 16
Jaguar XJR 11
Spice Chevrolet GTP
Intrepid
Porsche 962 C
Aston Martin AMR 1
Jaguar XJR 12 D
Spice SE 90C DFR
Porsche 962 C
March Chevrolet 84 G
Tiga 288 DFZ
Argo JM 19C
Spice SE 88
Tiga Cosworth
Tiga Buick GTP
Bardon Ford DB2
Tiga Rover GC 287
Mazda 757

Looks good!

Cheers

NigelJ

[John Turner]

Damn, I'm going to miss this again this year. Nope, I will resist. Hope someone can report back, please?

[Bullett]

Ooooooh someone please put some pictures up for us that are half a world away? 4 Jag's and and Aston...blimey! what i'd do to see that field

[CUT 7]

it was very wet, but still brilliant.I dunno anything thats quite as mad as Gp c cars.I know narrow tired cars are more slithery & probably harder to drive but i dunno theres something about them 900hp missiles...
And im not alone in that .All the spectators expression changed from damp resignation to something aproaching awe as they thundered round in the rain .Intense.
I missed it when it was current as it was formula porsche for most of the time & when it got interesting bernie killed it off, b4 i could get with it..(& why is GT 90 an FIA championship but not gp c I wonder...?...?)
So i feel very lucky to be able to watch these cars now.
A big thanks to all you nutters in the gp c club who race them.
Now a quick q.
My first post , and i havent read the whole of this thread(yet) but lap times, comparative to today?
historic gp c laps silverstone in 1.35(classic gp) to the current GT1 1.43(full gp) take in curciut differences call it 1.37 on Gp.
Now at brands the 80's works teams were running bout 6 secs quicker than the historics are now..
so lets presumbe they'd be 8 secs quicker had they ran at silverstone .
Thats 1.29/30.Thats only 10 secs slower than a current F1 car?
wild.
And we know that turbo group c cars were about 8 secs slower than f1 at the time(6 at brands)
so that means 1980s f1 was only 2/3 secs a lap slower than current f1??

have I got this all a bit wrong or what?
But the question is weather pre atmo( atmo not realy gp c at all) cars are quicker than the current crop of prototypes.
The answers gotta be pretty close (corvettes finish 4th at LM one would expect a gp c car in the top 3 then...)
this type of thing keeps me awake at night .Sad or??
when i find where the avatars are i'll post again with other conunderums also...
you should all be at Goodwood next weekend where we get to see as well as everything else(it realy IS brilliant...) 25 gp c cars..then theres silverstone in july.cant wait.
BTW this is avery interesting forum, drivers, marshalls fans of all motorsport.Nice
cheers

[CUT 7]

have been told by a don law mechanic that the answer to the above is
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