2 Aug 2019, 06:44 (Ref:3920776)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Graham Clayton
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The 500 SEC was developed in 1988 for the DTM, but the problem was the weight of 1340kg and 460bhp was too much for the tyres allowed in the DTM.
Running harder compound tyres at a reduced pace at Spa, M-B and AMG believed that the cars would be able to last the 24 hours.
What made the 500 SEC truly unique as a Group A car was that it retained the wood inlay dashboard and electrically operated windows of the road-going model.
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It may not have had a wood inlay dashboard but Karl Jones' Duckhams RS500 that raced in the BTCC also retained its electric windows!
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