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More thunderous mayhem from the glorious 1986 Sauber Mercedes C8 Group C car and it’s 5 liter turbocharged V8 engine, at Monza in Italy, including fly by’s and sounds of the turbo, via Belgian-Motorsport.

The 1989 championship winning Sauber Mercedes C9, in a brief video.  Here it is, competing in the 2012 Spa Classic, in the Group C race.  Old historic race.  Old historic car.  Cool, albeit brief footage.  From Belgian-Motorsport.

1989 Sauber Mercedes C9 #62

Engine: Mercedes M119 V8/90° 4v 4973cc / 2x KKK K27 Turbo’s
Power: 720 bhp / 537 KW @ 7000 rpm
Torque: 810 Nm / 597 ft lbs @ 3500 rpm
Weight: 905 kg / 1,995 lbs
Top Speed: 370 km/h / 230 mph)

Event: Spa Classic
Race series: Group C racing
Date: 2012-05-27

Driver: Gareth Evans (GBR)
He qualified first and won the race.

Filmed with Canon Legria HF M46

2017 Historic Group C racing at the Spa Classic, via Belgian-Motorsport, with race results in description.

RACE 1 RESULTS
1st Spice SE90 #5 – Steve Tandy (ENG)
2nd Sauber-Mercedes C11 #31 – Kriton Lendoudis (GRE) / Nicolas Minassian (FRA)
3rd Spice SE89C #22 – Mike Wrigley (ENG)
4th Gebhardt C 91 #25 – Michael Lyons (ENG)
5th Porsche 962C #14 – Tommy Dreelan (ENG) / Aaron Scott (IRL)

RACE 2 RESULTS
1st Spice SE90 #5 – Steve Tandy (ENG)
2nd Gebhardt C 91 #25 – Michael Lyons (ENG)
3rd Sauber-Mercedes C11 #31 – Kriton Lendoudis (GRE)
4th Porsche 962C #21 – Ivan Vercoutere (BEL) / Ralf Kelleners (GER)
5th Spice SE92 #10 – Michiel Campagne (NDL) / Kalff Allon (ENG)

Event: Spa Classic
Series: Group C racing
Date: 19th – 21st of may 2017

Filmed with:
Canon Legria HF G40 + Røde Videomic Pro
Canon EOS 7D

The Group C Monza bonanza, continues, via 19Bozzy92.

Enjoy this 15 minutes video about the Italian Round of the amazing Group C Racing championship during the 2019 Monza Historic racing weekend by Peter Auto!

List of the cars in the video:

Gebhardt C88 1987 – Audi 5-Cylinder Turbo (No. 174)
Gebhardt C91 1991 – Cosworth DFV V8 (No. 25)
Jaguar XJR-8 1987 – TWR 7.0 V12 (No. 61)
Jaguar XJR-9 1988 – TWR 7.0 V12 Engine (No. 3)
Jaguar XJR-14 1991 – Cosworth HB V8 (No. 35)
March 85G GTP 1985 – Porsche 2.8 Single Turbo Flat-6 (No. 19)
Nissan R90 CK 1990 – Nissan V8 Twin Turbo (No. 23)
Nissan R90 CK 1990 – Nissan V8 Twin Turbo (No. 27)
Peugeot 905 Evo 1 Bis – Peugeot V10 (No. 4)
Porsche 962C 1989 – Porsche Twin Turbo Flat-6 (No. 6)
Porsche 962C 1990 – Porsche Twin Turbo Flat-6 (No. 21)
Porsche 962C 1991 – Porsche Twin Turbo Flat-6 (No. 51)
Sauber C8 1986 – Mercedes Twin Turbo V8 (No. 62)
Sauber Mercedes-Benz C11 1989 – Twin Turbo V8 (No. 31)
Spice SE88C 1988 – Cosworth DFV V8 (No. 111)
Spice SE89P GTP 1989 – Chevrolet V8 (No. 65)
Spice SE90C 1990 – Cosworth DFV V8 (No. 85)

From Belgian-Motorsport on YouTube.  Check this out.

Event: Monza Historic
Race series: Group C racing
Track: Monza
Date: 20-22 September 2019

Race 1 results:
1st : 1991 Gebhardt C91 nr.25 – Michael Lyons (GBR)
2nd: 1993 Peugeot 905 EV1B nr.4 – Dominique Guenat (CHE)
3rd: 1990 Porsche 962C nr.1 – Ivan Vercoutere (FRA) / Ralf Kelleners (GER)
4th: 1989 Spice SE89C nr.65 – Mike Wrigley (GBR)
5th: 1987 Jaguar XJR-8 nr.61 – Richard Meins (GBR)

Race 2 results:
1st : 1989 Sauber Mercedes C11 nr.31 – Kriton Lendoudis (GRE) / Rui Aguas (PRT)
2nd: 1991 Gebhardt C91 nr.25 – Michael Lyons (GBR)
3rd: 1993 Peugeot 905 EV1B nr.4 – Dominique Guenat (CHE)
4th: 1990 Porsche 962C nr.1 – Ivan Vercoutere (FRA) / Ralf Kelleners (GER)
5th: 1990 Spice SE90C nr.85 – Tony Sinclair (GBR)

Filmed with Canon Legria HF G40 + DM-100 microphone

This is a GT car, not technically a Group C car.  But, it is of the same era as Group C, in what was the Group B class for production sports cars and more specifically, space age, hot rod rally cars.  But, this car raced with a lot of Group C machinery back in the day, or at least ones similar to it, did, in the Group B production car divison.  Again, Porsche 930’s were the dominant force in that particular class.

From 19Bozzy92

Jump on board this Porsche 911 (930) Turbo from 1984 in action at Imola Circuit during the 2019 Time Attack Italia final round.

The car has its original 3.3 single turbo flat-6 engine with 0.7-0.9 of turbo pressure, linked to the stock 4-speed manual gearbox.

If you want to see more videos of this car, check the driver’s Youtube channel at this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVv4…

#Porsche930 #Porsche930Turbo #Imola

Here’s more Porsche 935, in case you needed another fix.

Porsche 935 K3 Tribute (Turbo Monsters) incl. idle, revving & Flames

Engine: Flat-6 / 3163 cc / 193.02 cu-in / 2 KKK turbo’s
Power: 800 hp / 596 kw @ 8000 rpm
Gearbox: 4-speed manual
Top Speed: 350 km/h / 217 mph
Weight: 980 kg / 2160 lbs
Built from 1979-1981

In 1979 a 935 K3 was the overall winner of the 24h of Le Mans. A “normal” 935 came second and a 935 K2 came third overall.  So it was an impressive car even back then.

[quote= Petrolicious]What are the differences between a K3 and a regular 935?
They’re much different: the engine has two turbos, the suspension is modified, it has bigger brakes and a reversed “upside-down” type gearbox in order to let the titanium axles work straight and lower the CG, and different bodywork and aerodynamics. In the end, the 935 K3s were basically a new 935 model made by Kremer to keep these cars up to date as Porsche stopped making them because they had so much power they bent the chassis! Oddly, Porsche featured K3s that were not factory-built for their official posters and press releases![/quote]

Filmed at the Nürburgring, Zolder and Spa-Francorchamps between 2010 and 2015.

Filmed with:
Canon Legria HF M46 + DM-100 microphone
Canon EOS 7D
Canon Powershot S2

Before there was Group C, there was still sports car racing thunder.  In the 1970s, between 1976 and 1982, there was Group 5, for production based sports cars on steroids.  The most widely known, is the legendary Porsche 935, especially the K3 model.  Here is one, in action, from Belgian-Motorsport on YouTube.

Engine: Boxer-6 / 2x KKK Turbo’s / 3163 cc / 193.02 cu-in
Power: 800 hp / 596 kw @ 8000 rpm
Gearbox: 4-speed manual
Weight: 980 kg / 2160 lbs
Top Speed: 350 km/h / 217 mph
Built from 1979-1981

Events: Spa Classic, Oldtimer GP, Monza Historic
Race series: CER 2, DRM revival
Tracks: Spa-Francorchamps, Nürburgring, Monza
Dates: 2019 may, august, september
car nr. 5: Henrik LINDBERG (DNK)
car nr. 58: Urs BECK (CHE)

In 1979 a 935 K3 was the overall winner of the 24h of Le Mans. A “normal” 935 came second and a 935 K2 came third overall.  So it was an impressive car even back then.

[quote= Petrolicious]What are the differences between a K3 and a regular 935?
They’re much different: the engine has two turbos, the suspension is modified, it has bigger brakes and a reversed “upside-down” type gearbox in order to let the titanium axles work straight and lower the CG, and different bodywork and aerodynamics. In the end, the 935 K3s were basically a new 935 model made by Kremer to keep these cars up to date as Porsche stopped making them because they had so much power they bent the chassis! Oddly, Porsche featured K3s that were not factory-built for their official posters and press releases![/quote]

Filmed with Canon Legria HF G40 + DM-100 microphone

From Belgian-Motorsport, the Jaguar XJR12 from 1990, racing at a historic event at Spa Francorchamps in 2017.

Engine: 60º V12 / 6995 cc / 426.9 cu in / NA
Power: 730 bhp / 545 KW @ 7000 rpm
Torque: 785 Nm / 579 ft lbs @ 5500 rpm
Weight: 900 kg / 1,984 lbs
Top Speed: 368 km/h / 229 mph
Chassis: J12-C-190
Driver: Shaun Lynn (GBR)

He qualified 6th from 23 cars. Didn’t finish race 1 and also had to retire form the second race, 2 laps before the finish.

Event: Spa Classic
Series: Group C racing
Date: 19th – 21st of may 2017

Filmed with Canon Legria HF G40 + Røde Videomic Pro

More V8 thunder from later on in the Group C era.  This is the second generation Aston Martin Group C car, the AMR1.  The first, was the Aston Martin Nimrod from the early 1980s.  Another video from 19Bozzy92.  Have not found any video of that one, but will look.  This is the AMR1 and like the Nimrod, it is powered once again, by an earth shaking, thunderous normally aspirated V8 that was partially developed for Aston Martin by Reeves Callaway of Callaway Corvette fame.  Here you are a short video I made of the 1989 Aston Martin AMR1 Group C race car. The one you see here is chassis 05, final development of AMR1 and powered by a Callaway modified 6.3 liters V8 engine which is able to produce 740 bhp. Listen to it roaring on track.