Group C Sports Cars, the thunder of the '80s

From 19Bozzy92 on YouTube.

It was so special to see Group C prototypes racing at Imola Circuit. There were some nice and unique cars such as that Puma-spondsored Alba AR8 featuring a Buick twin-turbo engine or the 1982 Rondeau M382. Hope you like the video!

List of the cars in the video:

Alba AR8-01 GTP 1986 – Buick 3.0L Turbo V6 (No. 84)

ALD C289 1989 – Cosworth DFL 3.3 V8 (No. 177)

Argo JM19 C 1985 – Buick 4.4L V6 N/A (No. 164)

Cheetah G606 1989 – Cosworth DFR 3.5L (No. 60)

Gebhardt C91 1991 – Cosworth DFV V8 (No. 25)

GKW 862SP 1988 – Porsche 3.2 Flat-6 Twin Turbo (162)

Jaguar XJR-11 1989 – Jaguar 3.5L V6 Turbo (No. 9)

Jaguar XJR-14 1991 – Cosworth HB V8 (No. 35)

Nissan R90 CK 1990 – Nissan V8 Twin Turbo (No. 27)

Porsche 956 1985 – Porsche Flat-6 Twin Turbo (No. 12)

Porsche 962C 1990 – Porsche Twin Turbo Flat-6 (No. 82)

Rondeau M382 1982 – Cosworth DFL V8 (No. 24)

Spice SE88C 1988 – Cosworth DFL V8 (No. 111)

Spice SE89C 1989 – Cosworth DFZ V8 (No. 104)

Spice SE89P GTP 1989 – Chevrolet 6.0 V8 (No. 65)

Spice SE90C 1990 – Cosworth DFV V8 (No. 85)

Spice SE90P GTP 1990 – Chevrolet 6.0 V8 (No. 5)

Tiga GC288 1988 – Cosworth DFL V8 (No. 129)

#GroupC #GroupCRacing #ImolaClassic

Not so much Group C this time, but the predecessor of Group C, as in the form of Group 5, and two fabulous Ferrari 512 BB LM’s, racing at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, in Monza, Italy.  The video is from Belgian-Motorsport.

Engine: Type F102 BB LM 180° V12 / 4942 cc / 301.6 cu in

Power: 464 bhp / 346 kW @ 7250 rpm

Torque: 451 Nm / 333 ft lbs @ 4600 rpm

Weight: 1050 kg / 2314.9 lbs

Event: Monza Historic

Race series: CER 2

Track: Monza

Date: 20-22 September 2019

Driver car 29: Alexander Rittweger (GER) / Sam Hancock (GBR)

Driver car 46: Christian Bouriez (FRA)

Filmed with Canon Legria HF G40 + DM-100 microphone Canon EOS 7D

From Belgian-Motorsport, a car that came in the latter half of the Group C era.  This is the 1990 Nissan R90CK.

Engine: VRH35Z 90° V8 / Twin Turbo / 3496 cc / 213.3 cu in

Power: 800 bhp / 597 kW @ 7600 rpm

Torque: 784 Nm / 578 ft lbs @ 5600 rpm

Weight: 920 kg / 2,028 lbs

Body: carbon-fibre and Kevlar

Drive: RWD / Hewland VGC 5-speed Manual

Events: Spa classic + Monza historic Race series: Group c racing Date: 2019-05, 2019-09 Tracks: Spa-Francorchamps, Monza

Drivers car 27: Pierre-Alain France (FRA) / Erwin France (FRA) Drivers car 72: Katsu Kubota (JPN)

Filmed with Canon Legria HF G40 + DM-100 microphone

Another car, from the last hurrah for Group C, from the early 1990s.  This is the Lola T92/10 which utilized a Judd built V10 Formula 1 engine, very similar to the all conquering Peugeot 905 of the same era.  This video is from 19Bozzy92.

It was so special to see this particular Group C prototype stretches its legs around Circuit Paul Ricard during the 2019 Dix Mille Tours racing weekend by Peter Auto. The T92/10 was built in 1992 by Lola Cars and it was designed to look more like a covered Formula car than a prototype. A lot of windtunnel development was done achieving extraordinarily high down-force figures combined with modest drag giving the car a very high lift-to-drag’ ratio. Following the new 3.5-litre Group C rules they opted for the Judd GV10 engine already used in Formula 1 during those years. #LolaT9210 #JuddV10 #GroupCRacing

From Belgian-Motorsport.  Here is a car from the latter half of the Group C era.  This is the Spice SE90C.

Engine: Cosworth DFZ 90° V8 / 3491 cc / 212.9 cu in
Power: 549 hp / 410 kw @ 9500 rpm
Torque: 500 nm / 368.75 ft lb (est.)
Weight: 900 kg / 1984 lbs

Events: Spa classic 2018 + 2019, Monza historic 2019
Race series: Group C racing
Tracks: Spa-Francorchamps, Monza

Drivers white/orange car nr. 98: Eric de Doncker (BEL)
Driver white car nr.85: Tony Sinclair (GBR)

Filmed with Canon Legria HF G40 + DM-100 microphone

This fire breathing beast, is the U.S. equivalent of what a Group C car was in Europe, during the 1980s.  This is the IMSA GTP (Grand Touring Prototype) March 85G Porsche, in action, on video, from Belgian-Motorsport, racing as part of historic Group C at the Monza Historic Races.

Engine: Porsche Type 962/70 / Boxer-6 / Turbo / 2869 cc / 175.1 cu in
Power: 680 bhp / 507 kW @ 8200 rpm
Weight: 900 kilo / 1,984 lbs
Body: kevlar / carbon fibre body

Events: Spa Classic, Monza historic
Race series: Group C racing
Tracks: Spa-Francorchamps, Monza
Date: 2019-05, 2019-09
Driver: Romain Rocher (FRA)

Filmed with Canon Legria HF G40 + DM-100 microphone.

 

Can’t get enough of the 7 liter Jaguar V12s sonorous tones?  Here’s more from Belgian-Motorsport from the Spa test days on March 27th and 28th, 2018.

Engine: 60° V12 NA / 6995 cc / 426.9 cu in
Power: 750 bhp / 560 kW @ 7200 rpm
Torque: 828 Nm / 611 ft lbs @ 5500 rpm
Weight: 881 kg / 1,942 lbs
Top Speed: 395 km/h / 245 mph

Event: Testdays
Track: Spa-Francorchamps
Date: 27th and 28th of march 2018

Filmed with Canon Legria HF G40 + Røde Videomic Pro

From 19Bozzy92.

This video is about two Jaguar Group C cars I recorded during the 2019 Monza Historic by Peter Auto.

The one with number 61 is a 1987 XJR-8 featuring the front with small headlights used in sprint races. The TWR V12 engine was able to produce around 720 hp and 820 Nm of torque.

The second one, number 3 with the big endurance headlights, should be chassis J12-C-187 which was built as a XJR-8 for the ’87 season but then upgraded to the XJR-9 specs for 1988.

Watch them in action around the Italian track!

#JaguarXJR8 #XJR8 #TWRV12

Can you dig it?  Can you handle more thunder from the Sauber Mercedes?  Giving the ex-Michael Schumacher Sauber Mercedes C11 yet another airing, via Belgian-Motorsport.

engine: 4.973 liter / 303.5 cu in V8 with 2 KKK Turbos
power: 730 bhp / 545 KW @ 7000 rpm
torque: 820 Nm / 605 ft lbs @ 3500 rpm
weight: 905 kilo / 1995.2 lbs
top speed: 400 km/h (249 mph)

event: Spa Classic http://www.spa-classic.com/

raceseries: Group C racing http://www.groupcracing.com/

date: 24-26 may 2013

track: Spa-Francorchamps

From Belgian-Motorsport and the 2014 edition of the Spa Classic.

engine: 4.973 liter / 303.5 cu in V8 with 2 KKK Turbos
power: 730 bhp / 545 KW @ 7000 rpm
torque: 820 Nm / 605 ft lbs @ 3500 rpm
weight: 905 kilo / 1995.2 lbs
top speed: 400 km/h (249 mph)

event: Spa Classic http://www.spa-classic.com/

raceseries: Group C racing http://www.groupcracing.com/

date: 16-18 may 2014

track: Spa-Francorchamps

Driver #2: Shaun Lynn (ENG)
Drivers #31: Gareth Evans (ENG) / Bob Berridge (ENG)

Car #31 qualified on pole and won the race.
Car #2 qualified 2nd and finished 4th

Filmed with Canon Legria HF M46