REVIEW #5
SPORTS/PROTOTYPE RACING CARS
As I had done with the previous Review - 'Sports Racing cars of the 50's & early 60's', I thought i'd continue today with some later Sports-Racers, which include Can-Am, Le-Mans (LMP), Group C & various other Groups which fall within these catagories.
While doing the performance calculations (again using - www.torquestats.com/) I noticed that because of all the later governing bodies & motorsports federation rules & regulations, that most of the cars I was looking at were very close in power, weight etc... (much more so than the earlier years of racing).
Some cars I found No information on searching the net.( I will try at a later date to look through books for info).
No Specifications found for the following cars:-
Mooncraft Shi-Den BMW 77
Mooncraft Special
Nissan Skyline Turbo C (Group C) 1984 & 1985
As said before, there are so many variables which could make a difference to the calculated times, whatever they may be, the calculator still gives us a very good idea of what these cars were capable of.
Note - weight is in Kilograms.
(Photo's of All cars Below the calculations)
While doing the performance calculations (again using - www.torquestats.com/) I noticed that because of all the later governing bodies & motorsports federation rules & regulations, that most of the cars I was looking at were very close in power, weight etc... (much more so than the earlier years of racing).
Some cars I found No information on searching the net.( I will try at a later date to look through books for info).
No Specifications found for the following cars:-
Mooncraft Shi-Den BMW 77
Mooncraft Special
Nissan Skyline Turbo C (Group C) 1984 & 1985
As said before, there are so many variables which could make a difference to the calculated times, whatever they may be, the calculator still gives us a very good idea of what these cars were capable of.
Note - weight is in Kilograms.
(Photo's of All cars Below the calculations)
Car Year bhp weight 0-60 0-100 ss1/4m @speed
Audi R8 LMP 1999 610 900 3.1s 5.8s 10.5s 136mph
Audi R10 LMP 2006 650 925 3.0s 5.7s 10.4s 139mph
Cadillac Northstar LMP 2000 600 900 3.1s 5.8s 10.5s 136mph
Nissan R382 1969 600 790 3.0s 5.7s 10.3s 138mph
Nissan R390 GT1 1997 650 1098 3.3s 6.1s 10.8s 136mph
Panoz Esperanza GTR1 1997 600 950 3.1s 6.0s 10.7s 135mph
Panoz LMP1 1999 620 920 3.1s 5.8s 10.5s 137mph
Riley & Scott MK.III (500bhp) 1995 500 982 3.4s 7.0s 10.8s 127mph
Riley & Scott MK.III (600bhp) 1995 600 982 3.2s 6.1s 10.8s 134mph Riley & Scott MK.III (700bhp) 1995 700 982 3.0s 5.6s 10.5s 141mph
Sauber C6/C7 BMW Group C 1983 600e 850 3.0s 5.8s 10.4s 136mph
Sauber C9 Mercedes 1987 700 900 3.0s 5.5s 10.4s 142mph
Shadow Mk.IIA Chevrolet 1971 740 816 2.9s 5.7s 10.2s 145mph
Shadow DN4 Chevrolet 1974 800 720 2.8s 6.3s 9.9s 148mph
Toyota 7 Turbo 1970 600 620 2.9s 5.3s 10.0s 142mph
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BMW M1 Racing (Procar) 1979 470 1020 3.5s 7.4s 11.5s 125mph
Broadspeed Jaguar XJ12C (500bhp) 1976 500 1700 4.4s 9.3s 12.1s 119mph
Broadspeed Jaguar XJ12C (600bhp) 1977 600 1500 3.7s 7.2s 11.4s 129mph
BRM P154 1970 760 699 2.8s 5.4s 10.0s 146mph Ferrari 330 P3 1966 420 850 3.3s 7.3s 11.4s 124mph
Ferrari 512 M 1970 610 815 3.0s 5.7s 10.3s 138mph
Gulf Mirage GR7 1974 445 720 3.2s 6.8s 11.1s 127mph
Jaguar XJR-9 1988 735 1050 3.1s 5.5s 10.4s 143mph
Jaguar XJ220 S 1993 671 1050 3.2s 5.8s 10.6s 138mph
Lola T222 1971 740 794 2.9s 5.7s 10.2s 145mph
Lola Aston Martin LMP 1 B 09/60 2009 650 900 3.0s 5.6s 10.4s 139mph
Audi R10 LMP 2006 650 925 3.0s 5.7s 10.4s 139mph
Cadillac Northstar LMP 2000 600 900 3.1s 5.8s 10.5s 136mph
Nissan R382 1969 600 790 3.0s 5.7s 10.3s 138mph
Nissan R390 GT1 1997 650 1098 3.3s 6.1s 10.8s 136mph
Panoz Esperanza GTR1 1997 600 950 3.1s 6.0s 10.7s 135mph
Panoz LMP1 1999 620 920 3.1s 5.8s 10.5s 137mph
Riley & Scott MK.III (500bhp) 1995 500 982 3.4s 7.0s 10.8s 127mph
Riley & Scott MK.III (600bhp) 1995 600 982 3.2s 6.1s 10.8s 134mph Riley & Scott MK.III (700bhp) 1995 700 982 3.0s 5.6s 10.5s 141mph
Sauber C6/C7 BMW Group C 1983 600e 850 3.0s 5.8s 10.4s 136mph
Sauber C9 Mercedes 1987 700 900 3.0s 5.5s 10.4s 142mph
Shadow Mk.IIA Chevrolet 1971 740 816 2.9s 5.7s 10.2s 145mph
Shadow DN4 Chevrolet 1974 800 720 2.8s 6.3s 9.9s 148mph
Toyota 7 Turbo 1970 600 620 2.9s 5.3s 10.0s 142mph
........................................................................................................................................................... Continued July 2023
BMW M1 Racing (Procar) 1979 470 1020 3.5s 7.4s 11.5s 125mph
Broadspeed Jaguar XJ12C (500bhp) 1976 500 1700 4.4s 9.3s 12.1s 119mph
Broadspeed Jaguar XJ12C (600bhp) 1977 600 1500 3.7s 7.2s 11.4s 129mph
BRM P154 1970 760 699 2.8s 5.4s 10.0s 146mph Ferrari 330 P3 1966 420 850 3.3s 7.3s 11.4s 124mph
Ferrari 512 M 1970 610 815 3.0s 5.7s 10.3s 138mph
Gulf Mirage GR7 1974 445 720 3.2s 6.8s 11.1s 127mph
Jaguar XJR-9 1988 735 1050 3.1s 5.5s 10.4s 143mph
Jaguar XJ220 S 1993 671 1050 3.2s 5.8s 10.6s 138mph
Lola T222 1971 740 794 2.9s 5.7s 10.2s 145mph
Lola Aston Martin LMP 1 B 09/60 2009 650 900 3.0s 5.6s 10.4s 139mph