by "S65" (granthp)
Published 10/04/2017 at 11:57
by "S65" (granthp)
Published 10/04/2017 at 11:57
Tags: because racecar
STARS: 0
I know there were some conversions of Group-C cars like the Koenig C62, and the Sauer 962 Le Mans. Is this still possible? Are there companies that could carry this out?
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
10/04/2017 at 12:02, STARS: 8
Well you see when a race car loves a road very much...
"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
10/04/2017 at 12:05, STARS: 1
Anything is possible.
You just need to:
Live in the right place
Have serious amounts of money.
Sort these and you’re good.
"Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection" (itsalwayssteve)
10/04/2017 at 12:08, STARS: 1
Live in the right place
Have serious amounts of money
Well. You only REALLY need the second one. With enough money the first one can be worked out.
"chaozbandit" (chaozbandit)
10/04/2017 at 12:08, STARS: 1
Yes. Lanzante, who did the F1 GTRs, the Canadian 993 GT1 and the current P1 GTRs.
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
10/04/2017 at 12:15, STARS: 3
Honestly, there’s no point in it. Non road car based prototypes are on the decline. Teams have been steadily pulling out of Le Mans for years now and as classes like Daytona Prototypes move towards being spec series there are fewer designs out there to convert. It’s not like Le Man’s heydey where you might see 20-30 different models on the field at once.
Besides, can you even see something like a modern top-tier LMP car being converted to road use? Between the seating position, hybrid tech, and the fact that only a few ever exist at once, it’s pretty unlikely that a tuner company could ever be able to buy one and do the conversion. The factory teams can barely afford them. Cars like road-going 962s exist because Porsche made a gazillion of them to sell to independant teams.
I think track day specials like Radicals and their kin are the only good candidates for that kind of conversion left.
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
10/04/2017 at 12:28, STARS: 2
But those are road versions of race versions of road cars. I think OP means road versions of cars designed and built specifically for racing.
"AuthiCooper1300" (rexrod)
10/04/2017 at 13:24, STARS: 1
In the early 70s Porsche themselves marginally “civilised” a 917 for Count Rossi (of Martini & Rossi). Being able to register it for the road meant studying road legislation with loopholes that would allow such a beast. In the end it had a US numberplate (from Alabama).
There was also a 917 registered in Germany, but it is not so famous as the Martini one (which it seems it’s still in the family)
"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
10/04/2017 at 20:53, STARS: 1
If you’re willing to spend enough I’m sure theres a way. A major issue is these cars are designed to be that low, raising them to a reasonable height would ruin the aero and mess with the handling.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
10/05/2017 at 06:48, STARS: 0
Lezante in the UK
they did the McLaren F1 GTR road car conversions