What are your favorite sportscars?

[Bryan Blanton]

What are your favorite sportscars that have raced? Mine are the ferrari 333sp the nissan group c gtp car the bud light and silk cut jaguars the mercedes group c cars the nissan's that raced at lemans in 1997 and 1998 and the audi r8 and the new r10.

I also liked the mclaren bmw that raced at lemans in the mid 90's.

Didn't some people refer to the r8 that ran at lemans in 03 and 04 and 05 as the audi r9 even though it was still technically an r8 correct?

[harvick#1]

Audi R8/10
Dome S101
Porsche RS Spyder
Mazda 787B
Lola B07/40

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Silk Cut Jags

Audi R8/R10

Porsche 911 GT1

Toyota GT1

Porsche 917, 956, 962

[Tom206wrc]

905 + 908... :p :

[DavePI2]

Porsche 917. That was the car that first caught my attention back in 70 and made me a sports car fan ever since.

David

[Mancinoxvii]

Hey, I looked up the 917 to get an idea of what you were talking about...great car, and still very iconic. Anyway, long story short I came up on this link:

http://jalopnik.com/cars/art/downforce-in-the-den-porsche-917-couch-207858.php

Forget the pricetag, try convincing your wife to accept that one!

[bennybigb]

I love all of the Group C & GTP cars, but my favorites are:

Jaguar XJR-9
Jaguar XJR-16
Mazda 787
Mazda 1992 GTP (can't remember the name, maybe 792?)
Porsche 962/956

Good Times!!

[IMSAFAN1]

hey benny it was called mazda RX7-92P.

[Funks]

I'm looking forward to the historic festival at Brands Hatch in May. Time to kick back, forget about the competition side of things and just savour the sights, sounds, and smells of some classic machines.

[LeonBrooke]

Hmmm... Ferrari 312, Jaguar D-type, Porsche 993 GT1, Peugeot 908, '05 Pescarolo, '03 Bentley.

[jimclark]

Hey, I looked up the 917 to get an idea of what you were talking about...great car, and still very iconic. Anyway, long story short I came up on this link:

http://jalopnik.com/cars/art/downforce-in-the-den-porsche-917-couch-207858.php

Forget the pricetag, try convincing your wife to accept that one!

To heck with the couch :p , this is what you really want.... :D

http://project917xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.homestead.com/917v20.html

Now if someone would build my sportscar heartthrob, and i could afford it....2 races ('67 Sebring and LeMans), 2 wins AND handsome; nothing more needs to be said... ;)

http://www.glenphotos.com/vintage2004/04forgt5.jpg

[wmcot]

Chaparral 2E. I was a kid when it came out and that wing was amazing!

[bennybigb]

I forgot to mention:

Sauber C9
Nissan 88 GTP

Oh how I loved the GTP/Group C Days!

BTW, Has anyone seen a model of the Mazda RX7-92P? I have many of my favorite cars in 1/43 & 1/18 scale, but I have never seen the 92 Mazda....

[IMSAFAN1]

I have the molds for a 1/24th scale 92P and for a 1/43rd scale. i've built both from scratch only for a one off car. I've done the cars as a single wing and as a double wing. one without the snorkle and one with. Both of these cars were built as a gift to Pete Halsmer for being the best man at my wedding. I promised him that these cars won't be built again. Sorry....

[bennybigb]

IMSAFan,

That is very cool that you made models of the Mazda. Not only did that car look great, but the sound was amazing!

Does anyone still race these cars on the vintage circuit? I would love to see one rip around the race track again.

Thanks,

Ben

[ARJ-206]

My favorite sportscars are:

Bentley EXP Speed 8
Audi R8 / R10 TDI
Audi R8R / R8C
Porsche 911 GT1-98
Toyota GT-One

[harvick#1]

are you guys referring to this car that ran in 1992

http://www.sparkmodel.com/pics/s0799.jpg

[bennybigb]

No, but that car is sweet too.

I believe the car in the picture is the Jaguary XJR-15 chassis fitted with the Mazda motor. I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong.

The car we were talking about ran only in IMSA during the 1992 season.

[bennybigb]

Here is a link to a Mazda 787 website. If you scroll all the way down to the bottom, they have a couple pictures of the 1992 IMSA car.

http://www.fd3s.net/787B/

[IMSAFAN1]

That Mazda Is An Xjr-14. The Tamiya 787b Kit Is Not Correct. Easy To Fix Though. The Motor That Was In The Rx7-92p Is The Same As The 787b. The Earlier Version Of The Le Mans Mazda That Raced In The Imsa Class Was Alot Nicer. Efr Has A Model Of One That I Built Sitting In His Office. Be Careful When Building The 91 Version As Mazda Didn't Run The Wheel Covers For The Whole Race.

[harvick#1]

I built the covers on, I think it looks too strange when the wheel covers are off, look in my link for pictures