Question of the day

[MarkMas]

Diablo?

 

[allandwf]

No correct answers yet. The claimed figure is actually sub 3 seconds!

 

[zagatoes30]

I guess it depends on definition of production car

TVR Speed 12?

or maybe when Porsche cheated at Le Mans

Dauer 962

 

[allandwf]

I guess it depends on definition of production car

TVR Speed 12?

or maybe when Porsche cheated at Le Mans

Dauer 962

Now we are getting closer, the Cerbera speed 12 and the car in question shared the time, but the TVR was more of a concept, production was cancelled after a few prototypes.

 

[Wanderer]

Was it a Bugatti?

 

[dunnah01]

Was it a Bugatti?

EB110 for half a guess?

 

[zagatoes30]

This was the era of GT1 at Le Mans and they required road versions like the Dauer, so probably a GT1 special of some existing supercar?

 

[Lozzer]

What was the porsche that won at le mans? they did road going versions of? Can't remember, although that may have been the 80's, or even 00's, time goes so quickly these days..GT1?

 

[zagatoes30]

What was the porsche that won at le mans? they did road going versions of? Can't remember, although that may have been the 80's, or even 00's, time goes so quickly these days..GT1?

That was the Dauer, really a Porsche 962 with wipers and lights. In 1994 GT1 was the main class of Le Mans, there were some old IMSA prototypes but the championship was GT1. Porsche cheated by allowing some small manufacturers to build road going versions of their prototype and hence the Dauer 962, it came 1st & 3rd first time a GT1 car had won the race.

Other manufacturers also made LM/GT1 versions of road cars, Bugatti, Dodge and even Venturi. I think Ferrari did an F50 GT1 but pretty sure it didn't race at Le Mans

 

[Lozzer]

That was the Dauer, really a Porsche 962 with wipers and lights. In 1994 GT1 was the main class of Le Mans, there were some old IMSA prototypes but the championship was GT1. Porsche cheated by allowing some small manufacturers to build road going versions of their prototype and hence the Dauer 962, it came 1st & 3rd first time a GT1 car had won the race

I am not doubting what you say but to be clear I mean this, the same one? If so that's interesting to know.

 

[allandwf]

You all seem to be skirting around the Manufacturer.

 

[Wanderer]

You all seem to be skirting around the Manufacturer.

Is it a Lada dropped off a crane?

 

[CatmanV2]

Is it a Lada dropped off a crane?

Would just about make it!

C

 

[allandwf]

As it's Question of the Day, It was a Ferrari, which shared the time with the TVR Speed 12, and as previously said never really got past the prototype stage. Which Ferrari though? The claimed time was 2.9s

 

[zagatoes30]

I am not doubting what you say but to be clear I mean this, the same one? If so that's interesting to know.
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Thats a Porsche GT1, the successor to the 962, 1996 and also built for GT1 and hence there was a street version

 

[Chrisb2015]

Driving through France this morning I have seen two French registered Rover 75’s. Question: what kind of individual would drive such a car?

 

[zagatoes30]

Driving through France this morning I have seen two French registered Rover 75’s. Question: what kind of individual would drive such a car?

A Frenchman? They love Rovers over there, no idea why

 

[allandwf]

OK, this seems to have dwindled.
It was the F50, claimed 2.9s for the 0-60 dash, the same as the speed twelve.
Fight amongst yourselfs to set the next question

 

[MarkMas]

Deathly quiet - I will have a go.

Nice easy question:

Why did the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team in Rio only have 8 athletes from Northern Ireland when a total of 29 athletes from Northern Ireland had actually qualified to compete?

 

[midlifecrisis]

They were eligible for the Republic of Ireland as well and therefore chose to enter under their flag.