This GTR is on display Currently at MPH 06 in London.


http://img129.imagevenue.com/loc435/th_20108_IMG_6249_122_435lo.JPG (http://img129.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=20108_IMG_6249_122_435lo.JPG)

"This GTR" is #06R, owned by David Clark.

Cool to see it getting some exposure - shame about the barricades that will be in every shot.

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ER

Interesting, it has non standard rear light units?

Interesting, it has non standard rear light units?

Those were actually the standard for the 1996 GTRs. Here's a shot of one of the Gulf cars wearing them:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20C/mclarengulfarriere0bi.jpg

A couple of the '96 GTRs which have been converted for road use (#10R, #11R, #14/15R & #16R) have since swapped out those flat lights in favor of the (normal) road car units. The '96 GTRs that are still configured as racers on the other hand (#12R, #13R, #17R & #18R) still have this flat style of lamp fitted.

GTR #06R was of course originally a 1995 GTR, but the factory had developed a package of upgrades for the few '95 GTRs that continued racing into the 1996 season and I would have to assume those lights were part of that. GTRs #03R & #08R also wear the flat lights today following a similar conversion at some point in their lives.

Here's #06R staged for the 1995 LeMans start followed by a shot of it in the pits during the 1996 race showing the difference.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20C/c51-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20C/mclarens-harrodsx6a.jpg

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ER

I never really noticed that all 96 cars wore these lights, I always thought they were replacements after a rear end shunt or some such incident.
Many thanks for the history lesson.

The '96 GTRs that are still configured as racers on the other hand (#12R, #13R, #17R & #18R) still have this flat style of lamp fitted.

Correcting the statement I made earlier, it seems the new owner of GTR #13R had the standard lights fitted to the car now, possibly during a conversion for road use as it does wear a UK Reg plate now:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20C/img12pop.jpg

Prior to leaving Australia, it still wore the original lights:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Peloton25/McLaren%20F1%20C/DSCN0851.jpg

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ER

goddamn why did I went to MPH06 Birmingham and not London!!!:-(

I tought #13 went to Germany , so both ex-Maranello cars are in the UK now?

I think it's kind of like #040 - registered in the UK, but lives in Germany most of the time. I could be wrong though.

If you watch the Bruntingthorpe vid of #13R on Revlovers, you'll see a "M1 GTR" plate on it that appears to be from the UK.

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ER

Here you go!!

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/716/06r79xr4.th.png (http://img357.imageshack.us/my.php?image=06r79xr4.png)

^^ good to see they have fixed the front after the tour in France

this 06R also goes sometimes to RMA trackdays.

This thursday and friday there will be another RMA trackday on the Nurburgring. I'll go there and check it out:-)

My nephew sent me this camera phone pic, check out the board at the rear of 06R. WIN A PASSENGER RIDE IN THIS 240MPH MCLAREN F1. Not sure if this was a show only promotion, or its in this months issue of Classic and Sportscar as well!!

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/8339/mphmcl1bn2.th.jpg (http://img226.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mphmcl1bn2.jpg)

(once open, click again)

possibly also win able? HA like a ride or something don't think it would be a whole car.

http://www.supercars.net/gallery/119513/1034/473085.jpg
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