A perfect match: Oreca buys LMP maker Courage Competition

didn't see this developing

to be called Courage-Oreca

http://www.oreca.fr/index.aspx?Rubrique=0&News=165 and http://www.courage-competition.com/

Oreca's Chairman is Hughes de Chaunac (in middle) while Yves Courage (on right) founded Courage Competition in 1981 and first raced in 1982.

http://www.endurance-info.com/2007_LMS/05_Silverstone/Oreca_Courage.jpg

Oreca might be too busy to race both LMP1 cars and the gt1 Saleen S7Rs.

http://web.mac.com/saleeninc/Saleen_Speedblog/WELCOME.html

Oreca might be too busy to race both LMP1 cars and the gt1 Saleen S7Rs.

:1: If I remember correctly the S7Rs never did that good, so they should try their luck in LMP1. But definitely not both, doubt they have the finances and everything else required to run teams in different categories.

the s7r, though, has won over 65 races.

Oreca has gotten decent sponsorship from Matmut which is a french insurance company. http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.matmut.fr/le-groupe-Matmut/Team-Oreca.asp

:uhoh:...thanks for the insight. :lol: :meant:...how come I never heard about them winning?

i'm not sure. Terry Borcheller won the GTS (GT1) class of the 2001 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in a Saleen S7R.

Courage Le Mans Prototypes and modified Courage LMPs:

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame.php?file=search.php&keys=Courage&method=0

Revised aerodynamics for factory Courage LC70 (AER twin-turbo V-8)

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.endurance-info.com/article.php?sid=3700