F1 GTR at MPH 06

[countachal]

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

[Peloton25]

"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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[carbuilder2002]

Interesting, it has non standard rear light units?

[Peloton25]

Originally Posted by carbuilder2002

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:



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.





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[carbuilder2002]

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.

[Peloton25]

Originally Posted by Peloton25

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:



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



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[PatrickT82]

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

[Jota 5084]

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

[Peloton25]

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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[Le Man]

Here you go!!

[hurstg01]

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

[PatrickT82]

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:-)

[Le Man]

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!!



(once open, click again)

[Samurai75007]

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