Design by Paolo Catone / Ben Wood for Courage Competition
A Courage LC75 AER is shown. It had a 2.0 liter turbocharged AER inline-four cylinder engine.
Jacques Nicolet and Bruce Jouanny were at a test on December 8, 2007 at the Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track in southern France. Michelin tires were used.
No driver has ever died in a Courage Group C or Le Mans Prototype.
http://www.michelinsport.com/sport/home/en/home.jsp?lang=ENThe # 35 Courage LC75 AER from Saulnier Racing is for sale.
http://www.aerltd.com/http://www.oreca.fr/UK/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courage_Comp%C3%A9titionhttp://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/3210/Courage-LC75-AER....Jacques Nicolet of OAK Racing (was Saulnier Racing) and Henri Pescarolo of Pescarolo sport have merged to create Pescarolo Automobiles.
http://motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=273771http://www.pescarolo.com/2009 spec Pescarolo 01 Evo Judd
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ghand_39/3918469777/in/pool-...http://www.oak-racing.com/http://www.lemans-series.com/2005-spec Pescarolo Judd:
http://www.mulsannescorner.com/couragec60-05.htmlRollcentre Racing, a British team with a Pescarolo 01 Judd, finished 3rd in the 1,000 km of Silverstone in September, 2007 and 4th overall in the 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans with Dunlop tires.
http://www.rollcentre.co.uk/http://www.dunlopdriversclub.co.uk/# 18 machine from the 2008 1,000 km of Catalunya:
http://www.endurance-info.com/2008_LMS/02_Barcelona_Pesca...Does Rollcentre really only have 7 full-time team members?
check:
http://almsfan.blogspot.com/Saulnier Racing (now OAK Racing) used the new 90 degree DB V-8 from Judd in 2008. It went on the dyno on Friday, January 25th, 2008.
http://www.mulsannescorner.com/newsjan08.htmlOAK Racing will use new turbocharged Mazda MZR-R engines in 2009.
http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/12/19/saulnier-racing-co...2008 LMS lineup:
Pescarolo Sport's 2009-spec Pescarolo 01 Evo Judd
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/4109/Pescarolo-01-Evo-...New LMP2 announcement:
(left/right: Matthieu and Pierre)
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.endura... http://www.pierreragues.com/Henri won the 1991 Sunbank 24 at Daytona which was one of the last times the race was in darkness (NASCAR lighting used for night races later and the Rolex 24 at Daytona). He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1984. Henri also won the 1970 1,000 km of Buenos Aires in a Matra-Simca MC630/650, the 1975 1,000 km of Spa in an Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 33-3 TT12, and the 1982 1,000 km of Monza in a French Rondeau M379B with a Cosworth V-8 (co-driver Desiré Wilson, wife of Alan Wilson).
Interview with Bruce Jouanny after the 2007 1,000 km of Spa.
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://www.endura...The Saulnier Racing Courage LC75 AER was rebuilt from the Swiss Spirit Courage LC70 Judd from 2006:
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/2788/Courage-LC70-Judd...Racing great Oreca has purchased French Le Mans Protoype constructor Courage. Courage-Oreca built an all-new Le Mans Prototype for the 2009 Le Mans Series, the Oreca 01 AIM.
http://www.planetlemans.com/2007/09/14/oreca-announces-co...Team Oreca Matmut's drivers and updates revealed for the Courage-Oreca LC70 Judd
http://www.planetlemans.com/2008/04/01/team-oreca-matmut-...video from new launch:
http://video.eurosport.fr/auto/24-heures-du-mans/2008/cha...Report from the 1,000 km of Catalunya on April 6
http://racing.oreca.fr/index.aspx?Rubrique=0&News=405Stéphane Ortelli's crash in the 1,000 km of Monza on April 26:
(only broken ankle and bruises)
http://www.yahoo.com/s/869394Report from the 1,000 km of Spa on May 11:
http://racing.oreca.fr/index.aspx?Rubrique=0&News=418Driver lineup for 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans:
Simon Pagenaud in place of Ortelli
http://racing.oreca.fr/index.aspx?Rubrique=0&News=421More pictures and information:
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/3690/Courage-Oreca-LC7...Tech notes of Courage LMP1s at Le Mans, 2008:
http://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/sportscar/257... Signature Ultimate will race a Courage Oreca LC70 Judd in 2009.
http://www.signature-team.com/Another French Le Mans Prototype:
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/4049/WR-LMP-2008-Zytek...http://www.welterracing.fr/from EI
(less info)
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