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1997 Gulf McLaren F1 GTR Longtail Top Speed

This particular F1 GTR Longtail also happens to have an interesting history behind it. It was originally built as chassis number 027R but ultimately ended up as a spare car - chassis 028R - after sustaining damage during Find out more about the 1997 Gulf McLaren F1 GTR 028R Longtail after the jump.The McLaren F1 GTR is a racing variant of the McLaren F1 sports car first produced in 1995 for grand touring style racing such as the BPR Global GT Series FIA GT Championship JGTC and British GT Championship. It was powered by the naturally aspirated BMW S70 2 V12 engine.1997 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail 21R - sold for 5 280 000 The Ultimate Development of the McLaren F1. The Most Successful BMW Team Car in Private Hands. Primarily Driven by the Top Pairing of JJ Lehto and Steve Soper.McLaren F1 GTR Longtail - 24 - 97. Gulf-Davidoff McLaren - -

The 1997 F1 GTR Longtail with improved aerodynamics via much longer tail and nose as well as a wider rear wing is an absolute icon of modern era sports car racing the ultimate ex-GTC Gulf Team Davidoff 1997 McLaren F1 GTR Top Gear Motorsport - McLaren F1 GTR - Tiff Needell TrackTest.In 1997 The BPR Global GT Series was reformed as the FIA GT Racing Series with new regulations and the McLaren F1 GTR had to undergo serous modifications to stay competitive with the Porsche 911 GT1 and At the 1998 24 Hours du Mans the McLaren reached a top speed of 196MPH.The 1997 Gulf-Davidoff GTC tribute took more than 1 000 hours to complete. For those who may not know the Gulf Racing colors that adorn the 1997 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail race car consist of It can accelerate from a standstill to 62 mph in a mere 2.9 seconds and reach a top speed of 205 mph.Splitup - This article should be split up into multiple articles. McLaren F1 GTR 1995 McLaren F1 GTR 1997 . The McLaren F1 GTR was created following motorsport teams convincing McLaren to build a racing version of the McLaren F1 after its initial launch as a road car

McLaren F1 GTR Longtail 1997 Gulf Oil Davidoff Swiss Alp41.See more pics of the McLaren F1 GTR Longtail up for auction. The GTRs started off the season with a trio of wins but then began an epic season-long fight with the growing power of the Mercedes CLK-GTR driven by Bernd Schneider and Klaus Ludwig that would ultimately win the 97 championship.The second Longtail F1 GTR built this was one of the cars entrusted to the Gulf Team Davidoff. It was raced throughout the 1997 season by Jean-Marc Completed in time for the 1997 FIA GT season chassis 22R was part of the Gulf Davidoff team s three car effort that season. The main drivers were1995 McLaren F1 LM Top Speed. the mclaren f1 was launched in 1992 and revolutionized the supercar industry more than any other vehicle The McLaren F1 GTR was a racing variant of the McLaren F1 sports car first produced in 1995 for grand touring style racing such as the BPR Global

Enter the McLaren F1 GTR Longtail. Challenged to produce a road-going homage to the McLaren F1 GTRs that performed so strongly in endurance racing in Following the completion of the development car nine more Longtails were built. Chassis 20R the inspiration for the MSO 675LT Gulf theme carTop Speed 225 mph. Lateral Acceleration However for 1997 a massive 85kg weight reduction was achieved for a final weight of 915kg. The huge increase in downforce was achieved by using the longer nose and tail section from the F1 GT road car together with a much larger and more efficientThis isn t a GTR Longtail this is XP56GT McLaren s own car which is officially known as the McLaren F1 GT sometimes with the Longtail attached. It was a homologation car for the 1997 series of Longtail GTR race cars where at least a single production car was supposed to be produced forMcLaren presents McLaren F1 GTR 25R Longtail 1997 . Manufacturer press release and gallery of 12 high resolution Images. The top-level circuit career of F1 GTR 25R spanned eight years and several continents. It was built as one of three Longtail cars for the Gulf-Davidoff team to compete in

This car is the first of 10 F1 GTR Longtails ever built and it has already been converted for legal road driving.McLaren F1 GTR Longtail 19R 1997 Produced in a single copy. McLaren F1 GTR Longtail 25R 1997. all pictures 12 . specifications.After McLaren unveiled their new livery i came with After McLaren unveiled their new livery i came with this idea to make a livery base on the 1997 F1 GTR Longtail instead of the F1 car. Top job man are there any plans on making one for the gt4 mclaren with the same design as that will look lit as well.Imagine something as spectacularly ludicrous as driving a McLaren F1 GTR Longtail - the ultimate Where the original GTRs were essentially modified road cars Murray s revised F1 Longtail was an From the intricate pedal box - a work of pure art in itself - to the purple-topped titanium-nitride gear

McLaren F1 GTR Longtail - The Greatest Car of All - Tom Hartley Junior. McLaren built only ten of these cars in Longtail guise with this being the first. The chassis seen here was first used as a factory development prototype which was later converted for street use by Lanzante and Gordon MurrayInitially McLaren was not taken with the idea so Bellm went direct to Dennis an old friend. The racing version of the F1 that went to Le Mans in June the GTR was only slightly It had led earlier on as had the other casualty the Gulf-sponsored GTR driven by Owen-Jones and Pierre-Henri Raphanel.The famous McLaren F1 GTR Longtail is an iconic car of the legendary car maker and still McLaren Remembers The Legendary F1 GTR Longtail Carscoops. In between producing some of At the top of the list of the most significant cars in the UK is undoubtedly the McLaren F1 GTR which scored