1990 Nissan R90CK Group C

Katsu Kubota, Nissan R90CK, Le Mans Classic Group C Racing 2016.

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Nissan, Yokohama, Japan.  The Nissan R90CK was an evolution of the R90C that ran in the 1990 World Sportscar Championship. It was a collaboration between Nissan and Ray Mallock Limited.  In 1990 the car finished third in the Spa 480km, and the Dijon 480km, and second in the Montreal 480km and Mexico 480km.  in 1991 it finished second in the Daytona 24 hours.  Drivers included Mark Blundell, Kenny Acheson, Julian Bailey, Bob Earl, Derek Daly, Chip Robinson and Geoff Brabham. The car was powered by a Nissan 3.5 litre twin turbo V8.

1990 Spice SE90C Group C

Eric De Doncker,  Spice SE90C, Le Mans Classic Group C Racing 2016.

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Spice Engineering, Brackley, England.  Spice Engineering was founded by long time driver and team owner Gordon Spice and his brother Derek with funding from Ray Belm.  This, the SE90C, was one of the final cars produced by Spice Engineering.  It was for the 3.5 litre Group C when Spice found itself competing in the main category rather than C2 which it had dominated.  It had a Ford Cosworth DFR V8 engine.  Best results were 3rd at the Silverstone and Donington 480km events in 1990.  Drivers included Bruno Giacomelli and Tim Harvey.

1990 Mercedes-Benz C11 Group C

Shaun Lynn, Mercedes-Benz C11, Le Mans Classic Group C racing 2016

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Mercedes-Benz/Sauber, Germany/Switzerland.   This was the first of the Sauber built Group C cars to carry the Mercedes-Benz name.  It superceded the Sauber C9 and used the same Mercedes-Benz M119 5.0 litre V8 engine as its predecessor.  Top speed was over 250 mph.  It did not compete at Le Mans in 1990, concentrating on winning the World Sports-Prototype Championship.  It scored one-two finishes at Monza, Dijon, Nurburgring, Donington plus wins at Spa, Montreal and Mexico.  It continued to have podium finishes at Susuka and Monza in 1991.  It competed at Le Mans in the 24 hours in 1991 and finished fifth.   Drivers included Michael Schumacher, Jochen Mass, Karl Wendlinger and Heinz-Harald Frentzen.  Mario Baldi and Jean-Louis Schlesser won the World Sports-Prototype championship for drivers in the car and Team Sauber Mercedes the constructors title in 1990.

1990 Lucchini SP390- Alfa Romeo V6

Jean Laffargue, Lucchini SP390, Charade Historic Tour 2016.

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Lucchini, Porto Mantovano, Italy.  This Italian company has been producing open cockpit sports cars for many years, often for use in hillclimbs but also endurance racing and often with Alfa Romeo engine..  This model dates back to 1990. Again some used 3 litre Alfa Romeo 24 valve engines and some raced the circuits and some did the hillclimbs, mostly in Italy but also France..I believe the one in the photo has an Alfa Romeo V6 engine.

Van Diemen RF90 Formula Ford

Maxime Lebreton, Van Diemen RF90 Formula Ford, Charade, Historic Tour 2016.

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Van Diemen, Snetterton, England.  Founded by Ralph Firman and Ross Ambrose in 1973, Van Diemen were best known for their Formula Ford cars.  The marque was named after Van Diemen's land or Tasmania where Ambrose was born.  The RF stood for Ralph Firman.  They produced cars in volume for many of the lower formula, over 5,000 chassis being produced.    Van Diemens won the British Formula Ford Championship every year from 1980 to 1988 and again in 1990 and 1991.  The RF90 was the Formula Ford car for the 1990 season when Frenchman Michael Vergers won the British Championship in one of these cars.  In 1990 FF cars had the Ford Kent 1600cc engine.

March Porsche 90P Indycar

1990 March-Porsche Indycar à Laguna Seca 2015 pour La Porsche Rennsport Reunion V.

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Mon Astuce pour faire des belles photos.
Utilisez sélective focus ou retouche photo pour créer une photo un peu plus puissant.

Top Photo Tip.
Use selective focus or photo editing to create something a little more powerful and suggestive of speed even though the car is stationary.

1990 Life L190 W12 F1

The W12 Life F1 moteur à Magny Cours 2014

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Mon astuce pour faire des belles photos.
Ne pas oublier les moteurs, surtout si spéciale.

Top photo tip
Don't forget the engines, especially if unusual.