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Hallo hier der vollständige Pressetext, ein Wahnsinnsfeld!!!!. Gruss OM
MERCEDES C9 to race in Group C series
02/05/2008
One of the classic sportscars to make racing return.
There is great news for the Group C Racing series and motorsport enthusiasts in general, with the announcement that Mercedes Sauber C9 chassis number 05A, will be competing in the 2008 Group C Racing series.
The car is steeped in history with five wins during the 1989 World Sportscar Championship in the hands of drivers Jean-Louis Schlesser and Jochen Mass.
Schlesser, who went on to be the '89 world champion, also recorded two fastest laps and established a racing land speed world speed record of 407Km/h at Le Mans during the same year.
Appearing in its classic Mercedes-Benz "Silver Arrows" livery, the car will be driven by Australian owner/driver Rob Sherrard and prepared by race specialists Xtec Engineering.
Having been restored by Sauber in 1992, the C9 moved to Switzerland when it was sold to Mr Coxx Kocher, where it remained until Rob purchased the car in March 2008.
Rob said: "This is an awesome racing car with unrivalled pedigree and to be able to race it in the series this year is just fantastic, particularly as we have the attraction of the race at Le Mans. I can't wait to actually get behind the wheel and drive it in anger."
Group C Racing series director Charlie Agg stated: "The series has a wonderful line-up of classic Group C machinery, but the one missing ingredient was the iconic Mercedes Group C car. However, now that Rob has completed the purchase of this superb car, we can boast a complete field of 'A' list machinery. This will be the first time for a number of years that anyone has seen a C9 compete and it is a credit to both the series and the other entrants also competing, that it will be in the Group C Racing series that it will be seen."
For the meetings at Spa in May, Silverstone in July and Donington in October, the racing format will consist of a 30-minute "Super Cup Sprint" and a 90-minute "Enduro Trophy" race, the latter featuring driver changes and refuelling.
However, the support race at Le Mans in June is a single 40-minute sprint race contributing to the "Super Cup Sprint".
A full list of the current Group C Racing series entries is as follows:
Make and Model Car No Driver
Argo JM 19C 19 John Edwards
Argo JM 20 82 Richard Oddie
Aston Martin AMR1 18 Paul Whight
Bardon DB2 103 Duncan McKay
Jaguar XJR 11 4 Gary Pearson
Jaguar XJR 12 32 Nick Rini
Jaguar XJR 10 3 Justin Law
Jaguar XJR 5 40 Donald Miles
Jaguar XJR 9 21 Derek Hood
March 84 G 85 Pat Thomas
March 85 G 16 Peter Schliefer
Mazda 757 GTP IMSA 203 Jim Loftis
Mercedes Sauber C9 1 Rob Sherrard
Nissan NPT1 30 Nick Randall
Nissan NPTI 90 TBC Donald Coaster
Nissan ZX GTP 84 Kent Abrahamson
Nissan RC90 83 Peter Sowerby
Nissan R90-CK 27 Andy Purdie
Porsche 962 TBC Oliver Mathai
Porsche 962 14 Henry Pearman
Porsche 962 7 Mark Sumpter
Porsche 962 C 39 David Hart
Porsche 962 TBC Peter Cook
Porsche 962 TBC Simon Wright
Porsche 962C 72 Oliver Maierhofer
Spice GTP lights 77 Christopher Catt
Spice Pontiac SE P89 15 Stefano Rosina
Spice SE GTP 11 Fredy Kumschick
Spice SE 90 12 Andrew Haddon
Tiga GC 287 37 Richard Bateman
Tiga GC 287 81 Richard Chester
Tiga C2 TBC Niels Blegvad
TBA TBC Claus Bjerglund
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