Ref: AIR03410
Created: 07/06/2011
JAGUAR XKRGT3 APEX RACING
Description: For the first time in some years, Jaguar enthusiasts will now be able to cheer on an officially-backed Jaguar. The XKR GT3 retains the same supercharged, 4.3 litre quad-cam V8 engine as the road going car. The rules allow for alterations to some key components on the basis of durability required for high performance racing.
Ref: AIR03411
Created: 07/06/2011
ASTON MARTIB DBR9 GULF
Description: The two Gulf Aston Martin DBR9s performed superbly in the 2008 Le Mans race. Car 009, driven by David Brabham, Antonio Garcia and Darren Turner, won the GT1 class. The 007 car, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Andrea Piccini and Karl Wendlinger behind the wheel, finished fourth in the class.
Description: Introduced in 2007, the updated MINI Cooper S featured a number of improvements over its predecessor. As well as improved interior space, the new Cooper S also introduced a new engine, now turbo rather than supercharged, that resulted in an output of 184bhp, with the dash to 62mph being covered in 7.0 seconds. Raced successfully across the World, the Cooper S looks set to continue the tradition of fast MINIs.
Description: The Bentley 4.5 Litre was a supercharged variant, also known as the Blower Bentley. Famous for his statement “there’s no replacement for displacement”, Walter Owen Bentley upped the displacement of the Bentley 3 Litre in 1926 to produce the 4.5 Litre. Upon taking control of the company, the “Bentley
Boys” went in search of even more power and developed the supercharged model in 1929 at Henry Birkin’s racing workshops in Welwyn Garden City.
The total production of the 4.5 Litre was 720 between 1927 and 1931. Of these, 55 were fitted with superchargers.