Jan Lammers and Bernhard van Oranje racing at Le Mans

Posted on 17-05-2016 at 19:14 by Dizono – 12 Comments”

Unfortunately, it is already a foregone conclusion and that they the Sunday, will not achieve.

That has nothing to do with the reliability of their car, a Ligier JS P3, to make. They will not meet the 24 uursrace, but at the sprintrace there prior to participate. Did they drive during this race on the long circuit, the asphalt which Lammers in 1988 triumphed with a Jaguar XJR-9. For prince Bernhard of Orange will be the first time that he is on Circuit de la Sarthe drive, and thus a long-cherished dream come true. During the Family Days will be the race car -with Jumbo-striping – will be presented.

The car is wrapped in stickers of the grootgutter suggests that at a later time Jumbo-ceo Frits van Eerd in will steps. Initially, the plan was to with Lammers, Van Eerd and Jos Verstappen to take part in the 24-uursrace of this year, but Verstappen wanted to that weekend, to prefer his son to spend, which at that time in Baku should be racing. In the Prince, who in 2014 GT4 champion and owner of circuit park Zandvoort, seems now so a replacement is found.

They will hatch in the LMP3 class. A relatively new class for closed prototypes that up 206.000 euros may cost and a minimum of 930 roads. The chassis is in this case of Ligier, but the Automobile Club de l’ouest has also chassis of Ginetta, Adess, Dome and Riley approved. For the drive in all cases an atmospheric V8 from Nissan with 420 hp. You recognize the cars during the race to the purple background for the racenummers.

With thanks to @uncivilsum for the tip!