Ex Tuscan Challenge Race Cars -Where/What are they Now ?

[WhiteChimp500]

As per title ,it would be interesting to complile a PH list of TVR Tuscan Race Cars and there current status ,some a still racing ,some are being re-built into Sagari's etc ,some a road cars etc.

I'll start the ball rolling with the few i know about
Please feel free to update/correct and add info/pics as necessarry
Im sure there are lot's of factory/race people -past and present on PH who can add massively to the list/pics etc.
Also owners of road / track day cars which dont get much exposure ,it would be good to know what engines / specs they're running these days.

• *Note***

Refering to the cars by their Racing Number is not the most scientific method - as many numbers were used by different teams for different cars - but in lieu of any chassis number details , it is the best method i have.
Where a "Car No" has been used more than once , i will try and qualify it with the approx year in brackets.

Car No 8
Peter Wheelers Car,ran GT Wheels, 5.0 engine ,Carbon Fibre Body parts.



Currently mid conversion to Two Seater.



Car No 23
Ex Team Britnell then Chris Stockton's car ,used to look like this ;



Conversion to Sagaris V8 Race Car currently nearing completion...


The Body from 23 was sold to a guy who intends to build a road car based on Griffith 500 running gear.

Edited by WhiteChimp500 on Sunday 6th August 16:18

Edited by RetroWheels on Tuesday 23 June 22:39

[993phill]

i have a tuscan unsure which chassis number {waiting for john reid to confirm}
but i think it may be the old cdl number 9 ?
just started convertion to road cum trackday car totaly striped just building up all the parts i need
got a few bits of john reid and had a look at his car for inspiration what a very helpfull and very nice chap he is i am sure with his help things will go a lot quicker

[Guillotine]

well you've got one for a start!

[WhiteChimp500]

Car No 11 /82
Steve Glynn's ex factory race car (as raced by Nigel Tustain) ,currently being campigned in the Dunlop Tuscan Challenge as No 11


Still in works "82" livery here


With sister car whilst still campaigning the TVR Tuscan Challenge.


Steve is currently building a Sagaris V8 Race Car to compliment the Tuscan.

Edited by WhiteChimp500 on Wednesday 9th August 23:22

[WhiteChimp500]

Im sure/hoping regualr racers/PHers such as Graham and Andy Holden will post info on their Cars.
Meanwhile , Terminator ,tvrolet ,Tuscan no27,Chugaboom how are your cars doing ?

Edited by WhiteChimp500 on Monday 31st July 22:34

[tvrolet]

Current state of progress posted only a week or so back, off to the painters in primer.




Originally built in 1999 with a lightweight body. Raced as number 34 for a couple of seasons I gather. Getting towards the end of a total rebuild with 6.3L Chevy, TKO600 transmission, and too much else to mention... Planned to be road registered, but mostly track days on the cards plus a few sprints - non-contact motorsport , or at least that's the idea.

[WhiteChimp500]

Car No 10
Tim Hood's Sagaris -again AFAIK -is a new build car to replace his original No10 which still exists.

[WhiteChimp500]

Car No 3
Hugh Marshall's Tuscan Racer ,long time runner in the TVR Tuscan Challenge , and currently campaigning the Dunlop Tuscan Challenge.
Im sure hui can add more info.




Car No 2
David Mason's car Owned/run by Nick Mason Motorsport , Still very original when i last saw it- and racing in the Dunlop Tuscan Challenge periodically.



David Mason leading the pack towards Old Hall at the Start of the Oulton Park round 1 of the Dunlop Tuscan Challenge 01/04/06

Edited by WhiteChimp500 on Saturday 5th August 20:11

[WhiteChimp500]

Car No 7
Darren Dowling's very succesfull Tuscan , still in full race spec and racing in the current Challenge

Also Building a Tuscan based Sagaris race car.

And has this ex CDL (?) 2 seater currently for sale on PH

[JonRB]

What about Grant's road-going Tuscan?



Edit: Photo from a Virginia Waters meet in 2002, so the car may have been sold on by now of course.

Edited by JonRB on Monday 31st July 23:44

[WhiteChimp500]

Yep , who owns this road going Tuscan now ?

[Graham]

I think Andy H compiled or certainly started to compile a list of all the known tuscans..


Mine was built by the Britnells as their third car, I understand it was built from a new chassis and parts.

last ran in AJP spec in the Tuscan Challenge as Number 6 Driven By Andy Holden, before being sold to me to run as no 2 in the TVRCC Challenge, Now 41 in the Tuscan challenge Class B with 5ltr rover v8.



edited to add piccy

Edited by Graham on Tuesday 1st August 00:18

[WhiteChimp500]

Car No 58.
An ex factory -one carefull owner car ,still in full race spec.

As driven by Ben Samuelson and once by Phil James re-numered 66 for the occasion.
And no doubt numerous other drivers (any info anyone ?)


Now owned by myself, and i will be attemting to be race it (as no58)- rather more sparingly -two or three times a year in the Dunlop Tuscan Challenge.
Will be kept in original but raceworthy condition (bar the odd new bonnet ).

[Terminator]

993phill said:

i have a tuscan unsure which chassis number {waiting for john reid to confirm}
but i think it may be the old cdl number 9 ?

This one?



Sorry, that's mine. Currently at a secret location in Sheffield, slowly being converted for the road.

[dinkel]

Love those Tusc racers / old thread with maybe some usefull info here.

[whitechimp500]

This is just the sort of info we want to see , i know of a few Tuscans/Sagari' being built/prepped -we just need to see some pics ...

Edited by WhiteChimp500 on Tuesday 1st August 23:38

[dinkel]

GunMetal knows . . .

[v8sag]

Three of them down here,
Carl's Hansen's (probably the worlds fastest TVR)
Andrew? Whitaker's,has'nt been seen on the track for some time.
A yellow one, imported in the last couple of years,two seater conversion,4.6 RV8

[whitechimp500]

Any Pics V8sag ?

[WhiteChimp500]

Car No 77
Ex Works Race Car ,driven by Richard Hay.
Does anybody know this car now ?

Update : No Longer in UK

Edited by WhiteChimp500 on Tuesday 1st August 22:12