RE: Driven: Chevron GR8 Racer

RE: Driven: Chevron GR8 Racer

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SirRalph

44 posts

182 months

Wednesday 18th August 2010
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I wonder how feasible it would be on an individual customer basis to put one through an ESVA test and get it road legal...idea


DarioT

277 posts

209 months

Wednesday 18th August 2010
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in case you are interested, here is a full length race footage of the car at a recent race.
http://www.vimeo.com/12731253

I do the video and data logging stuff for them.

And i took some pics at Silverstone - the first race!





























Dario




Edited by DarioT on Wednesday 18th August 17:19

Hoofty

637 posts

189 months

Wednesday 18th August 2010
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I've been sketching this car on scraps of paper for about 10-12 years. As if by magic, somebody's made it, it looks better than I'd imagined and it's a proper racing car with a Chevron badge to top it off. Happy days!

I'd be all over that if I was deep pocketed enough. Really hope the GT4 series gets a few of them and they prove to be as enduring as their ancestors.

Great FT article btw, thanks.

omc123

24 posts

163 months

Wednesday 18th August 2010
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So is it pronounced G-R-8 or Great?

goodhand

75 posts

212 months

Wednesday 18th August 2010
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Great looking car. But does anyone else think it looks a little like the generic 'racing car' you see on top of birthday cakes?

dinkel

26,884 posts

257 months

Thursday 19th August 2010
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soad said:
The Crack Fox said:
the 'GR8' name is cringeworthy, was it intentional I wonder ?
Food for thought scratchchin

I'm sure it stands for something - more than just text speak.
What about GReight.

I bet the copywriter had a laugh . . .

Riggers

1,859 posts

177 months

Friday 20th August 2010
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DarioT said:
rhinochopig said:
I'm quite smitten with this car - I think the stylist has done a lovely job. Visually it works well from all angles, and I'm sure the road car will be a success.

255bhp for blown 2.0 is one very low-stressed engine. I suspect if you don't hit anyone, it could prove a very cheap way to go racing.
not turbo charged. normally aspirated!

Dario
Yup - not quite sure why I wrote that. Changed now (fortunately I only mentioned it once). Must keep taking those pills...

Helen Chevron

27 posts

197 months

Friday 20th August 2010
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GR = Gran Rapida as in GT = Gran Tourismo, obviously the '8' is a reference to the '8' in B8 with homage to Derek Bennett's genius.
Hope this helps guys and thanks for all the lovely comments and support, it is appreciated.

GTRene

16,369 posts

223 months

Friday 20th August 2010
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for us Dutch the name GR8 sounds good, also I do like the car, waiting for the roadversion.

Paul_M3

2,356 posts

184 months

Saturday 21st August 2010
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In the last set of pictures that DarioT posted two of the cars have different intakes at the front.

One has the little side intakes missing/blocked and the other just has a small square hole in the middle.

What's the idea behind this?

All I can think of is improving aerodynamics at the expense of cooling. i.e. experimenting until you find how far you can take it?

Hoofty

637 posts

189 months

Sunday 22nd August 2010
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It's pretty much that Paul - you blank off as much of an intake as possible, as you don't want more air going through ducts than you absolutely need to keep the engine and brake temperatures at the right level. This keeps the temps correct (no thermostat, generally) and the drag to a minimum, and is a common setup variable on most racing cars with sensible budgets - I think the F1 and top level Sportscar teams turn up at the track with the bodywork already configured with appropriately sized intakes for each track. Flash gits.

FWIW, I tape up the brake ducts on my road car to keep the racey brake pads warm under non-track conditions.

Hungry Freak

91 posts

169 months

Sunday 22nd August 2010
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Road legal and priced like a hot hatch, please wavey

jpf

1,311 posts

275 months

Wednesday 9th December 2015
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Are they still building the GR8?

Any news from Chevron?

PH should be keeping us up to date on the happenings of the smaller manufacturers.