Three month after the Spa race, CER competitors are back on the track this week-end in the Nürburgring, for the next to last round of the 2008 season. The few 46 competitors who are signed up to take part in the race confirm the serie success that clearly accomplish its mission to remind the public of the endurance history.
This year serie is extremely competitive and the Nürburgring race will be decisive, before the season ending in Silverstone. Points hunt is open for the top class competitors, including Corentine Quiniou with her Chevron B16, in front of Jacques Nicolet on Lola T298, Guy Lacroix on Chevron B16 and Michel Quiniou on Lola T280.
Once again, Classic Endurance Racing brings together some very nice GTs, with five BMW M1s, several Corvettes, a beautiful Ferrari 275 GTB… And also the highly competitive Claude Boissy's Ford Escort that is a top of results regular.
In the Prototype category, Jean-Marc Luco will get one's Porsche 908 back, a nice way to celebrate the 40TH anniversary of this fantastic car that won the 1000 Km of the Nürburgring five time between 1968 and 1980.
Another 908 will be driven by a famous racing driver: Sascha Massen won the 06' American Le Mans Series in LMP2 category, and the 04' 24 Hours of Le Mans in GT2 categoy. The Porsche official driver will have the opportunity to compare, here in the Nürburgring, the 908 and his actual RS Spyder: forty years of evolution!
REMINDER…
Since 2004, Classic Endurance Racing organises races for the cars which did endurance racing history. Run within the Le Mans Series calendar, the C.E.R enhances these 3-days meetings dedicated to endurance motor racing.
What's more, Classic Endurance Racing is in the frame of Le Mans Classic, which has taken place last July 11th, 12th and 13th on the Le Mans 24 Hours circuit, exceptionally open at this occasion.
With a reliable and strong regulation behind it, CER has reached a high competition level which makes it as one of the most famous in Europe.
Final proof of this success: a full starting grid from the first rounds, in Barcelona and Monza.
The strong points of the regulation:
CLASSIC ENDURANCE RACING BRINGS TOGETHER RACING CARS FROM 1966 TO 1979
By getting perfectly coherent with the Le Mans Classic selection of the grid 5 (1966 to 1972) and 6 (1973 to 1979), Classic Endurance Racing allows cars such as Ferrari’s BBML, BMW’s M1… to race the most beautiful European tracks.
CLASSIC ENDURANCE RACING IS AN OFFICIAL QUALIFYING STEP FOR THE LEMANS CLASSIC 2010.
Actually for each category (1966 to 1972 and 1973 to 1979), 6 cars will get an automatic qualification for the Le Mans Classic 2010. In each class three GT’s and three Prototypes will be officially accepted to what is considered as one of the greatest historical race in the world.
Classic Endurance Racing digest…
Prototypes, GT's and Touring cars which competed in the major endurance races
¹ Prototypes : 1966 to 1979
¹ GT and Touring cars : 1966 to 1979
Competition : The length of the races is a perfect balance between competition and
¹ Practice 30 minutes free practice.
2 x 30 minutes qualifying sessions.
¹ Race 1 hour with a mandatory pit-stop.
¹ Drivers 1 or 2 – International FIA Competition licence.
Le Mans Classic qualification:
¹ 6 cars for the 1966 – 1972 grid: 3 Prototypes / 3 GT and Touring cars.
¹ 6 cars for the 1973 – 1979 grid: 3 Prototypes / 3 GT and Touring cars.
2008 Calendar
4-5-6 April 1000 KM OF CATALUNYA
25-26-27 APRIL 1000 KM OF MONZA
9-10-11 MAY 1000 KM OF SPA
15-16-17 August 1000 KM OF THE NÜRBURGRING
12-13-14 September 1000 KM OF SILVERSTONE
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