McLaren F1 GTR JGTC GT500 Team Lark #60/#61 1996

[Kingofweasles]

Taken from Wikipedia, as usual:

Following the success of the 1995 season, McLaren set forth to upgrade the F1 GTR to remain competitive, especially against the threat of newer sports cars appearing such as the Ferrari F50 GT (which was withdrawn quickly enough) and Porsche 911 GT1. They were assisted by BMW Motorsport, who at the time decided to use their connection to McLaren to enter sports car racing by running their own race team with F1 GTRs.

Among the modifications were an extension of the front and rear bodywork, including a larger splitter attached to the front of the car. The bodywork was also modified to allow it to be removed more quickly for easier repair. The car's normally stock gearbox was modified to include a lighter magnesium housing and more robust mechanicals. These modifications allowed for the weight of the GTR to be lowered by 38 kg. Due to demand, nine more new GTRs were built, while two older GTRs (#03R and #06R) were also modified to the 1996-spec. Although slower on an entire lap than the 1997 long-tail version due to the significantly lower downforce (the 1997 model relied on high-speed cornering much like prototypes of the 2000s), the F1 GTR of 1996 was the fastest variant in terms of straight line speed - the car hit 330 km/h on the Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans in 1996, which is 13 km/h faster than the 1997 long-tail F1 GTR and even 6 km/h faster than the 1996 Porsche GT1.

In 1996, Team Goh of Japan purchased two F1 GTRs of 1996-spec, chassis #13R and #14R, for participation in the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship's (JGTC) GT500 class under the name Team Lark. Debuting at the opening round at Suzuka Circuit, the Lark team took a 1-2 finish, with winners Naoki Hattori and Ralf Schumacher. At the following round at Fuji, David Brabham and John Nielsen would take victory for the Lark McLaren. However, in the next two rounds, the Japanese rivals would overcome the McLarens, only to have Team Lark return to take victory in the final two rounds of the season. At the Sugo round, Lark badly damaged their one chassis, requiring them to borrow chassis #04R from GTC Competition as a replacement for the final JGTC round. With four victories on the season, Team Lark captured the GT500 teams championship ahead of factory squads from Toyota and Nissan.

Team Lark would not return to defend their title in 1997 however, and no McLarens would race in the series until 1999.

Engine:

Configuration BMW S70/3 GTR 60º V12
Location Mid, longitudinally mounted
Construction alloy block and head
Displacement 6.064 liter / 370 cu in
Bore / Stroke 86.0 mm (3.4 in) / 87.0 mm (3.4 in)
Compression 11.0:1
Valvetrain 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
Fuel feed Fuel Injection
Aspiration Naturally Aspirated
Power 600 bhp / 448 KW @ 7500 rpm
Torque 651 Nm / 480 ft lbs @ 5600 rpm
BHP/Liter 99 bhp / liter

Drivetrain:

Body carbon-fibre composite panels
Chassis carbon fibre reinforced plastic monocoque
Suspension (fr/r) double unequal length wishbones, coil springs over alloy dampers, anti-roll bar
Steering rack-and-pinion
Brakes carbon ceramic discs, all-round
Gearbox 6 speed Manual
Drive Rear wheel drive

Dimensions:

Weight 1,012 kilo / 2,231.1 lbs
Length / Width / Height 4367 mm (171.9 in) / 1900 mm (74.8 in) / 1090 mm (42.9 in)
Wheelbase / Track (fr/r) 2718 mm (107 in) / 1558 mm (61.3 in) / 1488 mm (58.6 in)

Suggested because as of 2014, the #61 is the only Non-Japanese car to ever win the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship's GT500 category and also featured the first "Foreign" driving crew to win the driver's title. It's also a lighter, faster version of the McLaren F1 GTR that's in GT6 already, so that's a plus.

 

[Not_A_Guest]

Pretty cool. Considering we have a ton of GT500 cars already, why not this one?

 

[Kingofweasles]

Pretty cool. Considering we have a ton of GT500 cars already, why not this one?

What's funny is that these cars aren't purpose-built GT500 racers; They're basically FIA GT1-Spec cars that raced in Japan with support from McLaren Cars & BMW (Back before GT500's technical regulations were opened up at the behest of the major manufacturers).

 

[Famine]

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/cars-suggestion-forum-guidelines.312878/

I'd suggest this one should be:
McLaren F1 GTR JGTC GT500 Team Lark #60 Hattori/Schumacher 1996
OR:
McLaren F1 GTR JGTC GT500 Team Lark #61 Brabham/Nielsen 1996
OR, assuming the cars to be identical, maybe, at a push:
McLaren F1 GTR JGTC GT500 Team Lark #60/#61 1996

 

[CORRUPTEDDISC]

Well at least this one isn't sponsored by a circumcision clinic like the Le Mans winning GTR...

 

[cbarbosa]

Voted! 👍

 

[GiovyLM]

The old JGTC championship was full of European cars , like Ferraris and Porsches

 

[Harsk100]

I had to vote in this car: It looks like awsome!

 

[Kingofweasles]

https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/cars-suggestion-forum-guidelines.312878/

I'd suggest this one should be:
McLaren F1 GTR JGTC GT500 Team Lark #60 Hattori/Schumacher 1996
OR:
McLaren F1 GTR JGTC GT500 Team Lark #61 Brabham/Nielsen 1996
OR, assuming the cars to be identical, maybe, at a push:
McLaren F1 GTR JGTC GT500 Team Lark #60/#61 1996

Made changes to this thread's title at your suggestion.

 

[RACECAR]

McLaren F1 GTR JGTC GT500 Team Lark #60 Hattori/Schumacher 1996

Interesting. Would that be Ralf Schumacher by any chance, or is that a completely different driver?

 

[Famine]

Yes, it's Ralf. The champion that year was the #61 car, driven by Nielsen and Brabham...

 

[Epic B]

Well at least this one isn't sponsored by a circumcision clinic like the Le Mans winning GTR...

Um, what?

 

[CORRUPTEDDISC]

Um, what?

I was referring to the F1 GTR that won the '95 Le Mans, which is already featured on GT6 with the sponsor "Ueno Clinic", which is an Asian circumcision clinic.

 

[Bo]

I was referring to the F1 GTR that won the '95 Le Mans, which is already featured on GT6 with the sponsor "Ueno Clinic", which is an Asian circumcision clinic.

This is true.

 

[Epic B]

I was referring to the F1 GTR that won the '95 Le Mans, which is already featured on GT6 with the sponsor "Ueno Clinic", which is an Asian circumcision clinic.

Oh. Okay.

 

[austin4500]

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

I was referring to the F1 GTR that won the '95 Le Mans, which is already featured on GT6 with the sponsor "Ueno Clinic", which is an Asian circumcision clinic.

True, but I thought the Clinic Mclaren F1 had a nice livery.

So basically, we're asking for PD to model more Mclarens? Alright, I'm okay with that. 👍

 

[CORRUPTEDDISC]

True, but I thought the Clinic Mclaren F1 had a nice livery.

So basically, we're asking for PD to model more Mclarens? Alright, I'm okay with that. 👍

Yeah I think the livery itself looks perfectly fine. It's just a bit of a cringe moment, like having a tampon sponsored NASCAR

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

Yeah I think the livery itself looks perfectly fine. It's just a bit of a cringe moment, like having a tampon sponsored NASCAR

or a Nascar cup car sponsored by Viagra.

 

[CORRUPTEDDISC]

or a Nascar cup car sponsored by Viagra.

I'm sure the driver would rise to the challenge

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

I'm sure the driver would rise to the challenge

I suppose he could.

Alright, alright; I think I'll stop it here.

 

[Raymond_Racer]

Well at least this one isn't sponsored by a circumcision clinic like the Le Mans winning GTR...

I never knew that before, and now you've ruined that car for me.

Kudos.

 

[RACECAR]

Well at least this one isn't sponsored by a circumcision clinic like the Le Mans winning GTR...

You say that as if it were some sort of problem.

 

[Raymond_Racer]

You say that as if it were some sort of problem.

Spoiler: Tangent Ahead.

well, it kind of is. Circumcision provides marginal, if any, benefits over keeping the penis intact, and is certainly not worth the health risk or long-term Hypo-Sexual Desire Disorder to get those benefits.

Circumcision was introduced primarily as a religious practice as an anti-masturbation tactic for both males and females. It came to the west thanks to the man known as K.K. Kellogg. Yes, the founder of Kellogg's Cereal was also responsible for the mainstream introduction to circumcision, especially child circumcision, in the western developed world.

While female circumcision is now highly frowned upon, nowhere near as many people seem to care about what happens to male's genitals. This isn't helped either by 3rd-wave feminists who want men and boys to put up and shut up about their problems, because women's problems are So much more severe and pressing*.

*sarcasm

 

[RACECAR]

Spoiler: Tangent Ahead.

well, it kind of is. Circumcision provides marginal, if any, benefits over keeping the penis intact, and is certainly not worth the health risk or long-term Hypo-Sexual Desire Disorder to get those benefits.

Circumcision was introduced primarily as a religious practice as an anti-masturbation tactic for both males and females. It came to the west thanks to the man known as K.K. Kellogg. Yes, the founder of Kellogg's Cereal was also responsible for the mainstream introduction to circumcision, especially child circumcision, in the western developed world.

While female circumcision is now highly frowned upon, nowhere near as many people seem to care about what happens to male's genitals. This isn't helped either by 3rd-wave feminists who want men and boys to put up and shut up about their problems, because women's problems are So much more severe and pressing*.

*sarcasm

Errm...ok, wasn't exacting that. Interesting that you bring THAT famous name in cereal because supposedly, his brother came up with Cereal (the Corn Flakes that would later become famous)was invented as part of his health regimen to stop people from masturbating (yeah, that'll work ).

I don't exactly have a problem with it (though I'm not exactly a fan of making kids do things to that degree against their will). I'm just saying that it matters little since the car was a big race winner, which is likely the massive selling point in including the car at all. Just seems silly to make a big deal out of it, its not like McLaren were basically spreading the message. From what I recall, everything about that car was a put together/last minute deal (including it being basically converted from a road car) so its almost not surprising actually.