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Originally Posted by Chiana
How much Ligier does this Ligier actually has in it? 'Cause in this class or rebranded "Morgans" and "Alpines" and "Lotuses" and "Caterhams" and "Mazdas" (+ plus engines prepared by other makes) it's becoming increasingly difficult to spot real from fake unless you know what which kind of wolf is hiding in sheep's clothes.
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I see exactly where you're coming from, and agree in a lot of cases. I'm a big fan of making your own tradition rather than expropriating someone else's.
That said it seem Jacques Nicolet has put something solid into a partnership with Guy Ligier's old outfit, and for all I wish they'd followed the ancien regime Ligier numbering scheme (i.e. even JS numbers for sportscars, which I know JSP2 almost does, but it's not sequential in the JS line) I can get behind it.
Deep down there's a level of some sadness that one of the real roots of French engagement in sportscar racing (and the progenitor of the Courage/Pescarolo/Onorak/Morgan chassis), Yves Courage, isn't reflected in something like this, but I guess you can never have everything.