|
| Site Partners: | SpotterGuides | Veloce Books |
| Related Sites: | Your Link Here |
|
|
|||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
|
21 Sep 2005, 10:44 (Ref:1412975)
|
#1 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,707
 |
What happened to Taurus?
Anyone know what happened to the Taurus Le Mans team?
I read in autosport that they because 'Team Diesel' but havent heard anything since, any clues? |
||
|
__________________
"If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now" Douglas Adams. 1952-2001 
|
|
21 Sep 2005, 12:19 (Ref:1413050)
|
#2 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 13,763
|
Liquidation .....
|
||
|
|
|
|
21 Sep 2005, 12:25 (Ref:1413058)
|
#3 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 545
|
Quote:
 , but what is Ian Dawson doing in these days and where are the two Lola´s now ?
|
||
|
|
|
|
21 Sep 2005, 14:25 (Ref:1413126)
|
#4 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 13,763
|
I cant answer that for you . But I did hear sometime ago that he was or is involved in some other sportscar project .
|
||
|
|
|
|
22 Sep 2005, 00:07 (Ref:1413558)
|
#5 | ||
 Race OfficialVeteran
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 4,130
 |
I wonder if the engine was put back in the Toureg?
Maybe needs a new thread, but is there/has there been and news about the Ricardo Diesel project? I don't recall anything for months. robert |
||
|
|
|
|
22 Sep 2005, 02:53 (Ref:1413591)
|
#6 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 785
|
Peugeot is outsourcing its WRC engines, and has been looking for someone to do its Le Mans diesel engine. They don't have the in-house capabilities since they more or less sold Peugeot Sport to Asiatech. The Ricardo project has what it takes, since it's a race unit and won't weight tons. And the Vaillante was already "Peugeot"-Judd powered.
|
||
|
|
|
|
22 Sep 2005, 14:08 (Ref:1413987)
|
#7 | |||
|
Racer
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 419
|
Quote:
 That car's resurfaced again, but it's back as a Lola 
|
|||
|
|
__________________
-- there's no room for enigmas in built-up areas
|
|
22 Sep 2005, 15:48 (Ref:1414103)
|
#8 | |
|
Racer
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 240
|
Ian Dawson is doing other things at the moment, but is optimistic that the Lola diesel will be out racing in 2006.
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 Sep 2005, 15:52 (Ref:1414108)
|
#9 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 3,580
|
The same Lola diesel?
|
||
|
|
__________________
Oops
|
|
22 Sep 2005, 16:01 (Ref:1414119)
|
#10 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 6,699
|
Exactly, it would have to be a hybrid, or a new Lola.
|
||
|
|
__________________
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." Albert Einstein
|
|
22 Sep 2005, 19:47 (Ref:1414249)
|
#11 | |
|
Veteran
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 1,900
|
the B2k/10 is getting a bit old, even if they do the hybrid package on it (which would be required if it was to race in europe).. Or race in America with the current package?
|
|
|
|
|
|
27 Sep 2005, 18:15 (Ref:1418124)
|
#12 | |
|
Rookie
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 3
|
Ian Dawson behind the new Trident Iceni Bio-Diesel?
Maybe it's Ian Dawson who's behind the new Trident Iceni Bio-Diesel. It hails from Norfolk which I believe is Ian Dawson territory.
Makes a lot of sense. There's always room in motorsport for yet another Phoenix!! Purely speculation though
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 Sep 2005, 21:54 (Ref:1419421)
|
#13 | |
|
Rookie
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 5
|
I believe ian dawson is looking for funding/ or got funding to resurface with the taurus.
It was black flagged or warned i think for the black smoke it was producing- overfuelling?? Then i think the clutch went as did the project for that year. I do know that he is NOT involved with the trident project, although it is based in norfolk aswell. This trident is a phoenix taken back from broadley who ran it into the ground. Too old and fussy i think.... The new car is exactly that..new, as no-one wanted to touch what e.b. had done to the trident since 2000-2002. |
|
|
|
|
|
4 Oct 2005, 15:17 (Ref:1423734)
|
#14 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 6,704
|
The Valliante-Lola is my desktop image.
|
||
|
|
__________________
Chase the horizon
|
|
6 Oct 2005, 11:29 (Ref:1425237)
|
#15 | ||
|
Racer
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 147
|
The Valliente Lola is owned by Bob Berridge. Ian Dawson was funded by the Government Motorsport Unit! The cars are now with Andy Dawson near Silverstone. The Trident project is designed, built and owned by Phil Bevan.
|
||
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| The Taurus Diesel | Liz | Sportscar & GT Racing | 164 | 15 Jun 2005 13:37 |
| Taurus Diesal Win! | JAG | Sportscar & GT Racing | 5 | 20 Jul 2004 19:26 |
| Taurus Lola Questions | Tim Northcutt | Sportscar & GT Racing | 70 | 4 Apr 2004 12:37 |
| Taurus Lola | 19000RPM | Sportscar & GT Racing | 49 | 10 May 2003 22:23 |
| Dale Jarrett in the #88 UPS Taurus??? | indyracefan | NASCAR & Stock Car Racing | 4 | 18 Apr 2000 19:42 |
Linear Mode
