Description

TIGA GC286 – COSWORTH n.198

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HISTORY

The Tiga GC286 – Cosworth is a prototype that competed at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1988.

The British Roy Baker Racing team with Mike Allison, David Andrews and Steve Hynes at the wheel of the Tiga GC286 – Cosworth n.198 finished twenty-third in the 24 hours of Le Mans 1988, with a gap of one hundred laps to winner. The race was winner Jaguar XJR-9 n.2 with Jan Lammers, Andy Wallace and Johnny Dumfries, in second place the Porsche 962C n.17 with Derek Bell, Hans-Joachim Stuck and Klaus Ludwig, while in third position the Porsche 962C n.8 with Frank Jelinski, Stanley Dickens, John Winter.

CHASSIS

Tiga GC286
Designed: Howden Ganley for Tiga Race Cars
Aluminum honeycomb monocoque with enclosed fiberglass and carbon-fiber bodywork.
Length: 4670 mm
Width: 1880 mm
Height: 1070 mm
Suspension front: Double wishbones, pull-rod actuated coil springs and dampers, anti-roll bar.
Suspension rear: Lower wishbones, top rockers actuating in-board mounted coil springs over shock absorbers, anti-roll bar.
Brakes:Ventilated discs
Tyres: Dunlop

ENGINE

Ford Cosworth DFL 3298 cc V8 90°
Power: 257 kw
Drive Type: Rear wheel drive.
Differential: Rear differential lock
Transmission: Hewland DG300 five speed Manual
Fuel brand: Unknown
Fuel Type: Petrol
Tank Capacity: 100 lt

RESULT

Twenty-third in the 24 hours of Le Mans 1988 with drivers Mike Allison, David Andrews, Steve Hynes