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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">LE MANS</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">23/06/2001</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">The Lindsay-Lindsay-Lindsay</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">Launch At Goodwood</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">Goodwood on July 6 will see a new LMP 675 car lined up alongside the Le Mans cars from MG, Bentley and Audi. Valentine Lindsay has been quietly watching the build process of his new Lindsay-powered chassis, and amid a flood of champagne, the car will be launched at Goodwood's Festival of Speed on Friday July 6. Expect the covers to come off at about 11.30, and TotalMotorSport Le Mans enthusiasts present for the event can join in the fun with a glass of bubbly.<BR> <BR> "My father started racing 50 years ago, so this car signifies 50 years of the Lindsay family in motorsport," explained Valentine. "We're going to have a bloody good go at winning the 675 class at Le Mans next year. We've got more power than anyone else in the class, plus some fantastic wind tunnel figures. The car will be displayed in black, and I can tell you, it looks fabulous."<BR> <BR> "We'll race it at least once this year, at Vallelunga's ELMS race. We probably won't make Most, because the ACO are on holiday next month; we'll be out testing soon."<BR> <BR> The car / engine / driver combination completes this fascinating tale. Lindsay has bought the rights to the Nicholson-McLaren development of the Ford XB Indycar engine. "They've built a 3.3 version of the XB, which is called the LMV33. We believe that if I drive the car at Le Mans - or anywhere else - it will be the first time that a driver will have driven a car of his own name, powered by an engine with his name (the V in LMV33). I'm not sure whether Rondeau re-badged his Cosworth though."<BR> <BR> Janos Wimpffen clarifies the situation; "I know that Rondeau did not re-badge his engines, so he is still one short. There were other driver-constructor combinations; Cunningham, Allard, De Cadenet, Spice, although the De Cadenet was really a highly modified Lola. Almost making this group was Yves Courage, who drove his car at Le Mans when it was still called Cougar - a call from the Ford Motor Co. made him re-badge it. John Cooper also just missed this, having driven one of his cars during practice at the 1955 Le Mans race. And no, Brun never drove Brun and Dauer never drove a Dauer, nor Kieft a Kieft, at least not in the big races."<BR> <BR> So there we are. MG will have a year's development behind them by the time they reappear at Le Mans - but so will the Lester Ray designed Lindsay. Can this car do the business at Le Mans? Goodwood on July 6 will give the first indications, and we'll be there to taste the bubbly and bring the first images.<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> </FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>