{"id":494798,"date":"2015-09-18T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=84773"},"modified":"2023-12-15T17:39:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T17:39:46","slug":"group-c-racing-expands-schedule-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/group-c-racing-expands-schedule-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Auto (2015) &#8211; Group C Racing Expands Schedule in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Auto will widen its horizons even further with the arrival of Group C Racing in 2016. In addition to its existing four historic racing grids &#8212; Classic Endurance Racing, Sixties\u2019 Endurance, Trofeo Nastro Rosso and the Heritage Touring Cup, the Group C Racing Association will join Peter Auto at each of the circuits on the French organiser\u2019s calendar in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>In force from 1982 to 1993, the Group C regulations led to the creation of legendary cars that wrote some of the most glorious pages in the history of the Le Mans 24 hours and the Endurance World Championship.<\/p>\n<p>In the early years the Porsche 956s dominated despite stout resistance from the Lancia LC2s. Then the competition gradually became stronger with the momentum generated by the arrival of Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Nissan and Mazda when it reached its apogee. In addition to the major manufacturers, constructors like Cougar, Dome, Rondeau, Spice and WM were able to shine thanks to a clever interpretation of the liberal regulations based on strict fuel consumption limits. The Group C epoch ended in the early &#8217;90s after a brief period of cohabitation with the 3.5 sports prototypes (Peugeot 905, Jaguar XJR-14, Toyota TS010, etc.). It remains a golden era for many endurance specialists.<\/p>\n<p>The Group C machines are still capable of performances close to those of the present-day prototypes, as their top speeds exceed easily 300 km\/h. They will certainly be the stars of the Peter Auto meetings whose 2016 calendar will be announced at the end of September and will include events like Spa-Classic, the Grand Prix de l\u2019Age d\u2019Or, the Dix Mille Tours and Le Mans Classic.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/peterauto.peter.fr\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Auto<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[Source: Peter Auto; photo: Julien Mahiels]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Auto will widen its horizons even further with the arrival of Group C Racing in 2016. 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