Sauber SHS C6

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Sauber SHS C6
Sauber Motorsport
PredecessorSauber C5
SuccessorSauber C7
Technical specifications
Competition history

The Sauber SHS C6 was a

Sauber and engineering firm Seger & Hoffman (hence the unique SHS designation), intended for competition in the World Endurance Championship and Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
series. Seger & Hoffman left the project later in 1982, leaving the car completely under Sauber's control.

Following Sauber's return to sportscar racing with

Group 5 BMW M1s, Peter Sauber
decided to return to the top echelon with the creation of a new scratch built sports car in association with Team GS-Sport, who would run the team. Among the more notable features of the SHS C6 was the large "whaletail" rear wing, centrally mounted on the chassis.

Initial racing history

Launched in the 1982 season, the SHS C6 first ran at the

World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers
.

With 1982 over, Sauber decided that the SHS C6 needed improvement, and decided to develop a replacement, the Sauber C7, and to use a BMW motor in place of their Ford Cosworth they had used for the bulk of 1982. As they were no longer needed for 1983, the two SHS C6 chassis were retired.

Sehcar

Walter Brun would take over the ailing GS-Sport company and rename it Brun Motorsport for the

Villeneuve, Heimrath and Deacon. The raced was a disaster as they retired with an overheated engine before the evening had even fallen. The team also entered a second Sehcar at Le Mans for Brun, Stuck and Harald Grohs. This car was fitted with a Porsche engine but did not start the race as the car was not prepared properly.[2]

The Sehcar Porsche returned at the

Imola were a crash ended their race after 99 laps.[3]
This was the last appearance of the Sehcar at a World Sportscar Championship event.

Return to racing

In 1983, the

1000km Spa
, leaving the teams with no points in the 1985 championship.

Roland Bassaler would continue into 1986, again starting at Le Mans where he failed to finish, then followed by a 17th-place finish at Brands Hatch. Roland Bassaler would then score their only points at the Nürburgring with a 12th-place finish, in an event which was actually won by a Sauber C8. After the 1986 season, Roland Bassaler would stop participating in the World Championship, but continued to race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans until 1988, scoring no finishes in the two attempts.

Returning again

Roland Bassaler would again bring his SHS C6 chassis out of retirement for a second time in 1993, again to participate in the C2 class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car was still outfitted with a 3.5L BMW I6, although the bodywork was radically different from how the SHS C6 had started life in 1982. Unfortunately the car would not finish due to an accident. In 1993, the Group C was cancelled, however, this car was last time entered by Roland Bassaler in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1994. The car, entered in the top LMP1/C90 class (including ex-Group C cars), was fitted with a 3.5L Ford Cosworth engine (the same as in 1982-1984), rebadged as Alpa LM (however, it was actually the same as 1993, except for the engine) and painted blue instead of red. The car retired after a suspension accident on the 64th lap. In 1995, the car didn't participate due to the final cancellation of Group C cars at Le Mans. In fact, the car was the oldest car to ever participate at the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the end of competition story.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Nurburg 1,000 kms – An eventful race". motorsportmagazine.com. 7 July 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "Complete Archive of Sehcar". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Imola 1000 Kilometres". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  4. ^ Michael Cotton, Directory of World Sportscars GROUP C and IMSA Cars from 1982, 1988, page 13
  5. ^ RSC Photo Gallery - Le Mans 24 Hours 1994 - Alpa LM no.8 - Racing Sports Cars

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