BRM Hepworth GB-1 explained

Car Name:BRM Hepworth GB-1
Production:1980 (1 built; never raced)
Category:Can-Am
Constructor:BRM
Team:Team BRM
Chassis:Fibreglass body with aluminium monocoque
Front Suspension:Double wishbone, coil springs over friction dampers, anti-roll bar
Rear Suspension:Reversed lower wishbones, top link, radius arms, coil springs over friction dampers, Anti-roll bar
Wheelbase:931NaN1
Engine Name:Chevrolet 90°
Capacity:50000NaN0
Configuration:V8 engine
Turbo/Na:naturally aspirated
Engine Position:mid-engined
Type:Hewland L.G.500 4-speed manual
Weight:17091NaN1

The BRM Hepworth GB-1 was a British sports prototype race car, designed, developed, and built by British constructor BRM, for the North American Can-Am sports car racing series. It was crashed during practice testing at Riverside in 1980, and never raced.[1] [2] It was itself based on the unraced BRM P230 Formula One car.[3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hepworth GB1 progressing well | News | Hepworth International. www.hepworthinternational.com.
  2. Web site: Hepworth International must have done something right in 2015. | News | Hepworth International. www.hepworthinternational.com.
  3. Web site: Can-Am Classics Thrill on the Hill | HistoricRacingNews.com. www.historicracingnews.com.
  4. Web site: Hepworth GB-1. June 26, 2016. Flickr.
  5. Web site: Hepworth GB1 Archieven. 19 August 2018 .