Chevron B71 Explained

Car Name:Chevron B71[1]
Kopf Keiler K2
Constructor:Chevron
Team:Kopf Precision Race Products Team
Chassis:Steel tube frame/carbon fiber composite hybrid monocoque, carbon fiber body
Front Suspension:upper and lower A-arms, lower toe links, coil springs, tube shocks, anti-roll bar
Rear Suspension:upper and lower A-arms, pushrods, coilsprings, tube shocks, anti-roll bar
Engine Name:Ford Windsor 90° V8 N/A mid-engined, longitudinally mounted
Gearbox Name:Dyson
Gears:5-speed
Type:manual
Weight:~ 10000NaN0
Tyres:Goodyear
Debut:1995 12 Hours of Sebring[2]

The Chevron B71 was a sports prototype race car, designed, developed and built by Chevron, for IMSA's World Sports Car (WSC) class, in 1995. A modified development of this car, called the Kopf Keiler K2, closely based on the Chevron B71, debuted at the 1997 24 Hours of Daytona.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chevron. 30 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Chevron B71. 30 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Analogue Racing - DoubleDeClutch.com. www.doubledeclutch.com.
  4. Web site: Keiler KII. 30 October 2022.
  5. Web site: Keiler KII. 30 October 2022.
  6. Web site: MP 249: Strangest Cars I've Raced, Owen Trinkler, 1997 Keiler Kopf WSC. PodBean. Development. marshallpruett.podbean.com.
  7. Web site: 1998 Keiler K II - FORD V8 THUNDER - ERL 2022 Spa & Le Mans. www.youtube.com.