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Matra-Simca MS660C
The Matra-Simca MS660 is a Group 6 (racing), Group 6 Le Mans Prototype, prototype race car introduced in 1969 for the 1969 World Sportscar Championship, International Championship for Makes. The MS660 replaced the previous Matra-Simca MS650. Racing History 1970 The team entered three cars for the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Le Mans with Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Henri Pescarolo in the MS660, Jack Brabham/Francois Cevert and Patrick Depailler/Jean-Pierre Jabouille/Tim Schenken were both in the older Matra-Simca MS650 but all three cars retired with engine failure. In the 1970 World Sportscar Championship, International Championship for Makes, Matra had scored four points, earning it fourth place in the championship, all the points were scored in the MS650. 1971 The first race of the season was the 1971 1000 km Buenos Aires. Matra entered one car for Beltoise/Jabouille, but their car retired after it ran out of fuel. Beltoise pushed the car back to the pits only for race l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Group 6 (racing)
Group 6 was the official designation applied by the FIA to two motor racing classifications, the Prototype-Sports Car category from 1966 to 1971 and the Two-Seater Racing Cars class from 1976 to 1982. Group 6 Prototype-Sports Cars (1966 to 1971) The original Group 6 was introduced for the 1966 racing season, at the same time as a new Group 4 Sports Car category. Whilst Group 4 specified that competing cars must be one of at least fifty examples built, Group 6 had no minimum production requirement. Nor did it have a maximum engine capacity limit although there were weight, dimensional and other restrictions placed on the Group 6 cars.M.L Twite, The World’s Racing Cars, 4th Edition, 1970, Page 136 The Prototypes and Sports Cars categories each had their own international championships to fight for but many of the major international endurance races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans would count as qualifying rounds for both championships. 1968 saw a three-litre engine capacity li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
