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RA28 at Le Mans
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Sun, 08 August 2004 06:33
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Apparently this Celica raced at Le Mans and the rest of the DRM series in 1977/78. Im interested in what sort of specs this thing had and where it placed. Does anyone know anything about this car. I found this website http://www.geocities.com/simontmallett/celicagal.h tml and a shit load of people trying to sell the model car of it but thats about it.
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Adelaide - South Australia
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July 2002
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Re: RA28 at Le Mans
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Sun, 08 August 2004 07:20
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I have this Model (two of infact). It has some info about the car on it.. Its about a page long. I CBF typing it all, but I'll give you some of the details.
It was the Celica LB Turbo Group 5 car, I dont beleive it was ever raced i a Lemans. mainly just the Group 5 class of the German Gran Prix and some International Manugacturers Championship events. IT was built by Toyota German to compete againts the Porsche 935 Turbos. Beating them on several occasions.
The engine was based on the 18RG, but was bored out to 2090cc (2100cc) given a 16v head, EFI, and a KKK Turbo. which ended up giving it 560BHP which is rather insane for 1977
Every panel on the car except the bonnet and roof was replaced with carbon fibre. Making the car a tiny 850kg.
And the driver pictured in that pic was Harald Ertl. the lucky bastard that got to drive it.
I've been told that there is some of these bodykits still sitting in a warehouse over in germany... Imagine fitting one of them 
yum yummy..
Graham
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Re: RA28 at Le Mans
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Mon, 09 August 2004 10:10
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Yeah right. 560BHP @ 850KG, bloody hell! LB 2000 GT's are awesome as well, I wonder how hard it would be to find one of them in Japan & import it over.
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Adelaide - South Australia
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July 2002
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Re: RA28 at Le Mans
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Mon, 09 August 2004 10:33
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I dont think you will find one of these in Japan.. they wernt made by Toyota, but by a company in Germany
but we can keep dreaming
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