Bentley EXP Speed 8

[rdjones]

I have just been re-reading a fantastic book called Bentley at Le Mans:- Racing the world's finest sports car By Ian Bamsey, and in there is a full history of each of the EXP Speed 8's, which Bentley used at Le Mans a few years back.

Anyway the details of the cars are as follows:-

001 - Never Raced (The orginal test car powered by a Cosworth Engine)
002 - Never Raced (Converted to a 2 seater)
003 - Le Mans 2001 Car 8 Wallace/Leitzinger/van de Poole (Sold to a Japanese Collector)
004 - Le Mans 2001 Car 7 Brundle/Smith/Ortelli (Changed 2002 spec after the race and then used a show car)
005 - Never Raced - (Written off at Paul Richard)
006 - Le Mans 2002 Car 8 Wallace/Leitzinger/van de Poole (Retained by RTN)
007 - Sebring 2003 Kristensen/Capello/Smith they also used the car at Le Mans test day in 2003, (Retained by RTN)
008 - Never Raced (Written off at Jerez)
009 - Sebring 2003/Le Mans 2003 Herbert/Brabham/Blundell (Retained by RTN)
010 - Never Raced and never Run (Le Mans 2003 Show Car)
011 - Le Mans 2003 Kristensen/Capello/Smith (The winning car and again has been retained by RTN)

Now that is a brief history of each car there is a lot more detail in the book I have mention the book, but book was published 2 years ago so some of the information may have changed.

[kurtiejjj]

Chassis 004 #7 at autorai 2007 in Amsterdam:





My god it's beautiful

[airbusA346]

Originally Posted by kurtiejjj

Chassis 004 #7 at autorai 2007 in Amsterdam:





My god it's beautiful

That cars a bit wrong seen as it is decaled up as #7 when it clearly has the #8 spec rear wing.

Tom.

[Steve Wilkinson]

One of the Bentleys will be at Cholmondley Pageant of Power over the week-end 9th & 10th August and they have lined up Derek Bell to drive it!

[M Greenslade]

Derek Bell will be doing some fast runs at our race meeting (Bentley Drivers Club) at Silverstone on Saturday 2nd August, 10 races including three for Bentleys along with parades and it is only £10 to get in, some come along.

Martin Greenslade - BDC

[Steve Wilkinson]

Originally Posted by M Greenslade

Derek Bell will be doing some fast runs at our race meeting (Bentley Drivers Club) at Silverstone on Saturday 2nd August, 10 races including three for Bentleys along with parades and it is only £10 to get in, some come along.

Martin Greenslade - BDC

Sounds like a bargain when compared to the entry fee for Cholmondley!

[driftwood]

ive seen the japanese car sist in his garage at home when the giy opene dthe door to greet me1 1920`s car plus the 2001 car
1 car in muesum in usa

i have wishbones rads intercoolers from the early cars for sale

[dereklola]

The Hsu brothers, Aaron and Alec, regularly show up with one at US vintage events. Is that the one you refer to as in a museum, Drifty? They also have a couple of Audi R8s - one each!

[driftwood]

the car in museum is the super market mans museum

the Hsu`s also have lots of prominant and important F1 cars