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| 181.24 | latest news | NCESW1::CHEVAUX | | Wed Oct 03 1990 20:40 | 21 |
| 181.25 | Feb 16th at Paul Ricard | NCEIS1::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux, Nice, 828-6995 | Tue Jan 29 1991 21:43 | 6 |
| For the MVS VENTURI fans living in the south :
Club VENTURI (owners club) is meeting at Circuit Paul Ricard in a
couple of weeks. The F1 circuit is booked all day Sat. Feb 16th.
Unless major problem, I'll be there.
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| 181.26 | Venturi Atlantique | NCEIS1::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux, Nice, 828-6995 | Wed Sep 04 1991 19:34 | 16 |
| MVS are introducing this week a lightweight version of the Venturi
called the ATLANTIQUE. The car weighs 1110kg compared to the 1255kg of
the original coupe. The engine is the 260bhp 2849cc V6 turbo. Later MVS
plan to have the new 3ltr, 4valves, twin turbo (300+bhp).
Minor modifications have been made to the suspension in order to cope
with the lighter body. All the testing has been carried out by Mauro
Bianchi as usual. Mauro told me that he could easily achieve under
24sec on the 0-1km acceleration test. Top speed unchanged 265kph with
'low speed' final drive, 280kph with high speed version.
Light weight has been obtained by various means: thinner sheet metal at
some places, drilling holes, removing the air conditionning, replacing
the leather/wood decoration by ordinary plastic/carbon fibre stuff,
replacing certain panels by kevlar, replacing the standard seats by
lightweight RECAROs, ....
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| 181.27 | Racing Venturis | ULYSSE::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584 | Wed Jan 29 1992 16:31 | 10 |
| VENTURI will launching a 'VENTURI Challenge Series' next year in a way
similar to last year's Jaguar XJR15 championship.
20 cars or so will be built specially for this. I have a picture which
shows the basic VENTURI coupe with aerodynamics modified in F40 style.
They will have bigger and wider wheels. The engine will be spec'ed at
around 450bhp peak (peak torque unknown). 10 races are planned, 6 on
french tracks with the remaining 4 on major european places.
More details to come.
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| 181.28 | details | ULYSSE::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584 | Wed Feb 05 1992 17:31 | 39 |
| Gentlemen Drivers Trophy
More details.
The Venturi trophy (renamed) will start this year. Reserved to non-professional
drivers. Preliminary calendar:
- 31-May Italian Championship meeting, Monza
- 28-Jun 4h endurance, Le Mans
- 12-Jul GB F1 Grand Prix, Silverstone
- 23-Aug DTM race, Nurburgring
- 20-Sep Super Sports cars race, Montlhery
- 04-Oct Procar race, Spa
Technical details. Car is based on production Venturi, 10cm longer wheelbase,
wider track, dry weight around 1000kg.
Engine designed by EIA based on PRV V6, 3l capacity 93x73mm, 2 overhead cams,
4 valves per cylinder, 2 turbos, air-air heat exchanger, compr. ratio 7.3:1,
peak output: 407bhp @6000rpm, peak torque: 550Nm @4500rpm
5speed gearbox, racing clutch
Suspension almost identical to road Venturi, lower ride
Carbone Industrie carbon disk brakes, 13" diameter
18" alloy wheels, 235/40ZR18 front tyres, 285/35ZR18 rear
Wheelbase 2500mm
28 cars out of 32 sold today. Price: 596000FF. Maintenance cost for 1992: 100kFF
Car designed by
- Venturi founder Claude Poiraud
- Synergie (ex-Rondeau team)
Cars built by Larrousse at Signes (Paul Ricard)
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| 181.29 | Venturi Trophy | ULYSSE::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584 | Tue Jun 16 1992 19:55 | 17 |
| 181.30 | 1993 Venturi Brochure | ULYSSE::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584 | Tue Jan 12 1993 12:14 | 12 |
| 181.31 | | SAC::BETTS_W | TCC/S, UCG, DTN 781 1848 | Tue Jan 12 1993 12:22 | 4 |
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Yes, please. William Betts, Mail stop UCG AG4.
Thanks Patrick!
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| 181.32 | Yes please | NEWOA::ORCHARD_T | If you don't change your direction ... | Tue Jan 12 1993 12:28 | 5 |
| Me too ! Tony Orchard @NEW
(I'll let anyone in Newbury have a browse through it)
Ta!
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| 181.33 | 3rd time lucky... | CHEFS::OSBORNEC | | Tue Jan 12 1993 12:44 | 9 |
|
Patrick -
Yes,please, if not too late....
I'll be in Les Templiers next Wednesday, so I can save you all the
trouble of bagging up!
Colin
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| 181.34 | all gone ! | ULYSSE::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584 | Tue Jan 12 1993 14:38 | 3 |
| OK. Sold out.
If more interested I'll ring Venturi.
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| 181.35 | send one State Side! | OASS::BURDEN_D | Well, it sure beats raising cattle | Tue Jan 12 1993 17:38 | 4 |
| If you can get another from Venturi, I'll take it,
Dave Burden
ALF1-2/W21
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| 181.36 | Interested | KERNEL::RHASKING | Fine time to leave me Loose Wheel | Wed Jan 13 1993 12:32 | 3 |
| Likewise, if any others become available I'm interested.
Rob Hasking. UVO-G3.
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| 181.37 | bits | ULYSSE::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @VBE, DTN 828-5584 | Thu Feb 18 1993 20:07 | 17 |
| Venturi News
- the company is suffering. They've had to let 30 people go (one third
of the workforce)
- they've built 120 cars in 1992, they plan to build 70 in 1993
- the Gentleman's Driver Trophy races will take place at approx. 10
race locations this year. Unlike last year FISA has approved the
Venturi races. 60 drivers/cars registered.
- The Venturi 400 (trophy, racetrack version) is fully developped,
carbon brakes, 400bhp engine, race clutch, etc ... and is reliable
- Venturi will build a FISA/ACO GT compliant racer called the Venturi
500 or LM. 6 drivers/teams will race the Le Mans 24h. Engine output
will be whatever FISA decides is the max output for GTs: 450bhp ?
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| 181.38 | New Venturi Atlantique 300 | LEMAN::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @GEO, DTN 821-4150 | Fri Oct 07 1994 18:53 | 27 |
| 181.39 | | AIMTEC::BURDEN_D | A bear in his natural habitat | Fri Oct 07 1994 20:14 | 4 |
| Is the Atlantique 300 named after the Bugatti Atlantic Coupe from the
30's? That Bugatti is one of my favorite designs.
Dave
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| 181.40 | | LEMAN::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @GEO, DTN 821-4150 | Fri Oct 07 1994 20:35 | 10 |
| 181.41 | | ESBS01::WATSON | Objects in calendar are closer than they appear | Mon Oct 10 1994 11:45 | 5 |
| Carbon brakes in a road car ? How could you keep them at operational
temperature. I know that Gordon Murrey tried to use them in the McLaren
F1 and gave up for just this reason.
Rik
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| 181.42 | | LEMAN::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @GEO, DTN 821-4150 | Mon Oct 10 1994 20:46 | 9 |
| 181.43 | How are they getting on? | UNTADI::SAXBY | Something Olympian about him | Fri Jul 28 1995 16:36 | 8 |
|
Patrick,
Do you know how the Venturi company are faring now? In the last couple
of years GT racing must've helped sales a lot, but there are virtually
no Venturis left in the BPR series now.
Mark
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| 181.44 | | LEMAN::CHEVAUX | Patrick Chevaux @GEO, DTN 821-4150 | Fri Jul 28 1995 20:34 | 27 |
| Well, I haven't followed Venturi as closely as before for the last year
but here is what I know:
- Venturi has gone through several hands, mainly venture capitalists,
who have done more destructive than constructive work
- Eventually Venturi was bought by a french businessman from Brittany
(I think he is in some plastics business) called O'Neill. Never met.
- It's true that the Venturi factory has built mostly (only ?) race
cars for the last 2 years, which seems to be a good business with
spares and race assistance, etc ...
- there are several GT championships: the BPR is the top one and as you
rightly noticed the Venturi 500, 600, LM have been replaced by McLarens
F1 GTR. However the Ventury Trophy for 'gentlemen drivers' is still
on and is open to the Venturi 400. They have regular races on french
circuits, gathering 30+ cars.
- Venturi have just released their new Atlantique 300 with smoothed
lines, wider track, etc ... I haven't seen any on the road. Friend
Mauro Bianchi is not doing anymore development work with them.
- The Venturi owners club has changed several times. I don't seem to
receive newsletter and invitations. I sold my 260 (modified 200) in
June 1993.
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