Malaga WA, Australia
Location
URD-BMW C81 World Endurance Racing Group C Racing Sports Car.
Make/Model URD-BMW C81.
Year: 1982
Chassis: 5P 001
Constructor: Ungar Racing Development (URD) in Gradenau (Stuttgart) Germany.
Designer: Ernest Ungar
Chassis: Multi-tubular steel square section tubes with riveted aluminum sheets at cockpit and front box for pedal box.
This is a reinforced space-frame, flat bottom Group C, Endurance Sports Car.
Engine: BMW 3497cc, M88 (M1) S6 In-line Six, 490 bhp with Kugelfisher Bosch mechanical slide fuel injection.
Transmission: Hewland FGA, 5 Speed Transaxial gearbox.
Weight: 820kgs
History
Car's debut was at 1982 Nurburgring 1000kms driven by Herald Grohs.
The 1982 Endurance Racing Championship was dominated by Rothmans Porsche 965.
The URD-BMW was the result of an agreement between Ungar (the manufacturer) and Jurgen Kannacher (Race team owner and Driver) in German Championship to manufacture 5 cars, only two of these cars now exist
Chassis 5P - 001, based in Perth
Chassis 5P - 003 currently in the Strojer Collection (Museum) Assesns, Denmark. This car had success in1986 at Le Mans 24 Hour 11th overall and 2nd in Group C2 category.
