Photo's Spa Track day

Can you provide some more information on the MR400's?

Dale

 

Very nice shots! I love the brown Dino.

Whats up with those MR400´s. Are they factory authorized? They seem to be having the rearlights of the 456 as well.

 

Thanks for your PM McCoy...
These cars are in fact a friend's project of some Belgian Club members.
At the beginning, the frame was a huge evolution of the Renault Spider's frame.
After some tests, they decided to put 2 kind of engines in it : 355 and 348.
It seems that only 10 or 12 were built.
Only 2 cars are fitted with a 348 engine.
As usual racing cars project, a lot of little problem came to light, but after 5 years of life, all the owners are happy now.
Even if the cars used to be the same at the beginning, and are completely different today...
The major problem is the weight...more than 1000 kg and also an non-official car without any homologation.
Regarding the brown Dino, the owner (a friend of mine) bought it as new in the early 246 life. Today, that's the last existing Dino with this colour : Marrone.
The factory offered to the owner a new painting job, at the factory, just to be sure that he won't change it into another colour !

 

Nice pics!

 

McCoy, thanks for sharing those beautiful pictures of the MR400,

Beaugamin, thanks for explaning the history of those MR400, I have seen them on Ferrari day's in Belgium and I was very impressed of the performends and the looks of the cars.Rob

 

So, is he still producing this? What kind of problems did they face?