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Ecurie Ecrappe, the twisted offshoot of the 1957 LeMans winning Ecurie Ecosse team is at it again. In 2006, their A2 VW Golf ran quickly and was on the leaderboard for most of the event. An alternator failure compounded with a head on collision knocked them from second to fifth place in the final stages of the event. For the July 7-8 "Championship Race" the team switched manufacturers, opting for the Italian might of Alfa Romeo just as the brand is poised to re-enter the US market. Shrewd move or disaster? It was a mixed result - the team showed speed early on, starting off strong, and moving into 1st spot briefly around the 3 hour mark, when mechanical troubles surfaced. A lengthy stop dropped the team from contention - but they forged ahead... Ecurie Ecrappe brought their surviving racer to the Concorso Italiano during the Monterey weekend which turned more than a few heads. The team decided to stay with the Alfa for the October race. It was a rougher crowd, but the Alfa forged ahead, despite several hard hits that should have taken it out of contention. The saga continues, and the trusty Coda Toppo was again reborn for the December race... And again with a new paint scheme for the May Lemons SF 2008. After those outings, the car made it back to Concorso, this time at the Marina Airport. Just when you thought it should be retired, it came back out for the Arse-Freeze-Apalooza at Thunderhill December 27-28, 2008 and finished 18th. Will these idiots ever learn? Follow the Ecurie Ecrappe saga in chronological order by clicking the links below.... |
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Ecurie Ecrappe Team Members - Drivers
So what does a $400 Alfa look like? Here are the first images, and peek at the vision. First shots
Illegal Drives - We wouldn't do that would we?
Tubing benders can be difficult and cost money. Sand and heat however... Fabrication
After the main push of roll bars and floor bending, there's more on the list: Fabrication part 2
Aerodynamics. Wind tunnels, testing, computational fluid dynamics and more.
Christine tackles team apparel. Why screen print when you can spray? Ecurie Ecrappe T-Shirts
Ecurie Ecrappe's signature crest is applied to the Alfa, and the Fangio seat heads towards legality: Ecurie Ecrappe Craft Weekend
Ecurie Ecrappe's Final Stages of Preparation For July
LeMons Weekend July Day One: The strategy of Pit Setup, and Testing
LeMons July Weekend. On Track and Aftermath.
The Ecurie Ecrappe spider gained international blog coverage on the Blenheim Gang Forum
Autoblog's photo of the Spider
Ecurie Ecrappe Event Slideshow
Ecurie Ecrappe early shakedown run
Concorso Italiano
Jalopnik also picked up on our first outing to Concorso.
Atspeedimages.com also enjoyed the Spider at Concorso...
The Alfabb couldn't stay away either.
Ecurie Ecrappe Pinewood Derby Car
October 24 Hours of Lemons race at Altamont
The scramble for December's "Hapless for the Holidays" Thunderhill event
Jalopnik's 2007 pre race photo montage features the Ecurie Ecrappe Spider
On track at Thunderhill's LeMons event
Prep for LeMons SF at Altamont May 2008
On Track at Lemons SF at Altamont May 2008
Then we took the Spider to Concorso again.
and Jalopnik picked it up here.
Fangio-Ecurie Ecrappe/Autodenta video footage on you-tube wasn't made by us, but by a rabid fangio fan at Concorso.
Tire warming in the 24 Hours of LeMons parking lot.
Ecurie Ecrappe at the 2008 LeMons Arse-Freeze-Apalooza at Thunderhill in Willows California.
Scroll down on Autofiend's top 20 Coolest cars of LeMons Thunderhill- #11 is the Ecurie Ecrappe Autodenta Alfa
And you'll find it by scrolling down to #18 on Murilee Martin's Jalopnik recap of the top 100 finishers.
Jay was interviewed on Ecrappe/Autodenta spider for Automobile magazine.
February 12th 2009 Thunderhill Test Day
Special thanks to: Alfa Parts Exchange
Parts Gathering