Ecurie Ecrappe 2007 / AUTODENTA 2008

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 for the May Lemons SF 2008.

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