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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 2007 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... It's become a bit of a theme. Ecurie Ecrappe brought their surviving racer to the Concorso Italiano during the Monterey weekend two years in a row and turned more than a few heads. At the October '07 LeMons race the "rough driving" was legendary, and marked a turning point in the series - heading towards higher speeds, cleaner driving and less contact. The Alfa forged ahead, despite several hard hits that should have taken it out of contention. December saw the addition of the 1957 Alfa nose, and new paint for 2008. Just when you thought it should be retired, it came back out for the Arse-Freeze-Apalooza at Thunderhill December 2008 and finished 18th. It was also spotted at the Hillsborough Concours rubbing shoulders with some pretty high-end machinery. Ecurie Ecrappe made the treck to Fernley Nevada in May of '09 where it finished 11th. Will these idiots ever learn? I guess not - it was back on track at Thunderhill, Sears Point and Reno. Year after year it keeps on circulating. Eight years after it's inception, the Ecurie spider has been reborn for 2015... Scroll down to follow the progression of one of the most well known West Coast LeMons race cars. |
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Ecurie Ecrappe Original 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.
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
Murilee Martin's engine of the day
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.
These guys like it too.
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
At the Hillsborough Concours 2009
May 23-34 Goin' For Broken- Reno/ Fernley
Sacre-bleu! L'Ecurie Ecrappe Spider dans ADDX Tuning!
Arse Freeze-Apalooza Thunderhill 2009
LeMons Wall of Blame vote on Jalopnik
And Here on Autoblog
Sears Pointless March 6-7 2010
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Ecurie Ecrappe at Thunderhill Goin' For Broken - is it possible to add more patina? |
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Ecurie Ecrappe at Arse-Sweat-Apalooza- How'd it get to be pink? |
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Ecurie Ecrappe February 2011 at the Ecurie Factory Shop |
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Ecurie Ecrappe March 2011 at the Ecurie Factory Shop |
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Sears Pointless 2011 Ecurie Ecrappe 12th overall The saga continues..... |
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Goin' For Broken 2011 Reno Fernley Troubles with mechanical fuel injection at the West Coast's first true 24 Hour LeMons race. |
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Sears Pointless 2012 |
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Vodden The Hell Are We Doing? 2012 |
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Sears Pointless 2013. Back at it. |
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Arse-Freeza-Apalooza 2013 |
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2015 Preparation and rebirth of the Ecurie Ecrappe Spider |
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2015 SEARS POINTLESS marks the return of the Spider |
Special thanks to: Alfa Parts Exchange
Parts Gathering
Sports Car Market noticed it.