Celtic Speed : Group C Series

Celtic Speed own and run the Spice SE86 001 Spice Pontiac Fiero, the very first all Spice Group C Car.

According to Ian Briggs and John Starkey the authors of the Golden Era: - "With the single exception of the Porsche 956/962, Spice Engineering was the premier constructor of competitive Group C and IMSA sportscars."

The car was designed for Pontiac and had to resemble a Pontiac Fiero car in silhouette.

Spice SE86 001 is the first all Spice Group C car and it has some superb history.

Gordon Spice and Ray Bellm originally raced the car. They won the C2 class of the Group C World drivers Championship in 1986 and 1987. It is in this Cannons / Listerine livery that the car is running in today.

In 1987 the car won the C2 class of the Le Mans 24 hour and also finished in 5^th place overall. For the 1987 Le Mans race the car ran in the yellow Dianetique colours of their sponsor. It also raced in the opening races of the ’87 season in Cannons / Listerine colours winning at the Norisring, Nurburgring and Jarama races.

After Le Mans the car raced at the Norisring with Gordon Spice and Ray Bellm before being transferred to Chamberlain Engineering who ran the car for the rest of the ’87 season. The Spice / Bellm combo used chassis 003 for the rest of the ’87 season.

This chassis has contested 5 Le Mans 24-hour races between the period of 1986 and 1990.

It is featured in a number of books and has one of the best histories of the Spice Group C cars.

Summary of history:

1986
05/5 Silverstone 1000KM 1st in C2
1/6 Le Mans 6th C2
20/7 Brands 3rd C2
03/8 Jerez 1st C2
24/8 Nurburgring 3rd C2
15/9 SPA 2nd C2
6/10 Fuji 2nd C2

1987
22/3 Jarma 1st C2
29/3 Jerez 1St C2
12/4 Monza 1st C2
10/5 Silverstone 2nd C2
14/6 Le Mans 24 hour 1^st C2 & 5^th Overall
28/6 Nuremburg 1st C2
26/7 Brands 2nd C2
30/8 Nurburgring DQ
13/9 Spa 1st C2
27/9 Fuji 1st C2

Spice Bellm Won C2 Driver Champion Ship 1986/87

1988 Sold To Graff Racing

1990 Sold To AGS Racing

Source Golden Era The history of Group C & IMSA GTP & www.racingsportscar.com

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