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March 83G

Racing automobile

Summary

Racing automobile

Field	Value
Name	March 83G
Image	1983 March 83G "Spirit of Miami", front left (Greenwich 2019).jpg
Category	IMSA GTP/Group C
Chassis	Carbon fiber/kevlar body and aluminum honeycomb monocoque chassis
Suspension	Double wishbones, coil springs over shock absorbers, anti-roll bars
Engine name	Chevrolet 5.7 L 90° OHV V8 naturally-aspirated mid-engined
Porsche 2.65 L 180° DOHC B6 twin-turbocharged mid-engined
Nissan 2.1 L DOHC I4 twin-turbocharged mid-engined
Power	570-650 hp
Gears	5-speed
Type	manual
Weight	900 kg
Wheelbase	2685 mm
Track	1565 mm (front)
1539 mm (rear)
Debut	1982 3 Hours of Daytona

Porsche 2.65 L 180° DOHC B6 twin-turbocharged mid-engined Nissan 2.1 L DOHC I4 twin-turbocharged mid-engined | Turbo/NA = 1539 mm (rear) The March 83G is a IMSA GTP/Group C sports prototype race car, designed, developed and built by British manufacturer March Engineering.

The 83G debuted at the final round of the 1982 IMSA GT Championship at Daytona, driven by Jim Trueman and Bobby Rahal. Al Holbert and Randy Lanier won the titles in 1983 and 1984 respectively. In 1984 the Porsche 962 began to dominate the IMSA GTP class.

Gallery

1983 March.jpg|March 83G at Road Atlanta in 2007 March83G.jpg|Dave Cowart and Kenper Miller driving the Red Lobster March 83G-Chevy at Sears Point (now Sonoma) Raceway in an IMSA Camel GT race in 1983. AlHolbertMarch.jpg|Al Holbert and Jim Trueman co-drove this March 83G-Porsche (chassis #04) to victory in the 1983 IMSA Camel GT event at Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, California.

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