BODY: High detail with interior
LIGHTS: Xenon head lights & rear tail lights
MOTOR CONFIGURATION: Sidewinder
GEAR RATIO: 11:36 Plastic
DRIVE: Rear wheels
BUSHES: Nylon
MAGNET: Yes Rectangular
GUIDE: Round Plate guide (+ two spare disks)
DIGITAL PLUG READY (DPR): Yes - use C8515
SCALE: 1:32
ISSUED: July 2023
MORE ABOUT THIS MODEL:
Forty-eight years after its famous success at Le Mans with the DBR1 of Roy Salvadori and the late Carroll Shelby, Aston Martin returned to glory in the French classic with victory in the super competitive LMGT1 class with a fleet of BBR9s packing out the top of the GT section.
The DBR9 was the car that took Aston Martin back into the very forefront of international sports car racing after a series of less successful forays over a 30 year period. The DBR9 designation for the GT car paid homage to the landmark DBR1 of 1959 and it ultimately took the Aston Martin factory team to GT class victories at Le Mans in 2007 and again in 2008.
Based on the incredibly popular and desirable DBR road car, the DBR9 employed the chassis, engine block and cylinder heads the road going cars V12 Aston Martin engine. But beyond those elements, the DBR9 was an all out, purpose built GT racer with bodywork that mated the classic styling of the DB9 with the aerodynamic performance necessary to compete at the highest level, and cope with 200mph terminal speeds that are such an important feature of the Le Mans race. Carbon fibre panels were used extensively to save weight and a flat bottom, rear diffuser and carbon fibre wing were all developed as a result of wind tunnel testing.
Chassis 009 first raced in the Tourist Trophy at Silverstone in 2006 and took a debut podium in the hands of Fabrizio Gollin and Fabio Babini. A string of top six finishes in the FIA GT Championship, including two more podiums at Brno and the Hungaroring, made it a successful season.
For 2007, Babini was regularly paired with British racer Jamie Davies and they claimed 11th overall at Le Mans as well as a series of top six results in the FIA GT Championship, with third place as Oschersleben. Unfortunately, 009s racing career came to a violent end three weeks later in July 2007 during the Spa 24-hours when an accident of such force that the engine was torn away from the chassis.
This particular chassis won on that day and is now preserved, complete with its grime from race day at the incredible ROFGO collection.
Supplied in a hinged crystal lid display case.
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