| Category | Sports 2000 | ||||||||||
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| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | fibreglass body on aluminium monocoque | ||||||||||
| Suspension | double wishbones, push-rod actuated coil springs over shock absorbers, anti-roll bar (front) twin lower links, single upper links, trailing arms, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar (rear) | ||||||||||
| Engine | Ford Pinto 2.0 L (122.0 cu in) DOHC I4 naturally-aspirated mid-engined | ||||||||||
| Transmission | Hewland Mk.8/9 4-speed manual | ||||||||||
| Power | 126–200 hp (94–149 kW) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 500 kg (1,102 lb)[1] | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Debut | 1981 Brands Hatch 1000 km | ||||||||||
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The March 81S is a Sports 2000 prototype race car, designed, developed and built by British manufacturer March Engineering, for sports car racing, in 1981.[2][3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sports 2000 - 2020". March 22, 2021.
- ^ "March 81S Sports 2000". racecarsdirect.com.
- ^ "FOR SALE MARCH 86S/2. 1986 March 86S Sports 2000 Pinto ..." yumpu.com.
- ^ Etherton, John (July 7, 2016). "Auto Vitesse: 1981 March 81S-Ford".
- ^ "March 81S - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 2025-12-01.