The March 86G was a Group C and IMSA GTP sports racing car built by March Engineering. Built as simply a chassis with no engine, it was branded as one of three cars, the BMW GTP, the Buick Hawk or the Nissan R86V depending on which engine was placed in the chassis and which team was running it. There were a number of subtle bodywork changes to ...

Jan 1, 2023 · Indy engines running at 57 inches of boost make about 800 hp with up to 150 ft.-lbs. more torque than a Cos worth. Reliability of the Buick power plant has been well demonstrated in IMSA...

The March 85G was a mid-engined IMSA racing sports prototype, designed and developed by March Engineering in 1984 and used in sports car racing until 1988. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The 85G was the last evolutionary stage of the 82G chassis, which March produced in 1981. The aluminum chassis was made in monocoque construction.

Nov 1, 2019 · Learn how it works. This 1985 March 85G IMSA GTP racer was the factory car for Buick Racing during the 1985-1986 season, and while the brand hasn’t really been associated with performance since, at the time Flint was heavily invested in motorsports, fielding cars in NASCAR, Indy and IMSA.

Aug 29, 2018 · The marque didn’t put just any old Buick in the IMSA GT Series, though. They entered a potent, 800-horsepower beast with a chassis by March Engineering into the top-spec Grand Touring Prototype...

Feb 7, 2007 · I bought this many years ago at a swap meet because I thought it was interesting and I had never seen a Buick girdle before. (This was before Eastern Performance started making them) I was told at the time it was made for IMSA but this one was used at Bonneville, who knows? FOr me it was preserving a little Buick History.

Powered by a Chevrolet V8 engine, the March 82G made a startling debut by qualifying on pole for the Daytona 24 Hours; the first ever IMSA GTP race. Unfortunately, gearbox problems put the car out of the race early.

May 12, 2024 · The master plan involved placing cameras inside the cars that qualified first and second for Sunday’s vintage race for IMSA GTP, GTO, GTU, and SCCA Trans-Am cars, and cutting between the footage...

Nov 1, 2019 · A rare March 86G IMSA prototype with a 900-plus-horsepower turbocharged Buick V6 has popped up for sale online. Read all about it and check out the photos here.

Jan 16, 2021 · Vehicle history and comps for 1984 Alba AR3-001/BUICK IMSA GTP Race Car - including sale prices, photos, and more.