Dacia Logan Cup

Dacia Logan Cup
Category One-make racing by Renault
Inaugural season 2007
Constructors Renault, Dacia
Official website logan-cup.com

The Dacia Logan Cup is a One-make racing lowcost series created and managed by Renault Sport. It uses Dacia Logan cars and takes place in Germany, France, Romania and Russia (as Renault Logan Cup).

The purpose of the series is to make motorsports accessible with an as low as possible operating cost.

Contents

The cars

The Dacia Logan Cup car is based on the road-going version of the 1.6 8V 90 hp Dacia Logan (Renault Logan in Russia) with an added kit prepared by Renault Sport Technologies.[1] There are two different racing kits : circuit racing and rallying (tarmac or gravel). The kits contain safety equipment, parts designed to improve reliability and performance, and design features. The main components of the cars are those of the Dacia Logan to ensure low cost and easy procurement.

steel monocoque with bolted roll cage
aerodynamic features: Rear spoiler (circuit version)
layout: Front transversely mounted
type: Renault K7M, 4 cylinder, 8 valve, 1598cc
bore x stroke: 79.5 x 80.5mm
fuel injection: Multipoint
maximum power: 64kW (90bhp) at 5500rpm
maximum torque: 128Nm at 3000rpm
type: Traction
gearbox: Ricardo JH3 5 speeds gearbox + reverse gear, option - gearbox with short gears and main gear 4.5
gearshift: classic H-pattern
clutch: 200mm single disc
differential: free
front: McPherson-like suspension system with triangular wishbone, Bilstein shock absorbers and specific springs
rear: H-shaped axle with torsion-beam suspension and programmed deflection, Bilstein shock absorbers and specific helicoid springs
front: 259mm solid discs
rear: 8” drum brakes
wheels: 6x15” standard steel or Toora Competizione aluminium wheels (circuit), 14” (rally)
length: 4247mm
overall width: 1740mm
height: 1534mm
wheelbase: 2630mm
front - rear track: 1466-1456mm
cx: 0.36
fuel tank: 50 litres
weight (unladen): 1030kg (rally versions)

Championships

The Logan Cup car can be entered in open rallies Group N or open circuit motorsport events. Renault and Dacia organize One-make racing championships in various countries where the Logan is available for sale.

The Dacia Logan Cup has been held in Romania as Cupa Dacia Logan JOE since 2007, managed by Mach 1 Motorsports.

ADAC has been organizing the Cup in Germany since 2006 as the ADAC Dacia Logan Clubsport.[2] This championship rewards not the best driver but the best amateur team.

In France, the Coupe Logan Rallycross was organised by FFSA in 2008[3] as a rallycross series.

In Russia, the Renault Logan Cup rally series is supported by local Renault representatives - OAO Avtoframos, which manufacture Logans at a plant in Moscow. Held since 2008, Renault Logan Cup was private at first, sponsored by AGA autocosmetics. The race calendar consists of 9 races: 4 are part of the Russian Rally Championship, 4 in budget-minded Club Rally Cup, and one final race. Championship events usually attract no more than 5 Logans, as they are expensive. Club Rally evens are twice as popular, and there have been approximately 25 cars built (total) by the end of 2009.

The grand prize of the Russian Renault Logan Cup is free participation in the top winter oval racing (named trek) - Star Race by Za Rylem magazine, which is held each February.

Champions

Season JOE Cup[4] ADAC Clubsport[5] Coupe Rallycross [3] Logan Endurance Cup [6] Renault Logan Cup (Rally)
2006 Hochrhein Racing Team
2007 Cristian Turbatu
S.Stefanescu
ADAC Nieders.
Sachs.-Anhalt I
2008 Ahrens Racing Team Roman Ferrero Team Erbi
Einar Thorsen
Piet Kroon
Mike van der Vecht
Michael Skripnikov
Anton Grechko
2009 ADAC HTH
GTO Motorsport II
David Olivier Racing Care
Cristel Knopper
Laurens de Wit
Tom Verhoeven
Michael Skripnikov
Anton Grechko

See also

External links

Championships :

References

  1. ^ Logan Cup, the concept logan-cup.com
  2. ^ ADAC Dacia Logan Clubsport dacia-clubsport.com
  3. ^ a b Coupe Logan Rallycross 2008 rallycross.free.fr
  4. ^ Point et à la ligne daciagroup.com
  5. ^ ADAC Dacia Logan Clubsport, Ergebnisse dacia-clubsport.com
  6. ^ [1] loganendurancecup.nl/