A purpose-made race car built in the 1970s for SCCA's D Sports Racing category.
Our LeGrand is recommissioned for the season to take the B Modified win at the Dixie National Tour.
With our LeGrand project wrapped up in the magazine, we contemplate selling our B Modified beast.
We replace the main hoop on our LeGrand with a slightly taller one.
We work on the LeGrand to get it in tip-top shape before our next local event.
Our LeGrand gets some downtime, but plans are afoot for a strong 2012 season.
We finish up the SCCA Solo National Championship with the third-place trophy.
We head up to Whitehouse Airfield for our last event before the Solo National Championships.
In just a few short weeks, we'll be in Nebraska.
We wrap up our work on the LeGrand's body and wing.
Time to mount our finished orange LeGrand body.
We take the LeGrand back to the dyno for some follow-up testing.
We make a secondary element and a leading edge slat for our LeGrand.
We take advantage of the long weekend with some garage time.
We watch a body get pulled out of the mold.
Our fiberglass guys get started on making new LeGrand bodies.
We take our LeGrand project to Superchips to find out how much power it makes.
We try our hand at laying up some carbon fiber for our LeGrand project.
We capture the BModified win and overall FTD this weekend at The Tire Rack SCCA National Tour!
Our LeGrand hits the track for the first time in 2011.
We wrap up this phase of the LeGrand project with some corner weighting.
Our LeGrand is on display at the 2010 PRI show in Orlando, Florida.
We rework our LeGrand's splitter and upgrade the body mounts and master cylinders.
We finished fifth at the Solo National Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska!
We take our LeGrand to a local autocross and visit Ocala Gran Prix kart track for some last-minute testing.
We come up with a simple front wing design for our LeGrand before Nationals—all for less than $200.
After finishing up our LeGrand's engine rebuild and tracking down a few oil leaks, we're good to go.
We finally get our LeGrand's engine back together—just in time for some testing.
We pick up an original LeGrand trailer to haul our project.
We install a two-camera system from Competition Data Systems in our LeGrand.
We lunch another engine in our LeGrand sports racer project. Trust us, it's getting old.
We're getting ready for the Southeast Divisional Championships in Moultrie, Georgia.
Our LeGrand's new, new engine is installed and running.
We find another 2006 Kawasaki ZX10R engine to replace the one we blew up.
We win our B Modified class at the SCCA National Tour in Cecil, Georgia, but have engine issues.
After a shakedown autocross, we address our LeGrand's issues to prepare it for the Dixie National Tour.
We're busy tackling the final stages of our LeGrand's engine swap. Long story short: The car now runs!
We finalize the engine mounts and more on our LeGrand project car.
Fabrication continues as we prepare to install a ZX10R engine in our LeGrand.
We add louvers to our LeGrand's front fenders to increase front downforce.
Our first event after the differential conversion was an eyeopener.
We try out our new Race Ramps and start work on an inexpensive second element for our wing.
We get our LeGrand back on the ground after eight months of work.
We replace our wafer-thin brake rotors with a pair of new pieces from Coleman Racing.
We borrow a LeGrand for the big Solo Show in Lincoln, Neb.
The prototype of our new custom uprights has arrived. Plus, we measure our car for new axles.
We install a Lifeline fire system in our LeGrand.
New uprights are being machined out of billet aluminum for our LeGrand.
We complete fuel cell and aluminum work on our LeGrand.
Our LeGrand's Kawasaki engine is reunited with the chassis. Now we're waiting on the rear suspension and axles.
After reducing the LeGrand to a pile of parts, we finally see the car take shape.
We finish up the LeGrand's framework and begin planning its engine upgrade.
We compete at SCCA National Tour in Cecil, Ga.
Polishing, cleaning and upgrading our LeGrand's cockpit.
We start working on a real seat for the LeGrand. We also mount up our Keizers and get a tire rack for the trailer.
We go for wider Keizer wheels and some taller-diameter Hoosiers.
We get some track time in our LeGrand--and then start working on the problems that have cropped up.
We figure out how to load the LeGrand into our enclosed trailer despite its low ground clearance.
Making a splitter at home for our LeGrand--and the problems it can create.
We add some seat padding to our LeGrand so we can reach the pedals.
Taking pictures and identifying past owners.
A 1976 LeGrand Mk18 arrives in Florida.
