Photo Credit: Bercella
It was reported on Jan. 18 that Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (SGC), the American manufacturer of high-performance boutique racing and road cars, has chosen to partner with Bercella s.l.r. (Parma, Italy), an advanced composite materials company, for a carbon fiber monocoque (structural skin) to make up its new racer the SCG 007 for the 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours. With this collaboration, SGC plans to bring back the United States’ victory during the 2021 race, which is being held June 12-13 at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France.
The collaboration comes about as a result of new Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) rules that were announced by the FIA in May 2020, which would see a decrease in maximum power output from 585 kilowatts (784 horsepower), to 500 kilowatts (670 horsepower), with a minimum car weight from 1,100 kilograms (2,400 pounds) to 1,030 kilograms (2,270 pounds). Several manufacturers raised concerns about the tight timelines implied