Porsche dealer at Le Mans, Yves Courage had a long career as a driver, achieving over 80 victories in hill climbs, including success at the prestigious Mont Dore race in 1980. But it was the 24 Hours of Le Mans that Courage dedicated himself with greatest passion , since his first participation in 1974. Having become a constructor in 1981, Yves Courage also continued his activity as a driver, until the foundation of Cougar Compétition, which absorbed all his energies. The Group C C24S debuted in 1990: the body was made of aluminum with a honeycomb bottom. The engine was a six-cylinder twin-turbo Porsche type 935/76 with 3000cc and 750hp.
This Porsche turbo powered Cougar was entered in the 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans by the official team for Bernard Thuner, Alain Ianetta and Pascal Pessiot. The car had to retire in the fifth hour due to engine problems.
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In the history of static modeling, Spark has truly revolutionized the market. The brand was created by Hugues Ripert, whose father André had been one of the main contenders of the artisanal modeling scene in the 70s and 80s. After working for Vitesse, Quartzo and Ixo, Ripert jr did not choose the diecast technique but opted for resin, with production in China but development and conception strictly in the European tradition. In practice the idea was to offer special models built in small series (what were later called "resincast"). The first Sparks were released in 2000, with a quality-price ratio unapproachable for most industrial and artisanal producers. Today Spark continues to churn out dozens of new products a year, having also expanded its production to other scales, such as 1:18 but also 1:64. There are numerous numbered and limited series for the various national distributors and for private customers such as teams, sponsors, drivers and so on.
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