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.
After a five-month hiatus, we take our LeGrand to an autocross.
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 fabricate a carbon fiber wing.
We watch a body get pulled out of the mold.
Popping out bodies left and right.
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.
Our LeGrand gets a new body made from the original molds.
How to make a carbon fiber diffuser at home.
Per's dad finds another LeGrand.
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.
We repaint our garage and do some cleaning.
Our LeGrand is on display at the 2010 PRI show in Orlando, Florida.
We wrap up our preparations for the 2010 PRI show.
We build a new triple-decker wing for our LeGrand.
Front suspension work begets some chassis restoration in the front of our LeGrand sports racer.
Replacing rod ends in our suspension = sore fingers.
We rework our LeGrand's splitter and upgrade the body mounts and master cylinders.
We score an FTD and Top Index award in a local autocross
We install a Stack dash in our LeGrand project.
We start more aerodynamic work on our LeGrand.
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 modify our "original" header to fit a modern engine.
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 pull the KZ1000 engine out of our LeGrand to start the installation of a 2006 ZX10R powerplant. Fun times ahead!
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.
Our uprights are slowly being carved out of solid aluminum.
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.
Per and his dad work together on the LeGrand.
We start major work on our B Mod terror.
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 start our differential conversion on the LeGrand.
We go for wider Keizer wheels and some taller-diameter Hoosiers.
Our second event in the LeGrand is a success.
We have our fiberglass bodywork painted Porsche Signal Green.
We get some track time in our LeGrand--and then start working on the problems that have cropped up.
We get our axles serviced by Raxles.com.
We find a cracked weld on our car. Time to learn about brazing.
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.
Getting used to Warp Speed.
We add some seat padding to our LeGrand so we can reach the pedals.
Adding new vinyl to the LeGrand.
Taking pictures and identifying past owners.
A 1976 LeGrand Mk18 arrives in Florida.
We find a LeGrand D Sports Racer.
