2007 Contour RGB ZX10R Formula Libre Racing Car
Entered from the Cambrian Collection - No Reserve

Registration No: N/A
Chassis No: RGB-11-P2
MOT: N/A

• Originally built as an entrant in the 750 MC's RGB Sports 1000 series but since converted for Formula Libre usage
• Claimed to weigh just 462kg and to have circa 178bhp on tap (giving a power to weight ratio better than many supercars)
• Kawasaki 1000cc engine allied to sequential transmission
• Refinished in a John Player Special-style, Black and Gold livery since joining the Cambrian Collection
• Issued with a Motorsport UK Vehicle Passport in 2019 (runs to 2029 but needs updating due to new livery etc)

Brainchild of an ex-Lotus engineer, the Contour was designed to compete in the 750 Motor Club’s RGB series (later rechristened the RGB Sports 1000). Tipping the scales at less than 500kgs, competing designs featured multi-tubular space frame chassis, F1-inspired pull rod suspension, potent RGB (Road Going Bike) engines, sequential transmissions and fibreglass / carbon fibre bodies. Looking like shrunken down Le Mans contenders and with power to weight ratios approaching 400bhp per tonne, RGB / Sports 1000 cars were typically as fast around a circuit as Works BTCC entries! The Sports 1000 Championship remains active today and provides plenty of high octane thrills for an estimated cost of £12,000 per season.

Boasting rather more downforce than permitted under Sports 1000 regulations, this particular Contour was last campaigned as a Formula Libre Sprint / Hillclimb car. Although valid until 2019, its accompanying UK Motorsport logbook will need updating to reflect the striking John Player Special-style livery it has adopted since joining the Cambrian Collection. A formidable track day weapon ‘as is’, the Contour comes with a variety of set-up data should a new owner wish to take it racing once more. Running and driving, the Kawasaki powered machine will nevertheless benefit from a thorough check over / recommissioning.

The Cambrian Collection

An engineer by profession, the owner of the Cambrian Collection counts Classic Car and Classic Boat restoration companies among his commercial interests. Keen to demonstrate the breadth of his team’s skills, many of the vehicles within the collection were used as mobile showcases and refurbished over a protracted period. Some have yet to be fully run-in / debugged but all are indicative of a love of motorised transport. No prizes for guessing that Blue and open-top motoring are decided preferences! A desire to reprofile and slim down the Cambrian Collection is the reason for sale.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737