Chuck Graemiger
#1
Posted 21 February 2011 - 15:53
I remember he had to do with 2 litre sports cars , and also had a Daren . Was involved with engine tuning (ROC?) .
American living in Switzerland ?
Any help please ?
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#2
Posted 21 February 2011 - 16:08
http://www.racingspo...eetah/G603.html
http://www.racingspo...eetah/G604.html
...there was also a 3.5 litre Group C car which raced under ROC name in 1991, and I think was a Graemiger project
http://www.racingspo...to/ROC/002.html
Edited by Kevan, 21 February 2011 - 16:08.
#3
Posted 22 February 2011 - 00:12
#4
Posted 22 February 2011 - 08:04
„Cheetah“ hiessen die Rennsportwagen oder Prototypen des in Manila geborenen und im Waadtland tätigen Konstrukteurs. Alle acht von ihm zwischen 1975 und 1991 gebauten Fahrzeuge mit Monocoque-Chassis und 2,0-, 3,0-, 3,9- und 5,4-Liter-Motoren waren für den Einsatz bei Langstreckenrennen bestimmt. Die Cheetah bestätigten ihre gute Qualität durch gute Platzierungen in Dijon, Le Mans und Imola.
#5
Posted 22 February 2011 - 09:11
'Swiss racing car engineer Chuck Graemiger set up operations in Lausanne in 1980 to prepare a Group C car for the start of the formula in 1982, having already built a series of Group 6 cars during the 1970s. The Cheetah C-car however was a long time coming and didnt appear in the championship unitl Spa 1983'
The first project the Cosworth-engined G-603 only raced a few times, before ending in litigation- driver Loris Kessel, who had brought some of the funding to the project, claiming the rights to the car.
The second project was a composite-chassised, Aston-engined car, G-604, for the 1984 seson, financed by Swiss oil refining company Gatoil. This debuted late in '84 (delayed by a second court case with Kessel) and raced through 1985. Gatoil withdrew their sponsorship for 1986, and the project ended- again with legal disputes over unpaid bills and ownership of the car...
Graemiger returned for 1991 with the Cosworth-engined 'SGR 001', before linking up with ROC who intended to sell customer versions as the ROC-002- it ran under that name at Le Mans.
Think this car is still around in historic Group C racing, though now running under the 'Cheetah' name
Edited by Kevan, 22 February 2011 - 09:12.
#6
Posted 22 February 2011 - 14:03
That site also solves the mystery of Jo Marquart's birthplace which had bothered me for aeons.
#7
Posted 17 March 2011 - 17:28
His name was Chuck (Charles) Graeminger (not Graemiger)
#8
Posted 17 March 2011 - 17:43
#9
Posted 17 March 2011 - 21:02
#10
Posted 15 April 2011 - 12:24