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[Bjorn Kjer]

Who ,what , when , where , why ?

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 ?

[Kevan]

Also associated (was he the designer?) with the Cheetah Group C projects- IIRC two cars, the first Cosworth-powered, the second Aston Martin V8

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.

[Richard Jenkins]

I would also welcome any information about Charles G, as my WATN entry on him is quite sparse; http://www.oldracing...Chuck_Graemiger

[ReWind]

According to zwischengas.com he was born in 1937 in Manila, Philippines.

„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.

[Kevan]

According to the book 'Endurance Racing 1982-91' by Ian Briggs:

'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.

[Richard Jenkins]

Reinhard, you are a star! That gives a starting base to go from.

That site also solves the mystery of Jo Marquart's birthplace which had bothered me for aeons.

[Bjorn Kjer]

Sorry guys , I started it , now I hope for TW to change the title.

His name was Chuck (Charles) Graeminger (not Graemiger)

[Allen Brown]

You were right the first time - it's Graemiger.

[Bjorn Kjer]

ehhh , thats what I meant , but then a lot are wrong .

[Graham Clayton]

The Motor from 1975 described Graemiger as an "American garagiste" living in Switzerland.