Bentley Motors today released a photograph of the first all-new Bentley EXP Speed 8 Le Mans prototype racing car. Although not yet to final specification, RTN designer Peter Elleray will be working with the Bentley Motors design team at Crewe to finesse the design over the coming months.
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EXP Speed 8 has been quietly under
development in the UK for more than a year and has recently started an extensive
testing schedule under programme manager Richard Lloyd of Apex Motorsport. British
driver James Weaver, who has contested Le Mans 12 times, has been signed up
to test EXP Speed 8 for the Bentley racing team which is being managed from
Crewe by a small group of Bentley Motors directors. The driver line-up is yet
to be confirmed.
The 3 Litre Bentley of John Duff was the sole British entry at the first ever
Le Mans in 1923 and came in fourth despite the absence of front wheel brakes.
Bentley Motors went on to win Le Mans five times out of eight starts in 1924,
1927, 1928, 1929 (finishing first, second, third and fourth) and 1930.
