Xavier Micheron's Black, 2003, Riley and Scott Mk3C,exiting the Pitlane for the Qualifying session, for the Master Endurance Legends Race
The Riley & Scott Mark III (Mk III) was a sports prototype auto racing car developed by Bob Riley, Bill Riley and Mark Scott of Riley & Scott Cars Inc. Initially designed in 1993, the car was created for the World Sports Car (WSC) category which was to debut in the North American IMSA GT Championship during their 1994 season. It was not until 1995 that the first Mk III was completed, but the construction of further cars allowed a variety of teams to campaign in several North American and European racing series, including competing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Riley & Scott had ended their progressing development of the Mk III during the 1999 season, in part due to the company being contracted by General Motors (GM) to construct a Le Mans Prototype for their Cadillac brand.[1] The resulting Northstar LMP borrowed elements of the Mk III's design and layout. Modern features were included on the Cadillac, including a carbon fiber monocoque replacing the composite monocoque of the Mk III, a roll hoop over only the driver's seat instead of the full width of the cockpit and a relocation of the radiators to lower the nose.[5] An evolved Riley & Scott-built Northstar LMP design appeared in 2001 but the company was not contracted to build the 2002 version of the car. Once the Northstar LMPs for the 2001 season were completed, Riley & Scott turned their attention back to their Mk III which were still earning victories even without major upgrades in nearly two seasons. Rather than evolving a design which was now six years old, Riley & Scott chose to start from scratch and develop an all-new car which continued the Mk III's simple design, but received some of the advancements that Riley & Scott had used on the Northstar LMP.
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Location: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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