A 2000, Lister Storm GTM, on static display in the National Paddock at the 2015 Silverstone Classic.
The Lister Storm was a homologated racing car built by Lister Cars of the United Kingdom beginning in 1993. The Storm used the largest V12 engine fitted to a production road car since World War II, a 6,996 cc ( L; cu in) Jaguar unit based on the one used in the Jaguar XJR Sportscars that competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Due to the high US$350,000 price of the vehicle, only four examples were produced before production of the road-going Storm ceased. Only three Storms survive today, although the Lister company continues to maintain racing models. The bored and stroked two-valve Lister V12 produced 407 kW (546 hp) and 790 N·m ( lb·ft) of torque. The front-engined rear-wheel drive car weighed 1,664 kg (3, lb), and was capable of sprinting to 60 mph (97 km/h) in just seconds. Until the launch of the Brabus Rocket, in 2006, it was the fastest four-seater saloon in the world. For 1999, the Storm reappeared. The car had lost the aerodynamic bodywork seen on the GTL, instead using a more stock front end. The team announced they would participate in the full FIA GT Championship season under the new GT2 class rules. After a poor start, the team managed to take fourth place at Hockenheimring, a mere two laps behind the winning pair of Chrysler Viper GTS-Rs. This was followed by a third place at Zolder, and finally, a second place at Donington, with the Lister finishing a mere 26 seconds behind the winning Viper. These successes brought Lister into a tie for fifth place overall in the teams championship at the season's end. Going into 2000, Lister was more upbeat about their possibilities. Chrysler-Oreca had officially left the championship, eliminating a challenge from a factory team. Thus, Lister would face competition only from privateers. With this, Lister proved their capabilities by winning the first race of the season at Valencia. Lister would follow this up with four more wins, all claimed by drivers Julian Bailey and Jamie Campbell-Walter,
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Location: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN
Photo credit: © John Gaffen 2 / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: 2000, 6996cc, cars, classic, gt2, gtm, jaguar, lister, national, paddock, silverstone, storm, v12
