Spice SE90C #17 ‘The Pink Spice’
- One of the last C1 cars built by Spice Engineering
- Ford-Cosworth DFR 3.5-litre V8 engine
- Excellent record of wins and podium finishes in more recent times
- Fully restored in 2011
- Eligible for the Le Mans Classic
This is one of the last C1 cars built by Spice Engineering at Silverstone. Owned by Tsunemasu Aoshima, the car was entered by Euro Racing for Le Mans in 1991 when, painted bright pink, it attracted a storm of publicity on account of its all-women driver line up. The team consisted of Lyn St James, Cathy Muller, and Desiré Wilson, the latter one of the tiny handful of women ever to have competed in Formula 1.
In 2001 the Spice was purchased by David Mercer, who drove it in Group C Club races between 2002 and 2010. An experienced endurance racing driver, he won races outright at Magny Cours (2002), Donington Park (2003/2004), Brands Hatch GP (2005/2007/2010), Nürburgring (2006/2007) and Silverstone (2006). In his hands the Spice also had numerous other podium finishes (published results on file) and recorded fastest laps at Donington (2005), Brands Hatch (2006) and Silverstone (2006).
Listen as previous owner, David Mercer pilots this Group C Spice around Spa back in 2010.
