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Country of origin:Great Britain
Produced in:1990
Designed by:Graham Humphrey for Spice Engineering
Predecessor:Spice SE89P
Author:Wouter Melissen
Last updated:March 31, 2016
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Click here to download printer friendly versionThe new Spice was not quite as immediately successful in the IMSA series. Powered by either Buick or Pontiac engines, several GTP Lights victories were scored in 1988 but not enough to win the championship. The following year, there was more success and the Lights category was dominated by Spices, in particular the Schubot-entered and Buick-engined SE88P. In the GTP category, the stock-block powered Spices struggled against the works teams despite being allowed to run at a lower weight.

A change in the Group C regulations, which included a low minimum weight for naturally aspirated 3.5-litre engined cars, made the C1 class a viable option for Spice from 1989 onwards. Accordingly, the evolutionary SE89C was offered as a C2 but also as a C1 with a F1-derived Ford Cosworth DFZ V8. The works team had stepped up to C1 but struggled against the much better funded works teams. At Le Mans, the privateer Spice teams also failed to defend the C2 class win.

New cars were built for the 1990 season but they once again followed the same lines as the Spices built the previous two years. For 1991, the Spice works were looking at fielding Lamborghini V12-engined examples but a lack of funding meant the project was cancelled. Spice withdrew its factory effort but several more cars were built for customers. The specialist manufacturer also continued to support existing customers by supplying spare parts and also with updated aero packages for existing cars.

Spice Engineering ceased operating altogether after the 1992 season. Between 1986 and 1992, the specialist manufacturer had produced over three dozen Group C and GTP cars, a number only matched by Porsche. Especially in the Group C2 class, the nimble machines were in a league of their own. Many of the surviving cars are still raced with great verve in historic events.

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  Article Image gallery (48) SE90P-013 Specifications