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Following on from 1974, the somewhat successful Vizzuri campaigns to Letara's growth and development:
Spending:
Re-working the Lerance Raceway track in a new design by Vizzuri
Supporting a new class in higher education, electrical robotics and computing
Lobbying:
Lobby for 24hr/Endurance racing at Lerance Raceway as main event
Classification:
R1 Class 1975-1984:
Runs on Lerance raceway full course
Two-seater mandated
Not required to be road-legal
Ethanol Blend E85 (108 RON) racing fuel mixture allowed
Minimum safety of 35
Minimum comfort of 5
Enclosed bodywork (Does not require a roof)
Natural or turbocharged allowed - Turbocharged cars are allowed up to a maximum of 5.0L
Must be fitted with a minimum of a windshield, one or more windscreen wipers, two doors, headlights, taillights, front and rear indicators, roll bar (If interior, or exposed interior)
A maximum of two aero fixtures allowed
Slick radial tyres only
Lobby for additional spending towards Lerance Raceway, redesign the course,
along with camping at the lake re-organised and paved to caravans/static holiday homes, moved spectator stands as well as new ones
Keep the indicator light regulations as they are, especially allowing white glass with amber or red bulb
Vizzuri decided to upgrade their Letaran car assembly plant into a full factory, introducing new opportunities to Letarans for work, and saving import costs entirely.
The next generation of Vizzuri come 1980 onward presented a more aerodynamicly advanced and sleek appearances.
In 1980 the Laonda’s third generation was released with a bewilderingly new unique style compared to the second generation:
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Vizzuri Laonda Special GT '80
Shown in Azure
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In 1980, the brand new third generation Laonda GT was released, sadly the Vantaggio trim didn’t make it to Letaran waters again, but the cabriolet returned alongside the GT model and a new Prestazione Turbo in 1984.
Retaining it’s roots, the Laonda Special GT continued trend with the Vizzuri 4.7L V8 (4748V QV) engine, now producing 352hp. It is able to get up to 62mph in 5.3s and reach upwards of 184mph, all whilst achieving record handling grip to it’s predecessor at .93g & .98g (low and high speed respectively).
A completely smoothed over design with sharp details as well as pop-up headlights were a main attraction to the car’s design, though swayed from the '70s aggressive muscle statement. It was offered with an electronic automatic 4-gear or manual 5-gear transmission, with luxury interior and cassette system as standard. Previously all Vizzuri’s have had manual rack & pinion steering, but the way forward is now hydraulic for better usability and comfort.
The exterior features many luxury accessories: Daytime running lights, sharp snowflake alloy wheels, front and rear foglights, sunroof with noise-reducing aero-cover, and finally specialised Letaran flag plates.
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Vizzuri Laonda Cabriolet Special 35th Edizione Dell'Anniversario '81
Shown in Giada Scintillante Edizione Dell'Anniversario contrasted by El Dorado Oro with Beige soft top
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The cabriolet celebrated the 35th anniversary of Vizzuri (est. 1946), featured in a striking metallic jade green with gold combination.
It came with the same equipment as the Laonda Special GT but came with a hidden automatic soft top by button press, hand made interior and new for Vizzuri All-wheel-drive.
It was still sportly, able to get to 60mph in 6.9s, and hit just a few mph slower than the fixed top Special GT.
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Vizzuri Laonda Prestazione Turbo '84
Shown in Metallico Luce Dell'oceano Onda d'urto
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Later in 1984, the Laonda Prestazione Turbo was released to the Letaran public: featuring a breath-taking 850hp from a boost-controlled twin scroll ball bearing twin-turbo system. The 1.5 bar boost setup enabled an overwhelmingly high top speed of 220mph. 0-62mph was recorded at 4.9s through the electronic automatic 4-gear transmission that came as standard equipment, though the 5-gear manual was only a millisecond quicker.
The high-impact colours returned for the new Prestazione Turbo, and the '84 facelift had updated bumpers and aero as well as more painted trim, and most noticeably the 3-spoke wheels, bonnet intakes, lower splitter and rear whaletail wing.
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Vizzuri Vipera QV Interceptor '80
Shown in Bianco w/ Letaran Green police interceptor livery
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The Letaran government required a completely different mode of transportation once again, not offroad or luxury, but a police interceptor. Vizzuri decided to experiment with a few possible routes, and the outcome eventually was the Vipera QV Interceptor.
Derived from the road-going Vipera QV, the Interceptor version features stage 1 reinforcement to chassis weight and ramming zones (front and rear bumpers)
The Vipera QV uses the same 4.7L V8 commonly fitted to Vizzuris, though detuned entry grade models had a “lesser” powered engine variant coming with 272hp. It still enabled the interceptor to reach 170mph and get up to 62mph in 5 seconds, allowing it to easily catch speeding criminals on highways, as well as through technical areas with a balanced .91g grip record at high and low speed.
With the government forecasting a massive leap of car performance, the Vipera QV Interceptors would be able to keep up and for years to come with a moderate service costs amount for such a supercar, as well as 23.9mpg (UK).
The stylish green on white Letaran police livery showcases the pure speed of this super wedge even at a standstill, making criminals think twice about making a wrong move with one of these around, the large red & blue light bar will let them know right away if they do!
Although being a two-seater sports car, Vizzuri believes (and is hopeful) Letaran police force have civic cruisers and vans for detainment of criminals back to the station, as there is no space for a fiend inside this interceptor.
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Vizzuri Ossopeske QV Group 4 Rally car '77
Shown in Metallico Luce Dell'oceano Onda d'urto with Bianco livery
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With four podiums and one victory from 1964 to 1974, Scuderia Vizzuri were somewhere on the right track, but needed to produce a more drivable and reliable but less back-breaking car this time. The solution (hopefully!) is the Ossopeske QV Group 4 Rally car
Intended for Group 4 as a naturally aspirated car, the Ossopeske QV for the new Lerance Raceway Rallycross featured twin turbos making 424hp with a weight of 868kg. It is a very agile lightweight rally car with impressive grip of 1.18g - 1.22g, 0-62mph in 3.7s and top speed of 165mph+. Able to lap the new rallycross circuit in 4:16.99, it was looking to be a real contender.
Such as it’s predecessor race cars like the Drago and Drago QV Corsa, it retained all road-legal equipment to enable it to go and showcase around the roads of Letara before the big race as an advertising campaign.
Scuderia Vizzuri driver and company co-owner Dante Rizzo now nearing retirement from racing would take up the gauntlet of driving the #8 Ossopeske QV Group 4 Rally car hoping for a final victory (or two!), as well as Zeno Pesaro being on standby as a second driver/maintenance crew chief.
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