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I am selling my 2000 Legrand Dragon that I purchased in the fall of 2013. I'm slowly losing the time for autocross so it is difficult for me to justify owning this dedicated race car. This is a very well sorted and fast car with all of the right parts. It is intense and a blast to drive. Asking $17,500. The car is located in Milwaukee, WI.2000 Legrand Dragon SRI (MK25 built by Bill Gendron)81" wheelbase legal for SCCA autocross B-Modified classLola style sports racer body – Fiberglass/Carbon FiberEngine: 2008 Honda CBR1000RR with Power Commander (175hp)Custom oil pan and baffleCustom headerQuaife LSDAIM Dash / Data LoggerFull Aero package: 3 element rear and dual element front wingCarbon composite front splitter and rear diffuser (diffuser not installed when the picture was taken)Keizer 3 piece wheels:Mounted Tires:American Racer: Midget Asphalt M28 Compound - two 20.0/8.0-13S on 8" wheels, two 21.5/10.5-13S on 10" wheels - 30 runsAmerican Racer: Autocross Tire two 20.5/10.0-13S(2) on 10" wheels - 10 runsLegrand magnesium uprightsDynamics by Multimac - 3-way adjustable, nitrogen filled shocksWilwood calipers with cross drilled rotorsNew single radiator fan (new in April 2015)Odyssey battery (new in April 2015)Complete Halon Fire retardant System4.5 gallon Fuel CellBosch Lambda SensorUpdated stronger axlesWeight: approximately 850lbsBody could use cosmetic work and a new paint job (some sections are still primer) , but the car is ready to go as is.Many spares including wheels, springs, 3 front sway bars of different rates, sprockets, fuel pump, quick lift, axle w/CVs, etc.I can be reached by email atA couple videos of the car running in Chicago and Milwaukee.Brian
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Mk18 and Mk25 � The D Sport Racers, a LeGrand Comeback
The LeGrand Mk18 D Sports Racer (DSR) is perhaps the best known of the LeGrand cars, and for good reason. This venerable design, first produced in 1974, was still winning SCCA national level races 20 years later. The follow on DSR model, the Mk25, first introduced in 1979, won the SCCA runoffs three years in a row with David Kaiser as driver/developer in 1995-1997. When the demand for a new small bore sports racer became apparent, Red was not interested and it took quite a lot of prodding by John Griffith to start on the new design. Many young and talented designers were always around LeGrand race cars. It was the "Think Tank" for local southern California SCCA race car enthusiasts. The Mk18 was a modern, all new LeGrand, generating much excitement. Dave Bean consulted on the suspension, Todd Gerstenburger did the layout of the aerodynamics, and Bob Campbell did the test driving. But John Griffith and Red were responsible for bringing everybody�s idea together into a car that dominated DSR for years. These incredible cars are simple and straightforward. They are designed around production motorcycle powerplants, limited to 1000cc, use a simple straight-through final drive (no differential), have fore and aft wings, but no ground effects, and yet they achieve lap times very close to Formula Atlantic cars. This is another case where Red studied the rules and designed a car specifically for the class taking full advantage of the motorcycle engine/gearbox package. These are small cars; the Mk18 has a wheelbase of 76 in., and weighs only 640 lbs. The Mk18 was a semi-monocoque center section (light square section tube frame with stressed aluminum skin) with full tube frame forward of the dashboard and aft of the firewall. The Mk25 moved the radiator forward, the monocoque chassis was lighter with fewer steel bulkheads, had a stronger roll hoop, and improved suspension geometry. LeGrand started a cottage industry, giving advice and selling any component to anyone trying to make a slightly better Mk18. After Paul Decker won the 1982 SCCA runoffs in Atlanta in his Mk18, he started building his own cars from LeGrand components, and there are more that 10 different bodies that fit the little cars.
Mk28 - Spec Formula
Red died in November of 1988 and LeGrand Racecars was continued by his son, Robin. Most of this effort was continued production of the Mk25s, and the increasing business of vintage restoration. Robin, with the help of John Griffith and others, produced a new formula car for Bill Huth, owner and operator of the Willow Springs Raceway. An interesting car, the Mk28 had a turbocharged Kawasaki powerplant. The idea was to achieve Formula Atlantic speed with FF budget, and to build a series of these cars for spec class racing at Willow Springs. One car was built and was getting sorted when the rug got pulled from under the project. This car now sits in the show-room at Willow Springs. Robin, discouraged with he lack of success of this project left the racing business, turning over all the vintage LeGrand tooling to the LeGrand Registry. See photos.
