1995 Riley & Scott MKIII Sports Prototype Chassis WSC 95-03

Riley & Scott Mk III. Chassis WSC 95-03The Riley & Scott Mark III was a Sports Prototype initially designed by Bob and Bill Riley and Mark Scott of Riley & Scott Cars Inc. to compete in the WSC category of the IMSA GT Championship for the '94 season. However, it was to be 1995 before the first Mark III was completed.This Mk III, chassis number 95-03 was presumably the third car produced and was originally delivered to, and run by Payne Racing in mid 1995. In its first season, the car was entered into 6 IMSA races with a best result of 4th at Mosport, but went on to complete the entire 1996 season with a solid 5th position at the Daytona 24 hours and achieved its best result of 2nd in Texas. The Italian team "Target 24" later bought the car, running it again at the Daytona 24 in 1997. Following engine problems, the decision was made to change from the original Oldsmobile V8, to a Chevrolet. After competing in one final race in the States that year, the vehicle was shipped back to Europe for the 1998 ISRS Championship, where it raced for most of the season, plus an outing at the Vallelunga Gold Cup, and achieved a creditable 3rd at the Le Mans Bugatti Circuit. 95-03 was then rented to the Conrero Team, unfortunately going on to suffer some reliability issues. It was returned to run with Target 24 again, proving to be more reliable for a few outings.Robin Smith then acquired the car in 2002, but a number of mechanical issues dictated that the power units were shipped to Hertel in the US. Once they had dealt with the engine's gremlins, the car was once again reliable but, regrettably, it wasn't to be raced regularly as the new owners now had other commitments.Following an extensive rebuild in 2003, the car has been carefully kept in the owners unit, where it has been moved around to keep everything free, the engine regularly run-up and the transmission taken through several heat cycles. The car comes complete with 3 sets of spare rims and several sets of gear ratios, however, a large spares package, including a spare engine, is available with this car by separate negotiation.