Roger Dorchy (15 September 1944 – 26 July 2023) was a French racing driver. Roger Dorchy was born on 15 September 1944. Dorchy was known for holding the...
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with engine and bodywork problems before returning to the track with Roger Dorchy at the wheel. After a few laps, the green light came from the pits to...
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the radiators and intercoolers; combined with novel ducting, driven by Roger Dorchy, achieved 405 km/h (252 mph) on the Mulsanne Straight. Having struggled...
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the late 1980s. At the beginning of the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans race, Roger Dorchy driving for Welter Racing in a "Project 400" car, which sacrificed reliability...
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was a 6th-place finish at the 1982 1000km of Monza, being driven by Roger Dorchy, Guy Fréquelin, and Jean-Daniel Raulet. It was powered by a Garrett twin-turbocharged...
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by the fact that the speed of WM P88-Peugeot, driven by French driver Roger Dorchy, had been timed at 407 km/h (253 mph) during the 1988 race. This was...
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the beginning of the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans race, Paris garage owner Roger Dorchy drove for Welter Racing in a car dubbed the WM P88. The P88 belonged...
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the evening cooled, the two team-cars had already had several issues. Roger Dorchy was called in and the crew taped up all the vents to minimise air-friction...
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ended with 12th place overall for the P83B, driven by Claude Haldi, Roger Dorchy, and Pascal Pessiot (67 laps behind the winners Hans-Joachim Stuck, Derek...
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culture (1994–1996), fall. Jonathan Cuneo, 70, American lawyer, melanoma. Roger Dorchy, 78, French racing driver (24 Hours of Le Mans). Patricia A. Goldman...
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