| The Zimmspeed SM was
designed by former F2 entrant Erich Schwaller who also ran Bernard Santal
in the 1983 European F3 Championship. Consisting of a carbonfibre/honeycomb
composite chassis fitted with a Spiess VW engine the car was entirely Swiss
made. Driven by Christian Mettler it apparently ran in the Swiss national
series, which of course due to the ban on racing in Switzerland took place
on other circuits in Europe. Results aren't known but it did record a ninth
at Monza in the opening round in April. A car entered by Zimmspeed Racing
raced in Germany in 1989, it was entered as a Zimmspeed Dallara 389 so presumably
it was a Dallara with some Zimmspeed inspired modifications. Since its best
finish all season was a twelfth at Hockenheim any modifications may actually
have been detrimental. |
