The Glickenhaus 007 was a car built to LMH regulations and, like Toyota, it had to make compromises throughout as the demands changed to accommodate teams that never arrived. Originally, the LMH rules attracted the likes of Aston Martin, and the engine power requirements were raised to cater for the V12 unit that was fitted to the Valkyrie. That forced Glickenhaus to ditch its original Alfa Romeo twin-turbo V6 and go for a more powerful V8 engine from Pipo Moteurs.
But once Aston Martin confirmed it was not coming, leading to the creation of LMDh, the power demands were reduced again. In the middle this, Jim Glickenhaus and his partner team, Podium Advanced Technologies, were trying to accommodate these changes and build a competitive car.
Arguably, Podium did a better job of adapting its car than Peugeot, which only recently has managed to make the necessary alterations with its Evo kit just tested.
The Glickenhaus raced for three years, scoring
