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Lister Cars is a British sports car manufacturer. Beginning in 1954, company manager, Brian Lister, brought out a series of sports cars which saw success against the Jaguar D-types and Aston Martins of the era. However, the death of one-armed Lister driver, Archie Scott-Brown, soured the image of racing and the company ceased car building in 1959.

The Lister company returned in the 1980s with engineer Laurence Pearce, building a series of tuned Jaguars. Success at this endeavor led the company to design a new sports racer, the Lister Storm.

The Lister Storm was a homologated racing car built by Lister Cars of the United Kingdom beginning in 1993. Called by some a supercar, the Storm used the largest V12 engine fitted to a production road car since World War II, a 7.0 L (6996 cc/426 in³) Jaguar unit based on the one used by the Jaguar XJR Sportscars that competed at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Due to the high US$350,000 price of the vehicle, only four examples were produced before production of the road-going Storm ceased. Only 3 Storms survive today. The Lister company continues to maintain racing models to this day.

In racing trim, the car raced in various series including FIA GT Championship, British GT, FFSA GT, as well as at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The racing car was altered various times over the years, being known as the Storm GTL or Storm GTS at times.

2003 could have been considered an unlucky year for the two FIA GT Storms, but in spite of all the mishaps the Lister team finished 2nd in the teams Championship.

For 2004, Lister are building one new Lister Storm. The two Storms that competed in 2003 will be rebuilt and ready to go. The plans are to enter three cars in the FIA GT Championship plus, a possible return to the British Championship with its' newly announced format.

Storm in flames

18/05/2004

FLAMES AT HOCKENHEIM

(photo credit - Paul Fischer)

The race plan for Hockenheim was changed – remember, Tom had a spectacular spin in qualifying destroying all four tyres, so the start set had already completed 20 laps in the second qualifying session and, due to the engine change, we were at the back of the grid. Patrick would start for a short stint then make a stop when the pit lane would be quiet to hand over to Tom.

Patrick made an excellent start and was soon in front of all the N-GT cars and some of the GT’s – he came in after 35 minutes for Tom to take over on new tyres. During his first hour in the car, Tom was one of the fastest on track and rose to 8th position. The strategy was working as most of the teams would need to make an extra stop for fuel. Back to Patrick, but he had a very short stint as one of the front tyres had been damaged by body work which had broken in an earlier excursion to the gravel. He handed the car back to Tom who, by this stage, was easily fastest on track with a time in the 1.38’s – he was racing Gollin in the Ferrari that has won every race this year, Tom’s lap times were faster but he could not pass Gollin due to the Ferrari’s straight line speed – remember the engine in the Lister was now an older version.

Then, drama - flames shot from the bonnet of the Lister – we later discovered the cause to be a faulty fuel injector – the airbox was filling with fuel and caught fire. Unfortunately, none of the master switches were turned off so the car burnt until the wiring burnt through and stopped the pumps.


Spa 24

02/08/2004


SPA – a tale of the unexpected…
The 24 hours of Spa started at 4pm on Saturday in high temperatures; Rob Schirle started our Lister Storm from 15th on the grid then, over the course of the next few hours, with all drivers in the car for one hour stints, we rose to 8th overall.

After this we had a few incidents – a trip to the gravel which caused no damage to the car but lost time then, at about 7pm, a spinning Ferrari which was impossible to avoid took the front right hand light box out of the car. We sent our guy to the safety car which had picked our light box off the track, he collected it and brought it back to the pit. At every stop for the next three hours, the hole where the light box was meant to be was measured, the damaged light box and bodywork made to fit and by 10 pm it was fitted back to the car with all lights working perfectly!

Also, around 10pm a large amount of rubber had been picked up by one of the rear tyres, a piece broke off and damaged the rear suspension. This was also repaired quickly.

In spite of all these incidents, we were 6th in class, ahead of all the Saleens and the Creation Lister, only 5 Ferraris and a Viper in front of us.
Then the unexpected occurred – at around 1am, one of the drivers suffered severe cramp and could not carry on driving; in the high temperatures it would be impossible for the other two to finish the race on their own. So, we called it a day and the Storm retired from the Spa 24 Hours. Disappointing as the car was performing perfectly but the correct decision to make under the circumstances.

GT in Dubai

25/11/2005

From Vallelunga to the Middle East for the final two rounds of the FIA GT Championship – first at Dubai then Bahrain just one week later.

The first thing to check in Dubai was the engine – the diagnosis was correct; the failure was caused by damage to the oil pump belt. However, this caused more damage within the engine so the team fitted a new engine (old spec.) for Dubai and Bahrain.

Once again, a new track for both the drivers and the team but a good set up was quickly found, both drivers had a lot of laps in the car and Justin qualified in 10th position.

The race started In temperatures around 26 degrees but with a cooling breeze – the drivers felt it was not exceptionally hot in the car but hot enough to use a driver coolbox system . Justin completed the first hour. Towards the end of this hour he was lapping in the 1.57’s (the same as his qualifying time), only half a second off the fastest lap of the race, and once again showing that in race conditions the Storm GT is extremely competitive.

Liz took over, the team just re-fuelling the car with no tyre change. After half an hour she was starting to suffer from the heat inside the cockpit. After 30 minutes she was on the radio to Laurence and came to the pits after 40 minutes to hand over to Justin. Unfortunately, this was just before a safety car period so, when all the other cars made their pit stops on the hour under the safety car losing no on-track time, we lost a lap.

Justin drove for the final hour and twenty minutes which made interesting viewing – as he was now a lap behind the leaders he moved over to let the Corvette past. However, the Corvette then proceeded to hold him up – the Lister was quicker on track. Unfortunately, Justin then had a spin, just touching the barrier so , thinking it was all over, he came into the pits slowly – but the only problem was a flat-spotted front tyre and superficial bodywork. It was a very short stop and he was back on track to the end of the race.

The Storm finished 7th, an equal best for this year; a good race which showed the competitiveness of the GT car against the rest of the field.

Next stop Bahrain – just a short boat ride up the coast!

Bahrain finale

27/11/2005

On to the Kingdom of Bahrain, a very different place to the ‘flash’ of Dubai, with track facilities which are the best we have seen in the FIA GT Championship this year.

As normal, the first practice was spent setting up the car, drivers learning the circuit etc.

Second practice and Justin showed the same pace as previously shown in the races – although he was 9th fastest overall, the gap between 3rd and 9th was extremely close – Justin’s time was 1.57.7 compared with the time for third of 1.57.1.

Qualifying; unfortunately Justin was unable to match his practice time, only managing a 1.58.67 so, after the first session, was 10th on the grid. As both sets of tyres had been used, both drivers qualified, the team decided that nothing could be learnt from going out in the second qualifying – so, more time to prepare the Storm for tomorrow’s race. However, the cooler conditions during second qualifying meant that everyone went quicker and Justin’s time put the Storm 13th on the grid.

Finally, the race – the last one of this season and not the most exciting for the Lister team; while the Maserati and Ferrari were fighting for the Championship, Justin moved up to 10th before handing over to Liz on the hour – once again, no change of tyres. Liz then drove for an uneventful hour. Unfortunately, when Justin got back in for the final hour the starter motor was dead. For some reason it had totally burnt out so that was the end of our race.

Once again, in free practice and the first hour of the race, the Storm showed it is still competitive. It has been a very long year in the FIA Championship, 11 races starting in April and finishing at the end of November, we are confident that the Storm GT can still win FIA races given the right package. As for 2006 – news will follow.


2000 Lister Storm GT

FIA GT Championship
Manufacturers World Champion
Julian Bailey, Jamie Campbell Walter – Drivers’ World Champions
Winners of the British Empire Trophy

Valencia
Julian Bailey, Jamie C-W, pole position, finished 1st
Nicolaus Springer, Peter Hardman – DNF

Estoril
Julian Bailey, Jamie C-W, pole position, finished 1st
Nicolaus Springer, Peter Hardman, Carlos Palau – DNF

Monza
Julian Bailey, Jamie C-W, finished 3rd
Nicolaus Springer, Peter Hardman – DNF

Silverstone
Julian Bailey, Jamie C-W, pole position, finished 1st
Nicolaus Springer, Philippe Favre, finished 8th

Budapest
Julian Bailey, Jamie C-W – DNF
Nicolaus Springer, Philippe Favre, pole position, finished 2nd

Zolder
Julian Bailey, Jamie C-W – pole position, finished 1st
Nicolaus Springer, Philippe Favre – DNF


A-1 Ring
Julian Bailey, Jamie C-W - DNF
Nicolaus Springer, Philippe Favre – DNF

Lausitzring
Julian Bailey, Jamie C-W – finished 3rd
Nicolaus Springer, Philippe Favre – finished 6th

Brno
Julian Bailey, Jamie C-W – pole position, finished 2nd
Nicolaus Springer, Philippe FAvre, finished 3rd

Magny Cours
Julian Bailey, Jamie C-W – finished 1st
Nicolaus Springer, Philippe Favre, pole position, finished 5th

British GT Championship
Team Championship winners
David Warnock – 2nd in Championship

Thruxton
David Warnock, Rob Schirle, finished 1st

Croft
David Warnock, Rob Schirle, DNF

Oulton Park
David Warnock, Rob Schirle, DNF

Donington Park
David Warnock, Rob Schirle, finished 1st

Brand Hatch
David Warnock, Jamie C-W, finished 1st
William Hewland, Paul Evans, finished 4th

Silverstone
David Warnock, Jamie C-W, DNF

Donington
David Warnock, Tiff Needell, finished 1st

Croft
David Warnock, Richard Dean, finished 1st

Snetterton
David Warnock, Richard Dean, DNF

Silverstone
David Warnock, Jamie C-W, finished 1st
Spa Francorchamps
David Warnock, Jamie C-W, DNF
Tiff Needell, Dave Clark – finished 1st

Silverstone
David Warnock,Julian Bailey, finished 2nd
Tiff Needell, Dave Clark – finished 1st

Spanish GT Championship
With Carlos Palau and Alberto Castello

Estoril two wins
Valencia 3rd & accident
Albacete accident
Jarama 5th and 2nd
Jerez 3rd & 4th

2001 Lister Storm GT

FIA GT Championship
Fastest race lap in 8 out of 10 races
Finished 3rd in Championship without competing in Spa 24 Hours
Which carried double points

Monza
Jamie C-W, Tom Coronel, finished 1st
Nicolaus Springer, Julian Bailey, DNF

Brno
Jamie C-W, Richard Dean, finished 4th
Nicolaus Springer, Julian Bailey, finished 9th

Magny Cours
Jamie C-W, Tom Coronel, finished 1st
Nicolaus Springer, Julian Bailey, finished 5th

Silverstone
Jamie C-W, Tom Coronel, accident
Nicolaus Springer, Julian Bailey, DNF

Zolder
Jamie C-W, Tom Coronel, finished 1st, disqualified
Nicolaus Springer, Julian Bailey, DNF

Hungaroring
Jamie C-W, Tom Coronel , accident
Nicolaus Springer, Julian Bailey, finished 4th

A-1 Ring
Jamie C-W, Tom Coronel, DNF
Nicolaus Springer, Julian Bailey, finished 4th

Nurburgring
Jamie C-W, Mike Jordan, finished 1st
Nicolaus Springer, Julian Bailey, finished 6th

Jarama
Jamie C-W, Bobby Verdon Roe, accident
Nicolaus Springer, Julian Bailey, finished 5th

Estoril
Jamie C-W, Bobby Verdon Roe, pole position, finished 2nd
Nicolaus Springer, Julian Bailey, finished 7th

British GT Championship
David Warnock & Mike Jordan, British GT Champions
Winner of the Tourist Trophy

Silverstone 1st
Snetterton 2nd
Donington 1st
Oulton Park 2nd
Croft 1st
Rockingham 3rd
Castle Combe 1st
Brands Hatch accident
Donington Park 1st
Knockhill 2nd
Thruxton 1st
Brands Hatch 2nd
Silverstone 1st

Spanish GT Championship

Drivers : Miguel Angel de Castro, Balba Camino

Jarama, race 1 2nd
Race 2 1st

Valencia race 1 3rd
Race 2 2nd

Estoril race 1 3rd
Race 2 12th

Albacete race 1 & 2 DNF

Valencia race 1 2nd
Race 2 accident

Barcelona - accident in qualifying, did not race

2002 Lister Storm GT

FIA GT Championship
2nd in team Championship

Magny Cours
Jamie C-W, Nicolaus Springer, pole position, finished 1st
Bobby Verdon Roe, Paul Knapfield, DNF

Silverstone
Jamie C-W, Nicolaus Springer, pole position finished 4th
Bobby Verdon Roe, Paul Knapfield, finished 2nd

Brno
Jamie C-W, Nicolaus Springer, finished 1st
Bobby Verdon Roe, Paul Knapfield, DNF

Jarama
Jamie C-W, Nicolaus Springer, finished 6th
Bobby Verdon Roe, Paul Knapfield, DNF

Anderstorp
Jamie C-W, Nicolaus Springer, DNF
Bobby Verdon Roe, Paul Knapfield, DNF

Oschersleben
Jamie C-W, Nicolaus Springer, pole position, finished 2nd
Bobby Verdon Roe, Paul Knapfield, finished 6th

24 Hours of Spa
Jamie C-W, Nicolaus Springer, Andy Wallace, Eric vd Poele, DNF
Bobby Verdon Roe, Miguel de Castro, David Sterckx, Justin Law
Finished 2nd

Enna
Jamie C-W, Nicolaus Springer, finished 1st
Bobby Verdon Roe, Miguel de Castro, finished 7thg

Donington
Jamie C-W, Nicolaus Springer, finished 7th
Bobby Verdon Roe, Ian McKellar & David Warnock, DNF

Estoril
Jamie C-W, Nicolaus Springer, finished 3rd
Bobby Verdon Roe, Ian McKellar & David Warnock, finished 10th

British GT Championship
David Warnock & Mike Jordan – finished 2nd
Brands Hatch 3rd
Donington 1st
Silverstone 3rd
Knockhill 4th
Croft 2nd
Silverstone 2nd , pole position
Castle Coombe 1st, pole position
Rockingham DNF
Oulton Park 6th, pole position
Snetterton 4th, pole position
Thruxton 3rd, pole position
Donington, 2 races 1st & 2nd


2003 Lister Storm GT & LMP

FIA GT Championship
2nd in Teams Championship

Barcelona
Jamie C-W, Nathan Kinch, accident
Andrea Piccini, J-D Deletraz, 4th

Magny Cours
Jamie C-W, Nathan Kinch, finished 6th
Andrea Piccini, J-D Deletraz, finished 3rd

Enna
Jamie C-W, Nathan Kinch, finished 2nd
Andrea Piccini, J-D Deletraz, finished 5th

Brno
Jamie C-W, Nathan Kinch, finished 4th
Andrea Piccini, J-D Deletraz, finished 2nd

Donington
Jamie C-W, Nathan Kinch, DNF
Andrea Piccini, J-D Deletraz, finished 9th

Spa 24 Hours
Jamie C-W, Nathan Kinch, Rob Schirle, Tom Coronel – accident
Andrea Piccini, Lancieri, Pickering, Sterckx – finished 4th

Anderstorp
Jamie C-W, Nathan Kinch, finished 1st
Andrea Piccini, David Sterckx, finished 3rd

Oschersleben
Jamie C-W, Nathan Kinch, finished 1st, disqualified
Andrea Piccini, David Sterckx, DNF

Monza
Jamie C-W, Nathan Kinch, finished 2nd
Andrea Piccini, David Sterckx, Lancieri, finished 7th



Specifications

* Engine: Jaguar V12
* Displacement: 7.0 L (6996 cc/426 in³)
* Compression: 10.5:1
* Power: 407 kW (546 hp) at 6100 rpm
* Torque: 790 N·m (580 ft·lbf) at 3450 rpm
* Weight: 1664 kg (3668 lb)
* Wheelbase: 2591 mm (102 in)
* Length: 4536 mm (179 in)
* Width: 1996 mm (78 in)
* Height: 1320 mm (52 in)
* Top speed: 335 km/h (208 mph)
* Coefficient of drag: 0.35

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Models for Lister Storm
Manufacturer Model Scale Dimensions (LxWxH) Wheelbase Front spur Rear spur
True Scale products Storm GT 2000 1/24 0.0x0.0x0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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