Dome S101
The Dome S101 was a sports car prototype that was used in sports car races from 2001 to 2007.
In 2001 Dome came to the Le Mans 24-hour race with a completely new sports prototype . The vehicle concept of the racing car, whose chassis was made of aluminum and carbon fiber reinforced plastic , was designed so that different engines could be used. A special design feature of the car was the centrally mounted front light.
The first outing with the S101 was Dutchman Jan Lammers , who won the endurance race as a driver in 1988 and had professionally prepared the Dome for his own racing team - Racing for Holland . A second car was given to a Danish racing team where John Nielsen and Hiroki Katō were under contract. Lammers, who qualified fifth, was even in the lead for a short time in the race, but both the Racing-for-Holland-S101 and the Nielsen car failed due to engine damage on the Judd V10 engine.
Jan Lammers' team relied on the S101 at Le Mans until 2007 , and it was constantly being further developed. The team achieved its best result in 2003 with sixth place overall.
In 2005 Dome built a hybrid version of the S101 and was able to use a change in the regulations. The chassis still corresponded to the old LMP 900 regulations, but the aerodynamics of an LMP1 vehicle. The S101HB made its debut at the 1000 km race at Spa-Francorchamps for the Jim Ganier Racing Team in the same year . Powered by a Mugen V8 engine, the car came fourth in the overall ranking. At Le Mans , with three Japanese drivers at the wheel, the vehicle broke down after a technical defect.
The S101 was last used in 2007, but the basic concept of the vehicles was already six years old and no longer fully competitive.
