{"id":19278,"date":"2026-07-17T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T10:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/?page_id=19278"},"modified":"2026-07-12T09:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T12:59:38","slug":"creation-ca07-9-the-children-of-le-mans-spark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/creation-ca07-9-the-children-of-le-mans-spark\/","title":{"rendered":"Creation CA07 #9 “The Children of Le Mans” – Spark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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2007 Creation CA07 #9<\/strong>
Pilots: J. Campbell-Walter, S. Nakano, F. Ortiz 
Team:  Creation Autosportif Ltd.<\/em> 
Race: DNF (LMP1 class) at Le Mans in 2007<\/strong>
Spark - S1420 (resin)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Published 07\/17\/26<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2003 Mike Jankowski and Ian Bickerton founded Creation Autosportif<\/strong>. They began sportscar racing using a Lister Storm, yet soon switched to a Reynard DBA sports prototype. With that car, they managed two pole positions in the LMES (Le Mans Endurance Series<\/em>) and one in the ALMS. In 2005, at La Sarthe, they managed a 14th<\/sup> place<\/a> overall. However, a series of \u201cblow over\u201d accidents in the late 90s caused the banning of flat-floor LMP675s and LMP900s. With that, Creation, in partnership with KWM Motorsport, started the development of a new car, the CA06<\/strong>, ready in 2006. At Le Mans that year, it broke down on the 240th<\/sup> lap and DNF<\/a>. Though competitive enough to even match the mighty Audi R8<\/a>, it was a hybrid \u2013 a LMP900 modified to LMP1 specs. In other words, a stop-gap model; therefore, they needed a new car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The CA07 had almost the same bodywork as the CA6, though with slight modifications to suit the new tub.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Once again Creation reached out to KWM, but this time they would build a car from scratch. They created a brand-new carbon monocoque chassis, with the now mandatory twin roll hoops. The suspension system consisted of double wishbones and push-rod actuated coil springs over dampers. To power the new car Creation chose Judd\u2019s GV 5.5<\/a>, a 5496 cm\u00b3 V10 with 40 valves and DOHC. The GV5.5 was capable of 485 kW (650 hp), with 657 Nm of torque at 7000 rpm. The engine delivered all that power to the rear wheels via a Ricardo 6-speed sequential gearbox. And of course, carbon fiber panels covered everything up, with the car weighing 925 kg. Since the car was conceived for the 2007 season, Creation called it CA07<\/strong>. Yet, they wanted the CA07 to be truly memorable, so they ditched their traditional blue and yellow livery. They wanted an art car<\/em> \ud83d\ude0e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The CA07 wasn\u2019t the only art car at La Sarthe that year. There was also a 911<\/a>…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Creation hired New Zealander artist Mark Olsen to create their livery. They wanted a livery that allured to all the countries visited by the Le Mans Series and Le Mans. Olsen came up with a midnight-blue pearlescent \u201csky\u201d filled with stars as the backdrop. He then painted seven child-like portraits with features representing each of the countries that were part of the series. Titled “The Children of Le Mans”<\/em>, the car was a total show-stopper<\/a>. Nonetheless, despite creating a commotion in terms of looks, when it came to results, things were less than spectacular. The CA07 #9 started out pretty well \u2013 10th<\/sup> on the grid. However, engine problems began right at the beginning, and by the 55th<\/sup> lap it was out due to overheating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Each child of the livery is supposed to represent one country.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To my shame, I have to confess that I never heard about the CA07 #9 before I got it \ud83d\ude32. Despite being an art car, the first time I saw it was when I was browsing MercadoLivre\u2019s auction list. It was listed as a Le Mans car, and I thought it must be a mistake. I investigated, and to my surprise, it was an actual Le Mans art car that I wasn\u2019t aware of \ud83d\ude33! Best part though, was that the price was quite good \ud83d\ude01. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Sorry, but I think it looks weird…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Soooo, art car and great price, here it is. Yet, I\u2019ll be honest: of all my art cars, this is the funkiest \ud83e\udd14. In model terms, it\u2019s a regular Sparktastic nice model, with a fantastic detail level. But the children painted on? Kind of weird, if you ask me\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
2007 Creation CA07 #9Pilots: J. Campbell-Walter, S. Nakano, F. Ortiz Team: Creation Autosportif Ltd. Race: DNF (LMP1 class) at Le Mans in 2007Spark – S1420 (resin) Published 07\/17\/26 In 2003 Mike Jankowski and Ian Bickerton founded Creation Autosportif. They began sportscar racing using a Lister Storm, yet soon switched to a Reynard DBA sports prototype. … Continue reading “Creation CA07 #9 “The Children of Le Mans” – Spark”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19278","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19278"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19471,"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19278\/revisions\/19471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.w-143.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}