Nations Cup......New Cars?

Rebound · 2 Dec 2003, 11:00 (Ref:801352)

I have read that there will be 2 more Monaro's and maybe a few BMW M3 GTR's. Who do you think will be running them and driving them?

paydriver · 2 Dec 2003, 11:15 (Ref:801361)

Only one new Monaro as far as I can tell... likely a Group 2 contender....

A new Mosler might be on the grid too

A second M3 GTR as well....

rusky26 · 2 Dec 2003, 11:53 (Ref:801401)

Rossp has said that 2 Monaro franchises have been bought or similar. that is all he would/could say

Crash Test · 2 Dec 2003, 12:56 (Ref:801465)

I'd expect a couple from GRM and a couple from someone else in group 1.

racer69 · 2 Dec 2003, 13:18 (Ref:801476)

Team Brock???

MCR/Maranello Motorsport are looking at a 550 for next year

Hopefully the Ian Palmer Brabham Honda-Judd will make it onto the track.

Maybe Kosi Kalitzidis TVR Chimera might be pulled out of mothballs and run again.

Talk of Jim Richards returning in a Porsche, maybe the PHR GT3RS?

How many of these come true, who knows?

Chucky · 2 Dec 2003, 23:33 (Ref:801955)

Two Monaro's for GRM.
Two Monaro's for Team Brock.
At least one more BMW M3GTR at PHR.
Ferrari 550 Maranello for Mark Coffey.
A Mosler.
Jim Richards is building a Porsche "Mongrel".

That's about all I know at the moment.

mixxer · 3 Dec 2003, 05:40 (Ref:802171)

Whats happening with Bob Thorn's (I think) Jag

Beejay17 · 3 Dec 2003, 05:49 (Ref:802178)

Does a Mosler have to have a Chev engine? How about a Mosler with a 427 alloy Ford Motorsports engine, and John Bowe, Marcos Ambrose, Craig Lowndes and Neil Crompton as drivers.

racer69 · 3 Dec 2003, 06:48 (Ref:802230)

The Mosler runs a 5.7lt Chevrolet, arguably what the Monaro should run.

Last time i remember seeing Bob Thorn's Jag was at the Oran Park PROCAR finale in 2001. I did here talk that Mark Trenoweth was building a new Jag, but nothing came of it if it was true.

Zinger · 3 Dec 2003, 06:51 (Ref:802234)

Could see alot more carrera cup cars change specs back and forth between CC and NC next year.

mac · 3 Dec 2003, 08:32 (Ref:802320)

Does anyone else find it silly that PRANCING HORSE Racing runs Porsches and BMWs?

tiko · 3 Dec 2003, 09:17 (Ref:802362)

There was talk that the 2 Monaros are the Targa Tassy ones that Richo and Brock used and if run in nations cup they will obviously be group 2 cars.

Chucky · 3 Dec 2003, 10:05 (Ref:802406)

Nope, the Team Brock Monaro's will be very Group 1.

It makes more sense for Prancing Horse to run Porsche as they fit the name. :-)

bondy_racing · 3 Dec 2003, 10:33 (Ref:802432)

Quote:

Originally posted by mac
Does anyone else find it silly that PRANCING HORSE Racing runs Porsches and BMWs?

thats why its now called PHR Scuderia

Crash Test · 3 Dec 2003, 12:26 (Ref:802532)

Reading the Bathurst Programme, they think that they might now be called something like Ademir Group Racing.

I think I have seen some pics of the new Jag being built this year- taking their time and doing it properly. Should be a good thing when it gets going...

**GTRMagic** · 3 Dec 2003, 19:35 (Ref:802951)

Adameir Group is Mahir Algadri's private company, as is Golden Spike Energy Systems.... both appearing on the BMW and Porsche over the 24hr weekend.

I am not sure of MA's relationship with Verve 501 Aparements, but the brand appears on teh PHR Scuderia cars, and on the Bowe #888 Falcon

mac · 4 Dec 2003, 11:23 (Ref:803580)

Quote:

Originally posted by bondy_racing
thats why its now called PHR Scuderia

That's just as silly. With the different types of cars they run, should they not have a generic name? Would make more sense to me.

But who really cares, I guess? Just nitpicking.

racer69 · 4 Dec 2003, 11:54 (Ref:803597)

Don't forget the time Prancing Horse Racing was running factory Ford's

Could it be that Adamir Racing and PHR Scuderia are like, dare i say it, Shell Helix Racing and Dick Johnson Racing?

Falcadore · 4 Dec 2003, 15:06 (Ref:803803)

Quote:

Originally posted by Rebound
I have read that there will be 2 more Monaro's and maybe a few BMW M3 GTR's. Who do you think will be running them and driving them?

I wouldn't expect more than two BMW GTRs. After all there are only two of them.

**GTRMagic** · 4 Dec 2003, 21:34 (Ref:804115)

There are actually 6 of them in existence, only 2 of them have the 'correct' 5 litre engine aboard. The others can be converted, indeed a local team (not PHR) has investigated this possibility.

There will most certainly be a 3rd Monaro in 2004, presumably a Group 2 spec car.

The Mosler is a more than 50% possibility, but the car is yet to be sourced from the manufacturer.... hopefully its a brand new one, the Mosler brought to Bathurst looked a little dog eared and tired

Chucky · 4 Dec 2003, 23:25 (Ref:804232)

So who do you think will field/drive the Monaro's?

Christopher · 5 Dec 2003, 07:43 (Ref:804467)

I assume the Group 2 Monaro will be a 5.7 litre?

**GTRMagic** · 5 Dec 2003, 09:06 (Ref:804510)

True Believer wrote somewhere that teh 2 Monaros are now for sale... anyone want one?

Crash Test · 5 Dec 2003, 10:15 (Ref:804560)

Ey? I thought the deal was that there were going to be two team brock cars, with the workshop on the farm, and a coupe of GRM machines? Where does the Group 2 thing fit into the greater scheme of things?

mtpanorama · 5 Dec 2003, 10:22 (Ref:804564)

I heard during the 24hr comentary that there was a level 2 monaro being built at Steve Cramps workshop in S.A.

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