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7 Jun 2014, 13:28 (Ref:3416570) | #1 | |
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GT OPEN 2014
Round 2 Portimao is underway,
you can watch it live on www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRNodl48BQM or on www.live.gtopen.TV www.gtopen.TV and interact with us following @GT_Open on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/internationalGTOpen |
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7 Jun 2014, 14:32 (Ref:3416596) | #2 | ||
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7 Jun 2014, 14:34 (Ref:3416597) | #3 | ||
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Not bad so far, the field has spread out rather quickly though. Let's see if Schirro can make good on Montermini's ever-excellent race pace.
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Thanks for the heads up, I forgot all about GT Open, I was thinking it started end of June. I had to catch up and watch the previous races on their YouTube channel. I also found a descent stream for the GT Masters as well so I got to watch Oliver Gavin and Daniel Keilwitz take a double at the Red Bull Ring. Needless to say not much got done this past weekend. |
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8 Jun 2014, 09:54 (Ref:3416848) | #5 | ||
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Race 2 about to start for anybody who is interested.
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9 Jun 2014, 22:45 (Ref:3417869) | #6 | ||
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I don't think Montermini is helped by Schirro taking a while to get used to GT cars. He could have done with another season in GTS before moving up to Villorba Corse.
From a quick scan of the technical regulations, the Vettes have gotten bigger restrictors but not enough to explain the massive turnaround. Then again they were quick last year, but they didn't have Soulet/Tutumlu (who were both very quick in different cars). |
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20 Jun 2014, 10:34 (Ref:3424149) | #7 | |
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Round 3 is already going on!
here is the link to screen races Live on Youtube RACE 1: ( Saturday ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm939Tku-Zc Race 2: ( Sunday ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfcSFgel7QU Or simply using for the weekend http://live.gtopen.net www.youtube.com/GTOPENseries Hope you will enjoy them all ! Ps. Ben Evans is preparing with the TV Crew some special reportages at every event. If you have any Strange and/or Stupid and/or Special question you would like the drivers to reply to, we will more than happy to fulfill your desire! Interact with us on twitter @GT_Open and @bencommentator |
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21 Jun 2014, 18:51 (Ref:3424686) | #8 | |
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Vettes looked sluggish, maybe some weight and or a smaller restrictor?
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Does anyone know why Villorba Corse have switched to a GT3-spec 458? Is it related to their running in Blancpain this year?
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4 Jul 2014, 16:09 (Ref:3430336) | #11 | |
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maybe because from this season, GT3 cars are allowed to run in SGT, so they sold their 2011 458 GT2/E to buy a pair of 458 GT3, cheaper and easier to maintain
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8 Jul 2014, 19:19 (Ref:3431896) | #12 | |
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did someone notice that #4 V8 racing at hungaroring was the C6R GT1 #007 that won at le mans 2009?
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8 Jul 2014, 19:40 (Ref:3431898) | #13 | ||
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They mentioned the difference in chassis between the V8 Racing cars, but to my recollection not which specific GT1 car was used.
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8 Jul 2014, 20:05 (Ref:3431905) | #14 | |
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I watched every race of the Gt open series last year and liked it. Now..well lets say its gone downhill big time. It should probably see the grave unless they can attract a more diverse field of GT3 cars and some real GTE machinery.
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13 Jul 2014, 19:00 (Ref:3433546) | #15 | ||
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In my opinion, the time penalty makes the race difficult to follow. After the penalties the whole field changes.
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Best thing was the diversity of the grid, now what you have are old GT1 cars butchered to "GTE" specs, and a Ferrari challenge grid.
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While I feel that the series is rather done at this point in terms of offering anything even remotely interesting, at least those old grandfathered GT1s and time penalties etc prevent this from being yet another 156th sprint-race-all-GT3-clone that looks and sounds like every other GT series in Europe. Though allowing GT3 into SGT isn't exactly helping in that
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8 Jul 2014, 20:44 (Ref:3431918) | #18 | ||
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SRO and its Blaincpain series has become stronger than GT Open.
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19 Jul 2014, 17:13 (Ref:3435560) | #19 | ||
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how was the weather in silverstone today?
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20 Jul 2014, 21:13 (Ref:3435983) | #20 | ||
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Just watching the highlights on Motors TV - the drivers out number the spectators!
I couldn't swell the ranks of spectators because of family commitments but I had intended to make the journey. I appreciate the weather was a bit iffy this weekend but as a series it deserves a better turnout? |
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20 Jul 2014, 21:57 (Ref:3435999) | #21 | ||
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Perhaps it does, but there's nothing unique about GT Open anymore, unless you really want to see that GT1 Vette or utterly loath penalty ballast. It's third choice at best behind BGT/BSS which both have attractions over and above what IGTO can offer.
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6 Sep 2014, 15:06 (Ref:3450775) | #22 | ||
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Spa GT Open Race 1 is underway...
A Corvette Hit the tires at Eau Rauge early... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYYyM67pTYA |
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6 Sep 2014, 15:27 (Ref:3450780) | #23 | |
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Agree with J Jay, after 2012 great season; the quality of the championship wasn't so great in 2013 (compared to 2012), but at least there were a lot of cars still. This year quality and quantity simply dropped... and nothing lets to think that things will improve next year
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6 Sep 2014, 15:53 (Ref:3450783) | #24 | ||
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First of all, glad to see Tutmulu walks away uninjured. As far as Eau Rouge/Radillion crashes go, that was one thankfully rather mild.
But even I'm only glancing over at the stream as pseudo-protest against BSS (tape-delayed on BT Sport ... for rugby union). It was easier to ignore that this is a glorified club series when the likes of Manthey were racing, but now there's no hiding from it. |
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6 Sep 2014, 16:24 (Ref:3450790) | #25 | ||
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They really had a shot at greatness back in 2012, hadn't they? Somehow they managed to blow it, though I am still not quite sure how.
In hindsight, bringing the GT1 Vettes into the Ferrari vs Porsche battle was maybe not the smartest idea and I can see that being a factor in Weissach and Maranello pulling out their semi-works cars. The Porsche factory program in WEC GTE might have played into it as well, though. |
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