Any info on Ferrari 430 2008 evo?

[arakis]

Italiaspeed and fiagt.com reported that on 28 of october ferrari will be unveiling the next evolution of f430 gt2 racer, at the ferrari finals at mugelo, Today is th 28 and nobody is reporting anything. Does anyone here have any info? thx in advance!

[The Badger]

Well ,according to brielga ..... it will need a ju-ju to make it work against the NEW 997 !!!

[brielga]

I just hope it is not as superior as the current one...

[The Badger]

Oh good morning Mr.brielga ..... i guess your in the kitchen again then ..... brewing up another one of your infamous concoctions !!!

[brielga]

yesterday it worked for both the JLMC and Spanish GT, not bad I should say!! That prancing unicorn's horn seems to work fine. I suggest we open a different topic on this one however...

[ss_collins]

There was a big bit on it in last weeks Autosprint... loads of pics.

[The359]

From what I remember of the brief when the car first ran, the front end was being redone to better route the vents. I believe an extra vent was also being added to the hood.

[ss_collins]

I feel stupid not got the pics with me!

[mirkob]

No pics in the Ferrari Media home, only the Ferrari FXX Evoluzione:

http://www.racingworld.it/fiagt/down...oluzione/2.jpg

About the F430 GT2 2008, we have some pics from Vallelunga test of last week:

[minimangler]

Thats a big vent in the bonnet, what on earth has happened? I take it the air is being pushed in toward that not out topward the gills, judging by the resculpting of the nostrils? So what are the gills now for?

[gwyllion]

How many teams have already annouced they will run the new 430 next year?

• ALMS: 6-7
  • Corsa: 1
  • Tafel: 2
  • PWL: 1
  • Risi: 1-2
  • Krohn: 1
• FIA GT: 10
  • Ecosse: 2
  • CR: 2
  • BMS: 2
  • AF: 2
  • Edil-Chris: 2
• LMS: 6
  • Virgo: 1
  • RSV: 1
  • GPC: 2
  • JMB: 2

Who is missing on this list?

[Speed-King]

Who is missing on this list?

A ton of teams from Intl. GT Open, Spanish and Italian GT, I'd think...

[gwyllion]

Originally Posted by Speed-King

A ton of teams from Intl. GT Open, Spanish and Italian GT, I'd think...

Do they also allow GT2 cars? I thought most national championship use GT3 rules.

[SALEEN S7R]

They do, but International GT open isnt a national championship. And the GT2 class is the headlining class of International GT open.

[mirkob]

Italian GT allows GT2 cars; about the F430s:

- 2x Edil Cris (not the same cars of FIA GT)
- 2x Advanced Engineering/AF Corse) (not the same cars of FIA GT)
- 1x (or 2) for Easy Racing

In Japan (JLMC 2007) :

- 1x Kawamura

[mirkob]

In GT Open:

2x Playteam Sarafree
2x RSV Motorsport
2x Advanced Engineering --> tha same cars of Italian GT
2x GPC Sport --> tha same cars of LMS

[Francesco]

GPC has some more 430 cars, they have 2 LMS chassis and i think 3-4 more chassis for GT Open (one of this is the chassis used in LMS by the belgian team... the gordons sponsored one)

[David L]

Catching up late on this..

AF Corse ran the new induction system on the Muller car as early as FIA GT in Nogaro.. Main difference seems to be the way in which the air is channelled into the engine.. There's a completely new inlet/induction system for better breathing and, I'd guess, better BHP/lb.ft... if you look into the engine compartment, it's easy to spot.. no fancy plenum chambers.. lots of function.. and possibly a touch of ram air effect.. but I am no techie though.. so don't quote me..

Sport Auto in Germany ran the story last month.. with my pictures.

[cmk]

A lot of Ferrari F430s are kicking around in International GT Open, with smaller numbers in the Spanish and Italian series. A number of these cars were present as part of the huge grid for the Intl GT Open finale at Barcelona:

Scuderia Playteam Sarafree x 2
RSV Motorsport x 2
Advance Engineering (AF Corse) x 4
GPC x 3
Andorra x 1
=12

There are several cars that could have appeared but didn't which don't appear in that list. Of course, there were several 430s active in Brazil that same weekend. The strength of the cars in series like Intl GT make it feasible for top-flight teams to replace their cars with the 2008 model and find a market for their 2007 chassis.

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by David L

Catching up late on this..

AF Corse ran the new induction system on the Muller car as early as FIA GT in Nogaro.. Main difference seems to be the way in which the air is channelled into the engine.. There's a completely new inlet/induction system for better breathing and, I'd guess, better BHP/lb.ft... if you look into the engine compartment, it's easy to spot.. no fancy plenum chambers.. lots of function.. and possibly a touch of ram air effect.. but I am no techie though.. so don't quote me..

Sport Auto in Germany ran the story last month.. with my pictures.

http://tentenths.com/forum/showpost....&postcount=866

You mean this?

[David L]

Originally Posted by FIRE

http://tentenths.com/forum/showpost....&postcount=866

You mean this?

No.. I am talking about the induction system for the engine.. not the cooling system..



This is how the Muller/Vilander car ran at Nogaro.. It is very different from the other 430's..

[AU N EGL]

The Ferrari 430 Scuderia web site is cool

http://www.ferrariworld.com/fwe/even...eria/index.jsp

[broadrun96]

Yeah but it sucks that everything Ferrari posts is associated with their club and you have to pay through the nose for it. At least Porsche gives you free scrensavers and sounds. But damn that car looks sweet and sounds great.

[Francesco]

looking good for sure but it's not a good car as you may think... for me it is a "fake" road racer, it's predecessor (360 CS) was much rawer and more track focused... and the CCM brakes seems to need a lot more of development too...

[SALEEN S7R]

Did I miss something? From all the reviews i've seen or read the Ferrari 430 is a huge step forward over the 360. Sure some people may prefer the 360 but you have to admit it has been made obsolete pretty quickly by the 430, both on the track and on the road.