What ever happened to....? - Page 14

**skycafe** · 12 Jan 2019, 00:52 (Ref:3875634)

The track on the Maserati was too wide. IMSA invited and allowed the car to race-I think there were given a few races to revise the track of the car, but I now don't remember if it was ever revised. It ran provisionally. The car was owned by a collector, and went into his collection after collecting some race history. The MC12 was never legal for ACO GT-1 because of the width, but was allowed in FIA GT racing.

NaBUru38 · 12 Jan 2019, 18:07 (Ref:3875745)

In the 2005 ALMS, Risi entered a Maserati MC12. It ran full-time but wasn't allowed to score points. Drivers were Andrea Bertolini and Fabrizio de Simone.

In the 2007 ALMS, Doran entered a Maserati in two rounds.

Neither could never claim a win over Corvette or Aston Martin.

**chunterer** · 12 Jan 2019, 23:24 (Ref:3875804)

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Originally Posted by NaBUru38

In the 2005 ALMS, Risi entered a Maserati MC12. It ran full-time but wasn't allowed to score points. Drivers were Andrea Bertolini and Fabrizio de Simone.

In the 2007 ALMS, Doran entered a Maserati in two rounds.

Neither could never claim a win over Corvette or Aston Martin.

Which suggests it was even more restricted than it was in Europe!

rich07 · 13 Jan 2019, 00:29 (Ref:3875813)

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Originally Posted by chunterer

Which suggests it was even more restricted than it was in Europe!

I’m sure Corvette and Aston would’ve lobbied hard to ensure this. And as we see the Maserati had a negligible effect in the IMSA series unlike in FIA GT. Even with the car being run by a good team such as Risi and with factory drivers. One wonders how FIA GT would’ve looked like post 2004 if the FIA had not have been more open to the car like the ACO were.

broadrun96 · 13 Jan 2019, 20:32 (Ref:3875979)

I'm still trying to find it but one of the raced Corsa cars went up for auction last year and got less than one of the street cars. And that was claimed to be the pattern for them all, think it was a Classic Driver article but can't find it. Was a car that looked great, sounded great but they forgot there was a rule book.

**chunterer** · 14 Jan 2019, 23:48 (Ref:3876187)

Haha the Ferrari Enzo LH...

sfcorse · 15 Jan 2019, 05:48 (Ref:3876215)

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Originally Posted by broadrun96

I'm still trying to find it but one of the raced Corsa cars went up for auction last year and got less than one of the street cars. And that was claimed to be the pattern for them all, think it was a Classic Driver article but can't find it. Was a car that looked great, sounded great but they forgot there was a rule book.

There is currently one for sale, formerly run by theMaserati race team in the UAE.

For sale in texas and listed on the james edition site.

About $2.95m USD
https://www.jamesedition.com/cars/ma...-sale-10368633

rich07 · 16 Jan 2019, 10:47 (Ref:3876434)

Quote:

Originally Posted by broadrun96

I'm still trying to find it but one of the raced Corsa cars went up for auction last year and got less than one of the street cars. And that was claimed to be the pattern for them all, think it was a Classic Driver article but can't find it. Was a car that looked great, sounded great but they forgot there was a rule book.

Correct me if I'm wrong but the Corsas were never raced as they were different cars from the GT1 racer. Similar to the Ferrari FXX program for trackday use only. From appearances they were the same as the GT1 car but with the full width rear wing and no engine restrictors. I believe there were 6-7 GT1 chassis made and raced, the 12 Corsas were separate chassis-never raced in FIA GT/ALMS/Italian GT. A handful of the Corsas were made street legal too but not by Maserati

Considering they only raced in FIA GT I can certainly understand why the GT1 racers wouldn't be worth a lot. Sure they won a number of races, titles and Spa 24hr wins but that appeal would be limited due to the fact it only raced in limited series and never at Le Mans. Off the top of my head a Ferrari 575 GTC goes for 500-750k and I did hear a rumor of a Prodrive Ferrari 550 going for $3m which is insane if true-that wasn't the Le Mans 2003 winner either..

daallo · 17 Jan 2019, 16:53 (Ref:3876766)

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Originally Posted by cg7aa

Martin Birrane
Serge Saulnier
Olivier Quesnel

Driver-wise, what happened to Franck Montagny and Guilliume Moreau (after his bad accident).

Apparently, Moreau still goes to races

http://www.endurance-info.com/fr/cin...llaume-moreau/

Koenigsegg · 6 Mar 2020, 20:07 (Ref:3962026)

What happened to Greaves Motorsport?

Marcel ten Caat · 6 Mar 2020, 20:17 (Ref:3962028)

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Originally Posted by Koenigsegg

What happened to Greaves Motorsport?

They decided to focus on earning money ;-) http://www.greaves3d.com/

Samoan Attorney · 7 Mar 2020, 12:34 (Ref:3962115)

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Originally Posted by Marcel ten Caat

They decided to focus on earning money ;-) http://www.greaves3d.com/

Spot on as ever, Marcel.

Koenigsegg · 8 Mar 2020, 15:44 (Ref:3962331)

Hopefully in the future they'll use that earned money to fund their racing team.

Samoan Attorney · 8 Mar 2020, 16:27 (Ref:3962335)

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Originally Posted by Koenigsegg

Hopefully in the future they'll use that earned money to fund their racing team.

The Greaves gang are still attending the races and helping out teams with their pit equipment etc.

What you do in life changes...................

broadrun96 · 8 Mar 2020, 17:31 (Ref:3962343)

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Originally Posted by Samoan Attorney

The Greaves gang are still attending the races and helping out teams with their pit equipment etc.

What you do in life changes...................

And how dare they decide to be involved in motorsport in ways that don't involve letting the fans spend their money

Deleted · 31 Mar 2020, 20:44 (Ref:3967888)

Few little teams came to mind randomly

- Murphy Prototypes
- Pegasus Racing
- Extreme Limite AM Paris
- Team Modena
- K Plus K Motorsports
- Zakspeed

Also ACEMCO Motorsports, yes I know this is like the third time I've asked about them here

they sold the S7-R but team just ceased to exist, right

Juntos · 31 Mar 2020, 20:46 (Ref:3967892)

Zakspeed is still racing in Germany ADAC GT Series.

Graham Goodwin · 31 Mar 2020, 21:04 (Ref:3967898)

Pegasus Racing still run in the Ligier JS2R Series in France

Extreme Limit offer on-track experiences at a circuit near Nantes

Team Modena are not currently active - but the company behind it is still in business

Deleted · 31 Mar 2020, 23:06 (Ref:3967922)

Thanks! Surprisingly many still hang around. In MEL/PeterAuto circles as well

peebee2 · 31 Mar 2020, 23:09 (Ref:3967923)

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Originally Posted by Chiana

Thanks! Surprisingly many still hang around.

Murphy don’t...

Deleted · 31 Mar 2020, 23:27 (Ref:3967926)

Quote:

Originally Posted by peebee2

Murphy don’t...

Yes it was more of a general expression...

There are random sponsor updates on Murphy FB page though, one from March even ehh

v8supes · 28 Apr 2023, 22:47 (Ref:4153424)

Alvaro Parente?

Pretty sure he was testing a BMW GT3 at Portimao earlier this year but he doesn't seem to have raced since 2021?

**joeb** · 29 Apr 2023, 02:25 (Ref:4153442)

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Originally Posted by v8supes

Alvaro Parente?

Pretty sure he was testing a BMW GT3 at Portimao earlier this year but he doesn't seem to have raced since 2021?

Funny you mention that, because I just saw his name earlier today on this very forum!

https://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=157890

v8supes · 29 Apr 2023, 12:28 (Ref:4153525)

Thanks very much for the update Joeb.

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