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cmk · 16 Aug 2013, 00:52 (Ref:3290483)

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Originally Posted by Victor_RO

No, M-Sport did enter an Audi in a couple of British GT rounds already (the car is now being run by WRT) and the McLaren is a V8.

It was rumoured that they would run the Bentley later in the year, I think that's where the comment comes from. Sounds like that probably won't happen though.

Semantics: the M-Sport Audi (owned by Audi Sport the whole time) is not being run by WRT. The car that Berg and Hughes raced at Brands Hatch was a WRT car, run as the #1 at Spa.

cmk · 16 Aug 2013, 00:52 (Ref:3290484)

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Originally Posted by joeb

I'm pretty sure it would be bop'd into competitiveness if someone ran it in uscr.

Perhaps. It hasn't thus far been BoP'd into competitiveness in Europe though! A dog is a dog is a dog?

pederb · 16 Aug 2013, 17:01 (Ref:3290738)

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Originally Posted by cmk

It would help if anything it had ever done in Europe didn't make it look like a total dog.

As far as I know it was only running ADAC GT in Germany and not FIAGT3 Blancpain where it could have been correctly measured against the other FIAGT3 cars.

pederb · 11 Sep 2013, 19:14 (Ref:3302287)

More good looking FIAGT3 Camaros

**joeb** · 11 Sep 2013, 20:53 (Ref:3302366)

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Originally Posted by pederb

More good looking FIAGT3 Camaros

Wow, that front end is aggressive looking, I like it!

IndyMeister · 17 Sep 2013, 09:53 (Ref:3305115)

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Originally Posted by pederb

As far as I know it was only running ADAC GT in Germany and not FIAGT3 Blancpain where it could have been correctly measured against the other FIAGT3 cars.

There's an interview series with Hans Reiter. He's talking about the Camaro situation: http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/me...losion-ist-da/ (in German)

MagVanisher · 17 Sep 2013, 12:08 (Ref:3305186)

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Originally Posted by pederb

More good looking FIAGT3 Camaros

Triple dive planes are overkill, but it just speeds the Camaro up a bit!

pederb · 17 Sep 2013, 18:58 (Ref:3305352)

Looks good in white too

More info Here

Pandamasque · 18 Sep 2013, 15:34 (Ref:3305785)

The more recent road car version would be a better base aero-wise.

HORNDAWG · 18 Sep 2013, 16:37 (Ref:3305809)

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Originally Posted by Pandamasque

The more recent road car version would be a better base aero-wise.

Yep!

L.P.

urdragon · 18 Sep 2013, 17:10 (Ref:3305820)

For what century this car on BES or ELMS?

pederb · 18 Sep 2013, 19:16 (Ref:3305859)

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Originally Posted by Pandamasque

The more recent road car version would be a better base aero-wise.

FIA-GT3 has an evolution freeze, so I'm not sure they can update the later version of the Camaro, or not

Koenigsegg · 18 Sep 2013, 20:02 (Ref:3305869)

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Originally Posted by pederb

FIA-GT3 has an evolution freeze, so I'm not sure they can update the later version of the Camaro, or not

Yes, they can. As long as they say that it is based off the new version, like the Camaro ZL1 for example. Call it the Camaro ZL1 GT3. And a new GT3 car is born. Reiter is doing this with their Lamborghini Gallardo's. Audi has done it before. So did Ferrari, Ford, Corvette, Porsche, Dodge and even Morgan.

However, I'm not sure if this is still allowed. And I'm not sure if the Camaro already is FIA homologated.

pederb · 18 Sep 2013, 21:33 (Ref:3305904)

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Originally Posted by Koenigsegg

Yes, they can. As long as they say that it is based off the new version, like the Camaro ZL1 for example. Call it the Camaro ZL1 GT3. And a new GT3 car is born. Reiter is doing this with their Lamborghini Gallardo's. Audi has done it before. So did Ferrari, Ford, Corvette, Porsche, Dodge and even Morgan.

However, I'm not sure if this is still allowed. And I'm not sure if the Camaro already is FIA homologated.

I heard that it is new for 2014 with a stop of all evolution upgrades

Speed-King · 19 Sep 2013, 04:15 (Ref:3305994)

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Originally Posted by pederb

I heard that it is new for 2014 with a stop of all evolution upgrades

That doesn't apply for new cars, though. Otherwise, there'd be no Bentley.

And Ratel wanted a ban on evolutions already for this year, and there would have been an exception on that for Nissan, because their car was still in development last year. I think the same would apply for the Camaro.

Koenigsegg · 19 Sep 2013, 13:01 (Ref:3306163)

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Originally Posted by pederb

I heard that it is new for 2014 with a stop of all evolution upgrades

It is not an evolution upgrade if it's a new car.

Tim the Grey · 19 Sep 2013, 13:03 (Ref:3306164)

I'm pleased by the evo-feeeze. I'd always thought GT3 was better when it was based around the 997 lap times.
It had got itself into a pointless, and expensive, arms race, in the last few years. GT3 lap times should NOT be getting quicker! Otherwise, why bother with BOP?

HORNDAWG · 19 Sep 2013, 15:43 (Ref:3306247)

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Originally Posted by Tim the Grey

I'm pleased by the evo-feeeze. I'd always thought GT3 was better when it was based around the 997 lap times.
It had got itself into a pointless, and expensive, arms race, in the last few years. GT3 lap times should NOT be getting quicker! Otherwise, why bother with BOP?

If the Paris universal rules talks to come to fruition, then, maybe there will be a step back in performance for GT3 to keep the GT Werks class (GTE/GTLM) at the head of the GT field. As well as vs. the Prototype classes.

L.P.

wallie · 6 Oct 2013, 12:39 (Ref:3313508)

Ok seeing there's a freeze and quiet lately on new car rumours can we please have an up to date list of model/manufactures including the ones that are being tested/soon to be released confirmed that we have heard about and possible (rumour) new machines please

Speed-King · 6 Oct 2013, 12:53 (Ref:3313513)

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Originally Posted by wallie

Ok seeing there's a freeze and quiet lately on new car rumours can we please have an up to date list of model/manufactures including the ones that are being tested/soon to be released confirmed that we have heard about and possible (rumour) new machines please

Wikipedia has a pretty decent list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_GT3#Homologated_cars

Add the Viper, the C7 and the Bentley and it should be up to date.

As far as rumors go, Audi will switch to the R8 successor in a couple of years and Porsche should have something 991 based on the way as well, though not before 2015.

urdragon · 6 Oct 2013, 20:05 (Ref:3313767)

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Originally Posted by Speed-King

Wikipedia has a pretty decent list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_GT3#Homologated_cars

The beautiness of the GT3 class, for surethe golden age of racing in terms of diversity.

**chunterer** · 12 Oct 2013, 07:31 (Ref:3316598)

2 Morgan's homologated? Why don't we see any anymore?

Thought the DBRS9 might have expired by now too.

Tim the Grey · 12 Oct 2013, 22:18 (Ref:3316842)

I liked the Morgan GT3. It just lacked a certain something...
They won at Silverstone, for Morgan's 100th birthday, but then faded away into obscurity. I guess BOP did for them.

The DBRS9 was a great GT3 car, but AMR went with the Vantage, as the DB9 aged, I guess.

urdragon · 5 Dec 2013, 19:36 (Ref:3340576)

Reiter Engineering starts CAMARO GT3 deliveries after finished their development.

http://www.reiter-engineering.com/de/raceteam/519-reiter-engineering-brings-sareni-camaro-on-course.html

Tested at Valencia Ricardo tormo by former Reiter Engineering Tomas Enge:

http://www.reiter-engineering.com/ph...esttage-DE.pdf

First cars sold to Thailand.

JoestForEver · 6 Dec 2013, 02:27 (Ref:3340671)

After all these years, are they tired of making Lambo racing cars and have few trophies in hand?

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