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But it's the "new" GM!
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I'm sad to hear of this but I'm not surprised. It just shows that GM are still idiots. They've learnt nothing.
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Which is getting better and better (with bop favours I imagine!)
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Reiter did a major redevelopement to their Camaro. But they still sufer from that big and to heigh mounted V8 and that the car does not provide es much downforce as it would need. Plus they do not have special developed tyres from michelin like most of the other GT3.
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Is a 991 based car in the works? or Porsche abandoned GT3 racing?
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The only truth for now is that porsche is giving less support to the GT3 program compared to recent seasons... no more work manthey at nurburgring, almost 0 official support to gt-open, VLN, BES, BSS, adac gt masters teams etc... I guess this is the consequence of having 2 GT work teams in WEC and TUSC |
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A new Porsche 911 GT3 road car is currently being ran around the Nurb. Should see a race version soon Id imagine!
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Yeah, I dont follow the terminology too much, but thats the one!
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Porsche's new GT3 is probably coming for 2016 just like most if not all the other manufacturers.
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Wonder if a EU based team can run the Callaway C7 GT3 in the US? It says that Callaway can not market the C7 GT3 in NA but can they prevent Europeans who own one to race it here?
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I'd think this all is enforced (if necessary) through more informal channels. As a Corvette tuner Callaway are very much interested in good relations with GM, they aren't going to jeopardize those for a sideshow racing program. At the same time, Callaway's GT3-customers depend on Callaway for spare parts and support. |
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Corvette also did it before. Atlas eFX-Team wanted to use the Riley-Corvette C6 GT2 in ILMC 2011. Corvette said no because of their own GT2 car. And that was the end of Atlas eFX-Team. |
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I doubt Atlas eFX would have made any of the races even if they had been accepted... maybe Spa warmup if lucky
Oh Atlas. Had they not crashed that Saleen at 2010 Hungaroring we could've seen Zsolt freaking Baumgartner at Silverstone! Minardi legend. Not to mention they appeared on the initial first draft entry list for Petit, which would've marked the final appearance of GT1 car on North American soil as late as fall 10, instead of Long Beach 09. But enough of offtopic rambling... |
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Yeah... like Atlas eFX making JLOC seem like Audi Sport Team Joest in comparison.
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