SRO Revival Series - Page 4

TheNewBob · 28 Mar 2007, 21:52 (Ref:1878740)

Cars like the Mercs and Toyotas will be in the company's museums or some very rich and/or very private collections.

minimangler · 28 Mar 2007, 21:54 (Ref:1878742)

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Originally Posted by TheNewBob

Cars like the Mercs and Toyotas will be in the company's museums or some very rich and/or very private collections.

crying shame.

Tony_Simpson · 28 Mar 2007, 21:58 (Ref:1878744)

It will be great to see these cars out again.

The series has lots of potential, just needs a year or two. 20 cars interested within a few months is a good return and once word spreads and people realise they can race one of these monsters in a series i am sure it will take off.

A GroupC must be as tricky to run as a GT1/2 car?? and also how many F1 cars are in EuroBOSS with F1 engines these days?? THere is plenty of experianced mechanics out there to run these cars. Now they have somewhere to run them.

Just think having the historic F1 series (TGP and Masters) and the Group C (which is taking off alot more at the moment) all on the same meeting. Think of the noises you would hear.

Speedblood · 28 Mar 2007, 22:28 (Ref:1878764)

I've been to silverstone once before, but can someone give me a recommendation as where to stand (or sit) where you can here the cars accelerating?

When I was at the Silverstone classic last year, I stood between Club and Abbey and that was pretty good, but any recomendations would be fantastic!

Cheers

The Badger · 28 Mar 2007, 23:13 (Ref:1878799)

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Originally Posted by minimangler

well if geoff lister's 911 ran at walter hayes, he'd be pretty stupid to turn this opportunity down.
they must be about, these cars, but how many have been tweeked for other series? and how many just got stored by collectors and are worth too much, or too difficult to run? 991 GT1 98, CLK, R390, Toyota etc.

Not Geoff Lister's garage ..... Lister , Laurence Pearce .

Tuscan 6 · 29 Mar 2007, 09:10 (Ref:1879002)

From the most recent series newsletter:

"SRO are proud to confirm a rich and diverse first starting grid, including three McLaren GTR, two Porsche 911 GT1, one Lotus GT1 and several Venturi, Ferrari, TVR, Stealth and Marcos cars"

TheNewBob · 29 Mar 2007, 09:14 (Ref:1879003)

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Originally Posted by Speedblood

I've been to silverstone once before, but can someone give me a recommendation as where to stand (or sit) where you can here the cars accelerating?

When I was at the Silverstone classic last year, I stood between Club and Abbey and that was pretty good, but any recomendations would be fantastic!

Cheers

I usually sit in the Woodcote 'B' grandstand for the race start, seems to give the best view, and it's also a great place to sit to hear them going through the gears. Or if you mean planting the throttle down upon the exit of a corner, then you can get pretty close to the track a little further down at the exit of Luffield.

*edit* - advantage of the two places I've suggested, too, is a good view of the final complex of corners, and is usually near to a large TV screen

Truckosaurus · 29 Mar 2007, 10:54 (Ref:1879076)

One of the closest places you can get to the cars at Silverstone is the viewing area between the bridge over the international (and GP) circuit and the bridge over the National circuit. Although, the Big Screen is sited somewhere around there, so might get in the way.

Although Silverstone is a nasty windswept piece of real estate, you do get plenty of different places to watch from, and there will be plenty of room to move at the FIA GT event, so you can check them all out.

geeteeone · 29 Mar 2007, 11:44 (Ref:1879106)

According to Autosport, BMS Scuderia Italia have entered the Porsche 911 GT1 that they ran back in 1997, and FIRST Racing have entered the Lotus GT1. And John Greasley wants to enter the Blue Coral 911 GT1 also.

**chunterer** · 29 Mar 2007, 11:56 (Ref:1879121)

Nice! The BMS had those famous dayglo/white chevrons didn't it?

What about the Quaife from Brit GT around that time. Sounded nice, looked great albeit a bit unreliable but that would be another nice entry?

geeteeone · 29 Mar 2007, 12:33 (Ref:1879148)

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Originally Posted by chunterer

Nice! The BMS had those famous dayglo/white chevrons didn't it?

The BMS Porsche GT1 was all red apart from a single white band around the nose. See below:

http://www.racingsportscars.com/phot...-09-14-022.jpg

The Badger · 29 Mar 2007, 12:37 (Ref:1879152)

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Originally Posted by chunterer

Nice! The BMS had those famous dayglo/white chevrons didn't it?

That was the JMB Racing car .....

**chunterer** · 29 Mar 2007, 13:09 (Ref:1879172)

Ah yes, that's right thanks guys.

That BMS car looks marvellous it'll be great to see it out there.

minimangler · 29 Mar 2007, 13:12 (Ref:1879175)

it's all coming together quite nicely really. sidenote, whatever happend to the lamborghini supertrophy cars? because there's a load of diablo gtrs somehere...

zac510 · 29 Mar 2007, 13:57 (Ref:1879214)

I'm definitely going to this

The Badger · 29 Mar 2007, 14:34 (Ref:1879234)

They should have a 2 hour support race of these cars at Le mans ..... it would be magic to see them again .

Konrad had a 911 Gt1 , but I think it was owned by Giesse , kremer had one too , Schubel . The JMB car went to Blue Coral .

What did Champion and Rohr do with their 911 GT1 evo's in the States ?

We need a few ferrari F40 LM for the series .

geeteeone · 29 Mar 2007, 16:15 (Ref:1879287)

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Originally Posted by The Badger

Konrad had a 911 Gt1 , but I think it was owned by Giesse , kremer had one too , Schubel . The JMB car went to Blue Coral .

What did Champion and Rohr do with their 911 GT1 evo's in the States?

I believe the Kremer car is the same chassis as the Pennzoil sponsored 911 GT1 from the 1999 British GT Championship. No idea what happened to it after that. Perhaps John Greasley still has that one too.

No idea what happened to the Rohr 911 GT1, but the Champion car was run in Texaco livery at the Daytona 24 Hours a few years back. I would presume it's either still with Champion, or perhaps Gunnar Racing who ran it at Daytona.

The359 · 29 Mar 2007, 16:23 (Ref:1879291)

The white Gunnar car was on display at Daytona last year, not sure who owns it.

Dauer 962 · 29 Mar 2007, 16:35 (Ref:1879295)

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Originally Posted by geeteeone

No idea what happened to the Rohr 911 GT1, but the Champion car was run in Texaco livery at the Daytona 24 Hours a few years back. I would presume it's either still with Champion, or perhaps Gunnar Racing who ran it at Daytona.

The Ex Rohr GT1 was sold to Canada and raced in the Canadian GT Championship. The Ex Champion GT1 Evo belongs to Wayne Jackson.

minimangler · 29 Mar 2007, 19:04 (Ref:1879383)

Dauer 962- how appropriate.

GT-Eins · 3 Apr 2007, 04:58 (Ref:1882423)

Looks like the 2nd race has now been shifted from Hockenheim to Magny Cours

The Badger · 3 Apr 2007, 06:27 (Ref:1882452)

Any idea of an entry list yet ?

zac510 · 16 Apr 2007, 10:55 (Ref:1892832)

Racing tap..

minimangler · 17 Apr 2007, 20:35 (Ref:1894216)

i'm getting a damp patch in my pants thinkin about this 'Silverstone Supercar SHowdown'. Damn.

geeteeone · 20 Apr 2007, 13:30 (Ref:1896297)

Now confirmed in Autosport - John Greasley will run the Blue Coral Porsche 911 GT1 in the GT90s races at Silverstone, co-driving with Nigel Barrett.

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