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At this point he'll probably take whatever he can get, seeing as there hasn't been an overwhelming response from manufacturers. GT3 on the other hand...
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6 manufacturers in the first season is better than he had hoped, hwe had originally been aiming for 5 with 6 as a maximum. And remember, there was a 7th manufacturer interested (Saleen) and they were turned down by the FIA.
I don't really see how he's in any way desperate. He has far more manufacturers than WRC or WTCC. |
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I wouldn't say 6 manufacturers were in the series, but 6 makes. To me there is a difference at least.
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They really had just 3 makes (ford, lambo, nissan) willing to meet the regulations, the remaining old cars were only allowed to come in as a very, very last resort. So had they not allowed to grandfather Corvette, Aston and Maserati, things wouldn't look that great.
2010 FIA -spec Saleens were rather unspectacular in LMS. |
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How much are the manufactuers supporting the teams?
As far as I'm aware:
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I'm fairly certain the R-SVs are completely new cars, not based on the older R-GTs. And as Reiter has been developing the only factory backed Lamborghinis for some time, I'm sure Lamborghini aids the project in some form.
Of course Maserati is aiding in the funding, you think a medical communications system company (Vitaphone) is footing that entire bill? |
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Maserati would have to be chipping in, probably less then at the start of the program and dont forget they actually built the cars in the first place through Maserati Corse and development. But Vitaphone are pretty handy too so they probably have done some of the development themselves, especially with four cars to run this year. |
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What news (Ted) on McLaren and Ferrari are going to be with their cars?
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Correct, though the chassis of the R-GT and the R-SV is the same. But apart of that, almost everything else is new. As the chassis is identical it was possible to upgrade one of the old R-GT to R-SV spec, as happened with one of the all-inkl cars.
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Maserati always sends engineers and support trucks. Maserati truck is usually the only support truck of a “make” in the GT1 paddock. |
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According to racingsportscars.com all except one all-inkl car are upgraded R-GTs.
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Well, I think it's not a wrong thread to post this news. Nikolai Fomenko during a press conference in Abu Dhadi said that his team Marussia (Russian supercars) is going to race in LM 2011 (?) and FIA GT1 (as I understand). Maybe it's just an idea and not a firm project.
By the way, how do Europeans utter 'Marussia'? It's a form of name Mary and we pronounce Маруся = [maru'sja]. |
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I don't get these awards (it's not like it's hard to get a seat anyway), but I love how were supposed to think FIA GT3 as a "platform" for GT1
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Exactly, I Rosputnik. Since I wanted to include more cars than the 550 Maranello, I said "high-performance sports cars" instead of "grand tourers".
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And then you had supercars like the Lamborghini and the MC12 arrive alongside the newer GTs such as Corvette, 575 and the DBR9. And presently you have GT-Nissan, Corvette and Aston. Supercars-Lamborghini, Maserati and the Ford GT. Pretty balanced between supercar and GT which is fine in my view. |
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I agree with you, the mix was and would be good; though I have to say I would consider the Lister Storm a supercar if anything ever was!
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A GT with supercar performance?
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So, what does that make the TVR Speed 12 then?
I think Jeremy Clarkson's description of it was something like, 'They've fitted wheels, to a thunderstorm." Frankly though, with cars at this level of performance, do the semantics of whether it's a GT, Supercar, or Force of Nature, actually make a damn bit of difference? |
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