Who's entered Dubai GT race?

**chunterer** · 27 Oct 2005, 10:41 (Ref:1444923)

Mentioned on the 2006 rumours thread is a Zakspeed Saleen entered for the Dubai GT race for November?

Does anyone know more about this event and is it similar to the couple of races we saw late last year in Dubai and Bahrain?

I think i saw some of it on tv, David Brabham and Simonsen did well in a 550?

Who's entered so far and with what?

Graham Goodwin · 27 Oct 2005, 10:58 (Ref:1444937)

Think there's some confusion here - There are Dubai and Bahrain FIA GT races due in November,

The Bahrain GT Festival was a different thing altogether and isn't being repeated this year.

There is however going to be a 24 hour race in Dubai in January 2006 - No GT1 class for that one though

Bramzel · 27 Oct 2005, 10:58 (Ref:1444938)

This year is a official FIAGT race, not a stand-alone event like last years. So expect a "common" entrylist.

**chunterer** · 27 Oct 2005, 11:00 (Ref:1444941)

Ah right, thanks Graham, i hadn't realised that the November races were part of the FIA series.

24 hours of Dubai sounds interesting though - however i'm fan of the bigger cars so a race like that without GT1 won't be as appealing.

**chunterer** · 27 Oct 2005, 11:03 (Ref:1444945)

Can we expect Prodrive Aston's in these 2 events as it is surely a good market for them!!

19dodge · 27 Oct 2005, 12:06 (Ref:1444995)

Apparently, Zakspeed was supposed to enter the final 2 rounds. But they have been very "hush hush" about the project, only very small details has come out (and some of those details were not able to be confirmed).. so im a little skeptical at this point about seeing them on the grid in Dubai..

**chunterer** · 27 Oct 2005, 13:59 (Ref:1445105)

What's special about this outfit - ok i know Zakspeed's repuatation but what's the deal with this Saleen, is it much better than the old car?

Dauer 962 · 27 Oct 2005, 14:10 (Ref:1445117)

Zakspeed took delievery some two weeks ago of their Saleen and tested it last weekend on the Nurburgring. Now the car is it´s way to Dubai.

**chunterer** · 27 Oct 2005, 14:18 (Ref:1445130)

Who'll be pedalling it?

Alzen and Kaufmann or something?

Bramzel · 27 Oct 2005, 14:57 (Ref:1445168)

DSC reported Marcel Tiemann and Paolo Ruberti next to Uwe Alzen some time ago.

**chunterer** · 27 Oct 2005, 15:05 (Ref:1445176)

Marcel Tiemann?! Where the heck has he been for the last few years?!!!

**FIRE** · 27 Oct 2005, 15:20 (Ref:1445191)

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Originally Posted by chunterer

Marcel Tiemann?! Where the heck has he been for the last few years?!!!

Opel DTM testdriver and I think German endurance championship at The Ring.

**chunterer** · 27 Oct 2005, 15:27 (Ref:1445196)

I see, last i knew was when he was a DTM race driver or driving their champcar a few years back!

He's s decent driver if memory serves me correctly?

Dauer 962 · 27 Oct 2005, 15:28 (Ref:1445198)

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Originally Posted by chunterer

Marcel Tiemann?! Where the heck has he been for the last few years?!!!

Opel DTM Test and Taxi Driver, German Endurance "Langstreckenpokal" and this year also some Grand Am races and also Petit Le Mans in AJR 911.

His family has very goods relation to Zakspeed, his father raced sucuessful some years agao in Zakspeed cars at the Nordschleife.

19dodge · 27 Oct 2005, 17:16 (Ref:1445286)

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Originally Posted by Dauer 962

Zakspeed took delievery some two weeks ago of their Saleen and tested it last weekend on the Nurburgring. Now the car is it´s way to Dubai.

Is that 100% confirmed? I did read something about this over in the Gt-eins forums, but I have yet to get confirmation from Zakspeed themselves that they did indeed take delivery of the car and tested it. I sure hope its true though...

Asa · 28 Oct 2005, 01:57 (Ref:1445623)

I remember that Dubai's own GT team was supposed to debut at Dubai FIA GT with two Aston Martins.

The Badger · 28 Oct 2005, 08:56 (Ref:1445812)

What actually did happen to that team then ? They even had drivers mentioned last year , Pescatori !!!

Dauer 962 · 28 Oct 2005, 11:20 (Ref:1445950)

They made a joint venture with Aston team of Brundle/Blundell/Price for the last races of this year

mirkob · 28 Oct 2005, 12:06 (Ref:1445997)

about real teams and cars ( :-) ) ,
second car for GPC (F575) and maybe for Labre (F550) !

Graham Goodwin · 28 Oct 2005, 15:01 (Ref:1446105)

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Originally Posted by Asa

I remember that Dubai's own GT team was supposed to debut at Dubai FIA GT with two Aston Martins.

Not going to happen

Joe Taylor · 29 Oct 2005, 19:10 (Ref:1446968)

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Originally Posted by Dauer 962

Opel DTM Test and Taxi Driver, German Endurance "Langstreckenpokal" and this year also some Grand Am races and also Petit Le Mans in AJR 911.

His family has very goods relation to Zakspeed, his father raced sucuessful some years agao in Zakspeed cars at the Nordschleife.

Didn't he also race for A:Level in the LMES?

Dauer 962 · 30 Oct 2005, 21:24 (Ref:1447885)

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Originally Posted by Joe Taylor

Didn't he also race for A:Level in the LMES?

Yes, he took Eric van de Poele´s place at Monza, Silverstone and Nurburging

**FIRE** · 8 Nov 2005, 19:35 (Ref:1455504)

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Stéphane Ortelli will join Russian Age Racing for the Dubai round of the FIA GT Championship, teaming up with Christophe Bouchut in the team's Aston Martin DBR9. The Ferrari 550 Maranello will be driven by Nikolai Fomenko and Alexei Vasiliev.

Full article: http://www.fiagt.com/newsitem.php?key=785

This is good news.

Bramzel · 8 Nov 2005, 21:51 (Ref:1455665)

Good news for the championship, bad news for the coverage. With Eurosports love for Bouchut and Ortelli they'll probably move in with the Cirtek boys

Will be awesome to see them both in action though, and it'll be interesting where the russian boys stand without Bouchut.

Dauer 962 · 9 Nov 2005, 08:18 (Ref:1456035)

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Originally Posted by Bramzel

Will be awesome to see them both in action though, and it'll be interesting where the russian boys stand without Bouchut.

They result will depend on how short Formenko will be in the car. He’s usually not the one who impresses by amazing speed.

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