FIA GT FIA GT test at Paul Ricard

SALEEN S7R · 23 Nov 2003, 13:04 (Ref:792119)

I read last week on FIAGT.Com that there would yesterday (Saturday) be a test at Paul Ricard for FIA GT teams and cars. Anyone have any idea as to who turned up and what the times were? I havent heard anything anywhere, even on DSC, anyone have ANY info on this?

Audi R8R · 23 Nov 2003, 13:37 (Ref:792137)

I would doubt that there were any media there to cover the event as it was only a test.

SFonseca · 23 Nov 2003, 13:44 (Ref:792140)

Few cars at Paul Ricard.

SALEEN S7R · 23 Nov 2003, 20:42 (Ref:792366)

Quote:

Originally posted by Audi R8R
I would doubt that there were any media there to cover the event as it was only a test.

It might have been just "only a test" but it was quite a big test, and test arent normally publicsed on the FIA GT site so I would have thought it would be quite a big event, DSC and Crash.net and sites like them have each covered Bentley, and Prodrive when they were doing private testing, as well as British GT's so I would have expected a big International series like FIA GT to get some attention too thats all. SFonseca, do u have any lap times? Any would be appricated.

SFonseca · 23 Nov 2003, 20:57 (Ref:792374)

No lap times. No official timer.

SALEEN S7R · 23 Nov 2003, 21:05 (Ref:792375)

Shame, thanks anyway.

Audi R8R · 24 Nov 2003, 00:55 (Ref:792513)

Quote:

Originally posted by SALEEN S7R
It might have been just "only a test" but it was quite a big test, and test arent normally publicsed on the FIA GT site so I would have thought it would be quite a big event, DSC and Crash.net and sites like them have each covered Bentley, and Prodrive when they were doing private testing, as well as British GT's so I would have expected a big International series like FIA GT to get some attention too thats all. SFonseca, do u have any lap times? Any would be appricated.

<sigh>
That's because with a private test session the team(s) in question will issue a media release to say how they got on. That's what Crash.net does, it reposts press releases. There weren't any from the test.

As SFonseca has pointed out, there were not many cars and teams there. I doubt there will be much news from the FIA GT brigade until after the new year now.

Fab · 24 Nov 2003, 15:32 (Ref:793017)

Nothing on the french GT's sites... :confused:

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