FIA GT Race FIA GT Total 24hrs at Spa (Round 5) - Aug 3rd 2008 - Entrants, Testing and Race - Page 5

Subaru_WRX_STi · 6 Jul 2008, 16:28 (Ref:2245575)

IMSA is coming, how about other GT2 teams from the Le Mans Series ?

minimangler · 6 Jul 2008, 16:30 (Ref:2245579)

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Originally Posted by Subaru_WRX_STi

IMSA is coming, how about other GT2 teams from the Le Mans Series ?

Doubt it. Probably not even Virgo or Felbermayr.

airbusA346 · 6 Jul 2008, 16:56 (Ref:2245600)

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Originally Posted by fish88

Yeah the Corvette teams will definatly profit from the help of P&M. But still I don't think Prodrive would let their privat teams alone. Jet Alliance looks like a 2006 Aston in updates (in looks, dunno how it is in technology), hope they can get some support of Prodrive. Would be cool if they won 3 24 hour races in 1 year.

They have always supported at least 1 team since 2006 in the 24 so hope we can see that back.

I think Jetalliance have got a 2006 car which has been updated to 2007 spec and are running with two new bits of aero that Aston Martin Racing used at this years Le Mans 24H.

See Page 2, bottom left: http://www.racealliance.com/newslett...tter_08_03.pdf

Tom.

Sportscarguy08 · 6 Jul 2008, 23:29 (Ref:2245885)

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Originally Posted by Subaru_WRX_STi

so for Spa we will have GM Pratt&Miller staff with Phoenix Carsport, AMR Prodrive with JetAlliance, a revenge after the huge Le Mans battle !

lol.....and Corvette Motorsport will be at the front lines covering it

lots of stuff from what I hear will be shown leading up to the race. The only reason the onboard was on was because they were testing it on the car. The last onboard on a Vette in the FIA GT was the C5R last year....never a C6R. They will have their own stream to watch not the GT1 live that always switches.....

dxk1 · 7 Jul 2008, 00:55 (Ref:2245915)

The Planet Lemans 24 h Spa entry list has dropped Ayari and Hernandez from the SRT Drivers and added Maxime Soulet with another "TBA". Also, the second Phoenix entry has changed the little flag of the TBA Driver from a German to a Danish Flag. Could this mean the mystery fourth driver is Jan Magnussen? Also, with some P&M support for the race, could the last SRT driver also be a Corvette factory driver? It seems all the fans will be at fever pitch before the race even starts.

DK

c6rfan34 · 7 Jul 2008, 01:10 (Ref:2245920)

well in my opinion if you were going to put one of the factory drivers in that fourth seat it would have to be Jan. he was by far the fastest driver for the factory at le mans. But i'd also like to see another american over there in Johnny O.

tatounet · 7 Jul 2008, 10:17 (Ref:2246165)

Last news before the test day tomorow :
31 cars present at the test day
55 cars expected for the race
49 officialy engaged today

airbusA346 · 7 Jul 2008, 13:14 (Ref:2246329)

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Originally Posted by Sportscarguy08

lol.....and Corvette Motorsport will be at the front lines covering it

lots of stuff from what I hear will be shown leading up to the race. The only reason the onboard was on was because they were testing it on the car. The last onboard on a Vette in the FIA GT was the C5R last year....never a C6R. They will have their own stream to watch not the GT1 live that always switches.....

Yes they did have on-boards in the C6-R last year in the LAA car at Spa.

Tom.

The Badger · 7 Jul 2008, 14:19 (Ref:2246374)

Thats a yellow car , wernt LAA white last year ?

Sportscarguy08 · 7 Jul 2008, 14:22 (Ref:2246376)

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Originally Posted by airbusA346

Yes they did have on-boards in the C6-R last year in the LAA car at Spa.

Tom.

Yes, they did...sorry I was referring to actual FIA GT regular cars. LAA brought their own system and hooked it up. They last had it on a Carsport car in 2005 as it was for Eurosport.

airbusA346 · 7 Jul 2008, 14:38 (Ref:2246392)

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Originally Posted by The Badger

Thats a yellow car , wernt LAA white last year ?

That photo above is from an on-board on the #6 Phoenix Racing C6-R from this weekends FIA GT race as far as I am aware.

Tom.

airbusA346 · 7 Jul 2008, 17:30 (Ref:2246515)

I thought JWA weren't racing at Spa, so why is the V8 Vantage GT2 there?

http://www.endurance-info.com/2008_F...stDay/Spa1.jpg

Or are Aston Martin Racing just using the Spa Test Day as a good time to 'race' the car?

Tom.

fish88 · 7 Jul 2008, 18:07 (Ref:2246529)

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Originally Posted by airbusA346

I thought JWA weren't racing at Spa, so why is the V8 Vantage GT2 there?

http://www.endurance-info.com/2008_F...stDay/Spa1.jpg

Or are Aston Martin Racing just using the Spa Test Day as a good time to 'race' the car?

Tom.

I geuss it will be raced under the name of JWA but by people of Prodrive, I geuss they made some developments in the meanwhile (hopefully).

panoz.lmp1 · 7 Jul 2008, 19:36 (Ref:2246618)

Marc Lieb confirmed that he drives at Spa for Prospeed: http://www.projectlemans.de/rennseri...best-tigt.html

The fourth Phoenix pilot can maybe a fast german driver

airbusA346 · 7 Jul 2008, 19:48 (Ref:2246627)

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Originally Posted by fish88

I geuss it will be raced under the name of JWA but by people of Prodrive, I geuss they made some developments in the meanwhile (hopefully).

Well I can't find JWA on Planet Le Mans entry list, and if they were to race it, I think it would be raced by JWA with the help of AMR/Prodrive so that JWA can get more experience with the Aston, seen as they have only used it to some degree under race conditions, even though it never raced.

Tom.

Marcel ten Caat · 7 Jul 2008, 20:21 (Ref:2246650)

This was the JWA car at Barcelona. Back then several people already noticed it looked like the Gigawave livery.

At Le Mans this car was in the Aston Martin Racing/Prodrive hospitality and look what car is now parked next to it at Spa...right, the Gigawave Aston Martin DBR9.

JWA confirmed it would not do Spa with the Porsche as they announced last year...but also said "Please be patient for news about the Aston Martin Vantage - you should expect the unexpected."

**FIRE** · 7 Jul 2008, 20:24 (Ref:2246651)

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Originally Posted by panoz.lmp1

Marc Lieb confirmed that he drives at Spa for Prospeed: http://www.projectlemans.de/rennseri...best-tigt.html

The fourth Phoenix pilot can maybe a fast german driver

Alzen

Sportscarguy08 · 7 Jul 2008, 21:04 (Ref:2246682)

I am both intrigued and happy to see the DKR C6R testing. My friend was informed by someone close to the team and said it wasn't in their budget....hopefully we will see them racing there to add another C6R to the roster.

dxk1 · 7 Jul 2008, 21:35 (Ref:2246709)

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Originally Posted by Sportscarguy08

I am both intrigued and happy to see the DKR C6R testing. My friend was informed by someone close to the team and said it wasn't in their budget....hopefully we will see them racing there to add another C6R to the roster.

I had heard a rumor that they might come, so I too am hopefull they will race.

DK

The Badger · 8 Jul 2008, 05:50 (Ref:2246858)

Who exactly is DKR please ?

fish88 · 8 Jul 2008, 09:47 (Ref:2246964)

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Originally Posted by The Badger

Who exactly is DKR please ?

PSI-experience in the last couple years I thought.

Dauer 962 · 8 Jul 2008, 10:59 (Ref:2247021)

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Originally Posted by The Badger

Who exactly is DKR please ?

They are the Team behind your Prospeed Spa winning Porsche

http://www.dkr-engineering.lu/page1(A).html

The Badger · 8 Jul 2008, 11:08 (Ref:2247029)

Cheers

panoz.lmp1 · 8 Jul 2008, 11:21 (Ref:2247040)

Now we have the first "official provisional"

entry list for Spa:
http://www.projectlemans.de/rennseri...ntry-list.html

The Badger · 8 Jul 2008, 11:24 (Ref:2247042)

Why is the SRT Corvette a ZO6 , and the Pheonix examples are C6R ?

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