DTM testing - Page 2

John Winter · 19 Feb 2005, 09:58 (Ref:1230027)

New Audi looks great!

**FIRE** · 19 Feb 2005, 10:38 (Ref:1230045)

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Originally Posted by John Winter

New Audi looks great!

source: www.dtm.de / www.racing1.de

Silk Cut Jaguar · 19 Feb 2005, 11:02 (Ref:1230058)

Now that's a mean looking racecar...

**FIRE** · 19 Feb 2005, 11:03 (Ref:1230059)

Indeed, it looks mean.

marcel82 · 19 Feb 2005, 11:21 (Ref:1230071)

yummie. this is a great car

**Dani Filth** · 19 Feb 2005, 12:46 (Ref:1230109)

thats a sleak and mean touring car racer

Go_For_Pole · 19 Feb 2005, 16:55 (Ref:1230217)

Indeed a pretty one.

A bit off topic, but have you guys heard anything about Margaritis getting a year old Merc? Its a rumour that is doing the rounds over here although it seems to me a bit optimistic

John Winter · 19 Feb 2005, 18:40 (Ref:1230282)

Don't know who Margaritis is

Do know that Ryll might get a year old C-class to run as a privateer

kmchow · 20 Feb 2005, 02:15 (Ref:1230491)

Okay, I think DTM cars too quickly advance and become prototype looking? The Audi looks narrower than stock from the front?

kmchow · 20 Feb 2005, 02:17 (Ref:1230493)

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Originally Posted by John Winter

Don't know who Margaritis is

Do know that Ryll might get a year old C-class to run as a privateer

Who are these guys? Are these guys connected with any sponsors? Bringing their own? Is there still a lot of chance a privateer could get a last minute chance to race a C-Class? Or is everything just simply held up by the almighty $$$ or EURO in this case?

flor · 20 Feb 2005, 04:15 (Ref:1230510)

Afaik Margaritis will do Fia GT with Michael Bartels in a Maserati

flor · 20 Feb 2005, 08:22 (Ref:1230569)

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Originally Posted by kmchow

Okay, I think DTM cars too quickly advance and become prototype looking? The Audi looks narrower than stock from the front?

they are more prototype than touring cars since 2000....

Go_For_Pole · 20 Feb 2005, 10:46 (Ref:1230620)

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Originally Posted by flor

Afaik Margaritis will do Fia GT with Michael Bartels in a Maserati

This is what Gabrio suggested flor, but is it true? I was surprised to ever hear Alex connected to Merc because I thought that Merc didn't have any more cars available at all. But apparently there are cars waiting to be picked up.

**FIRE** · 20 Feb 2005, 12:57 (Ref:1230664)

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Originally Posted by flor

they are more prototype than touring cars since 2000....

I think the "old DTM' was also more prototype than touring car.

Gil Abobeleira · 20 Feb 2005, 14:09 (Ref:1230688)

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Originally Posted by FIRE

I think the "old DTM' was also more prototype than touring car.

It depends

Nothing comes close to a bunching pack of BMW M3 Sport Evo, Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo2, Audi V8 Quattro Evo, Opel Omega Evo 500 and the odd Ruch Mustang

flor · 20 Feb 2005, 14:13 (Ref:1230690)

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Originally Posted by Go_For_Pole

This is what Gabrio suggested flor, but is it true? I was surprised to ever hear Alex connected to Merc because I thought that Merc didn't have any more cars available at all. But apparently there are cars waiting to be picked up.

Motorsport Aktuell had and article last week or the week before that he'll team up with Bartels, i dont know more than that and yes theoretically there should be 2 or 3 04 c-class left but he would have to bring all the money to race the car from somewhere, while the Maserati effort would be sponsored by Vitaphone

John Winter · 20 Feb 2005, 14:28 (Ref:1230699)

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Originally Posted by kmchow

Who are these guys? Are these guys connected with any sponsors? Bringing their own? Is there still a lot of chance a privateer could get a last minute chance to race a C-Class? Or is everything just simply held up by the almighty $$$ or EURO in this case?

Ryll owns a couple of MB garages and used to race in v8star. Don't know what he did last summer

kmchow · 21 Feb 2005, 07:03 (Ref:1231133)

So does MB have a few more spare or developmental '04 spec C-Classes they could put together and line up on the grid for privateers with the funding?? Or just more CLKs??

toot toot · 21 Feb 2005, 11:35 (Ref:1231345)

Just been on
http://members.lycos.co.uk/erphotos2...M_tests_01.htm
I take it 19th February 2004 means 2005. What is Premat doing in the DTM, he's doing Gp2 next year?

Why can't these blokes take stop watches with them?

flor · 21 Feb 2005, 12:41 (Ref:1231383)

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Originally Posted by kmchow

So does MB have a few more spare or developmental '04 spec C-Classes they could put together and line up on the grid for privateers with the funding?? Or just more CLKs??

they built 5 cars in 2004, 1 test car and the 4 cars which ran in the championship

kmchow · 22 Feb 2005, 04:18 (Ref:1232005)

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Originally Posted by flor

they built 5 cars in 2004, 1 test car and the 4 cars which ran in the championship

Since MB is only running 2x04s in '05, they have 2x'04s and 1x04 testcar to loan out! But what are the chances that some team/driver could find the money to field a car in the next few weeks.

gwyllion · 24 Feb 2005, 10:14 (Ref:1234279)

Joest has to cancel a 3 day test in Hockenheim because of snow and ice.
source: racing1.de

gwyllion · 24 Feb 2005, 10:22 (Ref:1234289)

Photo's of Opel testing in Estoril: http://members.lycos.co.uk/erphotos2...M_tests_01.htm

gwyllion · 24 Feb 2005, 10:23 (Ref:1234291)

double post

kmchow · 25 Feb 2005, 03:32 (Ref:1235213)

Those pics are awesome!

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