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6 Mar 2009, 10:30 (Ref:2410211) | #1 | ||
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sports sedans in 2009
whats going on? are we gunna have some big grids? any fujitsu or cup car rejects going to upgrade themselves to a better category?
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seems to be a lot of new cars being built. From what ive heard sports sedan grid numbers will grow to a healthy size over the next couple of years.
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how come porsches arent able to run, im not familiar with the SS rules
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Dean has been building a new SAAB, underneath very similar to hossacks car. |
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7 Mar 2009, 07:23 (Ref:2410826) | #7 | ||
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Yep - it was when the GT and Sports Sedans were run as one championship (now, that's an idea).
The 935s were run as GT cars, not sports sedans. 935 spanked them (did have the just returned from F1 former world champion driving of course). Even Rusty French managed to get his up near the front at times so they were a very quick thing by the standard of the day. |
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The Porsche's are too fast -- so like all categories the existing owners are very defensive about their patch .
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10 Mar 2009, 00:10 (Ref:2412650) | #14 | ||
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So some guy in a Sportscar is 2 seconds plus a lap faster than the SS --it proves what? And means even less.
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Can't wait to see the new Aston Martin SS...
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thanks for the answers guys
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I remember Peter Fizgerald used to run a Porsche S/S at Amaroo bank in the 80's.
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When did they invent the idea of excluding the rear engined Porsche?
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In the late-70s the Porsche's were moved from Sports Sedans into Production Sports Cars, when they Australian Sportscar Championship moved to these regs.
In 1982 when the Sports Sedan Championship became a GT Championship (and the ASCC was run for Group A Sportscars, not production sportscars) they were allowed to compete as they were classed as GT cars. Circa-1986 the GT racing went back to being Sports Sedan racing (though there was no national title) |
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You a making the incorrect presumption that GT2 could not be competetive.Porsche reliability and consistency with speed thereabouts would see it with a chance.It is the dumbness of our contrived categories that prevents cross entering -it would add interest to the racing.
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then you can say i beat porsches regularly The hare and the tortoise. |
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I love really fast cars and the complications with making them and driving them.No doubt about front running sports sedans pace-terrific cars. Interesting across the Tasman they have pretty much allcomers with a roof able to race together.
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Australia v New Zealand one race a year??????
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