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Old 10 Dec 2017, 23:05 (Ref:3786196)   #376
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Hideous, but 99% sure that's the base for the GTE car.


Would the FIA/ACO Class mclaren as a small car manufacturer allowing them to fit in the lower road car production limit?

Because the Senna is only a single 500 car run....

I'd think if they do a GTE any time soon it'll be based off the 720s, likely going down the Ferrari route of being able to convert from GT3 to GTE... if that's possible on the 720s...


Also, aren't they supposedly more interested in global LMP1 future specs?
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Old 11 Dec 2017, 21:20 (Ref:3786385)   #377
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Would the FIA/ACO Class mclaren as a small car manufacturer allowing them to fit in the lower road car production limit?

Because the Senna is only a single 500 car run....

I'd think if they do a GTE any time soon it'll be based off the 720s, likely going down the Ferrari route of being able to convert from GT3 to GTE... if that's possible on the 720s...


Also, aren't they supposedly more interested in global LMP1 future specs?
Exactly my thoughts. Why base a GTE off this when they're already doing a new 720S GT3? That's also a much better looking car I might add as well! This "Senna" is appalling to look at.
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Old 20 Dec 2017, 21:36 (Ref:3788413)   #378
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I keep thinking that I might get used it. Nope.
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Old 17 Jan 2018, 15:50 (Ref:3793336)   #379
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BMW was forced to redesign the M8 after one manufacturer objected to its initial plans:

http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/m...-gte-redesign/

So they are now 5 months behind and are asking for help at Daytona via BOP
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Old 17 Jan 2018, 16:13 (Ref:3793339)   #380
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BMW was forced to redesign the M8 after one manufacturer objected to its initial plans:

http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/m...-gte-redesign/

So they are now 5 months behind and are asking for help at Daytona via BOP
Then we missed seeing the super extreme BMW that was rumored because it was not approved.
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Old 17 Jan 2018, 17:49 (Ref:3793369)   #381
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BMW was forced to redesign the M8 after one manufacturer objected to its initial plans:

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So they are now 5 months behind and are asking for help at Daytona via BOP
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Old 20 Jan 2018, 06:18 (Ref:3793921)   #382
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BMW was forced to redesign the M8 after one manufacturer objected to its initial plans:

http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/m...-gte-redesign/

So they are now 5 months behind and are asking for help at Daytona via BOP
They got a little bit of help! Running 1240kg, same as the Vette and some boost changes iirc. Lets see what comes of that.
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BMW was forced to redesign the M8 after one manufacturer objected to its initial plans:

http://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/m...-gte-redesign/

So they are now 5 months behind and are asking for help at Daytona via BOP
Read, last spring/summer, that they asked for a waiver to allow chopping (part of) the roof!
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Old 25 Jan 2018, 18:50 (Ref:3795051)   #384
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Risi Competizione has announced that it will be entering the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours in the GTE Am class, with a Ferrari 488 GTE.
The programme is going to be run with Ben Keating and Keating Motorsports.

Will this be the only entry of Risi or will they have another car in GTE Pro?

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/0...ans-entry.html
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Old 25 Jan 2018, 19:09 (Ref:3795056)   #385
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Risi Competizione has announced that it will be entering the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours in the GTE Am class, with a Ferrari 488 GTE.
The programme is going to be run with Ben Keating and Keating Motorsports.

Will this be the only entry of Risi or will they have another car in GTE Pro?

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2018/0...ans-entry.html
It wouldn't surprise me if it was their only entry, unfortunately.
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It wouldn't surprise me if it was their only entry, unfortunately.
Agreed since at Daytona the entire squard for Risi is AF Corse drivers. Not a bad thing because they should automatically be elevated to the favorite to win GTE Am.
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Old 26 Jan 2018, 20:29 (Ref:3795307)   #387
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It wouldn't surprise me if it was their only entry, unfortunately.
I think you are right and I also do not see that Risi is in many events more than Sebring.
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Old 31 Jan 2018, 18:48 (Ref:3797240)   #388
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Agreed since at Daytona the entire squard for Risi is AF Corse drivers. Not a bad thing because they should automatically be elevated to the favorite to win GTE Am.
it all depends on the quality of the bronze driver... at Daytona they weren't the fastest of bronze
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If the Super GT guys don't want to run in DTM and they say ok, we're going to GTE, I think it's a good idea. Instead of missing Mercedes, Porsche's interest might make them enter. Then Super GT can drop the current ugly cars and either go back to something like before or maybe follow suit with a 'Super' GTE
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"However, Motorsport.com understands that interest among the three Japanese manufacturers that race in Super GT – Nissan, Honda and Toyota-owned Lexus – to join BMW and Audi in the DTM is small."

I'd like to know how they came to this understanding given that Toyota and Nissan(ESPECIALLY Nissan) have said they'd be there if DTM would just switch to the 2 liter turbos. What have they heard to make them doubt this?
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It's just another step forward.... class A concept has always been a struggle.... recall late 2010 when party were close to finalize specs for japanese, european and american DTM style series worldwide.
BTW after mercedes withdraw I can see DTM survive only if bmw and audi agree to extend to 8 cars.
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It's just another step forward.... class A concept has always been a struggle.... recall late 2010 when party were close to finalize specs for japanese, european and american DTM style series worldwide.
BTW after mercedes withdraw I can see DTM survive only if bmw and audi agree to extend to 8 cars.
The specs were finalized and implemented in 2012. But DTM keeps delaying the introduction of the 2-liter turbo I4s.
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If the Super GT guys don't want to run in DTM and they say ok, we're going to GTE, I think it's a good idea. Instead of missing Mercedes, Porsche's interest might make them enter. Then Super GT can drop the current ugly cars and either go back to something like before or maybe follow suit with a 'Super' GTE
Is it awful that I want DTM to collapse?...More GTEs please!!
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If that happens, I hope they open up the GTE cars a little so they can be around the speed of the outgoing DTM's.
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If that happens, I hope they open up the GTE cars a little so they can be around the speed of the outgoing DTM's.
That's the only way to go. DTM has a reputation for having "touring cars" (more like GTs now) that go like top-tier open wheelers, so just throwing in something like GTE is not sufficient.

Two words: "Super GT3." Or even Super GTE.
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***Sportscar365 understands that an announcement on a new GTE manufacturer could be imminent. It’s unclear if that manufacturer’s participation could extend into the WeatherTech Championship or be focused entirely on the FIA World Endurance Championship, at least initially.


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may the toyota supra GTE rumor become real?
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may the toyota supra GTE rumor become real?
The timing is pretty much in line with a rumoured Lambo announcement that was doing the rounds a couple of months ago, I think...?
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Three possibilities going around; Lamborghini, McLaren and Toyota.
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