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Originally Posted by Simon S
not sure you can say this with all honesty...
GT cup this weekend:
Corvette C5R
Dodge Viper
Aston Martin DBRS9
BMW E45 M3 GTR
Porsche 997 GT3S
Ferrari 430 Challenge GT
Ferrari 430 Challenge GT
Lotus Exige
Ferrari 430 Challenge
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
Ferrari 360 GTC
Ferrari 360 GTC
Ferrari 430 GT3
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup
Marcos Mantis
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
Ferrari 430 Challenge GT
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
Aston Martin GT4
TVR Cerbera GT
BMW M3 E46
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
Porsche 944 Turbo
Aston Martin GT4
Aston Martin GT4
996 GT3 Cup
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First of all the Corvette is not a C5R lol, secondly yes that grid is large and that is good for a championship. Look at how many of the cars are actual top level GT3 specifcation though, sure they might be GT3 cars but they arent in the same league as those of what we do have in British GT, most of the cars entered above are older style GT3 cup machinery with a couple of current spec GT3 cars thrown in there too.
Get the British GT grid and race them alongside that grid and I bet you that 90% of the British GT GT3 runners would finish ahead of the GT cup front runners. British GT is aimed at Pro/amatuer drivers and teams, GT cup UK is, as always stated by the organisers, for gentlemen drivers and smaller teams. As a direct result it is always going to be more likely to have larger grids in GT cup UK and series like it such as Britcar. The competition is of a higher standard in British GT and as a result the costs are higher to keep up with the front running teams and the economic climate the way it is certainly isnt helping British GT at the moment, its better for smaller teams and gentleman drivers to race in smaller series, but the recession wont last forever and British GT will be stronger once again at the end of it hopefully. IMO.