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Old 9 Jan 2022, 16:04 (Ref:4092993)   #5
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Originally Posted by Pandamasque View Post
Back in the summer, if I remember correctly, some top Toyota/Lexus US racing official hinted in an interview (could be MWM) that a brand new GT3 platform was coming. He made it clear that RC-F has been a difficult and compromised project, as the base car was never supposed to be a racer, unlike its eventual replacement that's coming. He sounded quite excited. He didn't say when though.
The RC-F did in fact have a rough beginning, I remember it circulating near the bottom of the standings in GT30 for several seasons, even with a decent team/pro driver combo. It also spent some time in development with Emil Frey Racing in the VLN.
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