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Father/Son thing. I got a phone call so I could listen to the SLS... Not totally bad news! I'm enjoying not worrying about it, as there's enough hassle in my life just now. |
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10 Mar 2011, 23:23 (Ref:2843677) | #28 | ||
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They did run in some races last year, but Martin Short felt they were unfairly penalised and prefers to go where he can get an easier passage, let's say.
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12 Mar 2011, 17:45 (Ref:2844588) | #29 | ||
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What was the issue with the car? I seem to recall reading that it wasn't classed as a fully fledged GT3. Shame if they are not back as it is a good looking car. Any word on any Ford GT's making an appearance?
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12 Mar 2011, 17:55 (Ref:2844594) | #30 | ||
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Basically, the Mosler was not homolgated by the FIA as a GT3 car although the SRO and the BRSCC mistakenly believed that the car was eligible for British GT as it had national homolgation from Belgium. Following a lengthy appeal process involving David and Godfrey Jones, the Mosler was disqualified from the 2009 British GT championship. The regulations were rewritten before the 2010 season to allow the Mosler to compete for the championship with various penalties to try and create equivalency between the Mosler and other GT3 cars.
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13 Mar 2011, 16:38 (Ref:2845038) | #31 | ||
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good mixture of cars in GT3. Not so bad. Will have to watch the highlights on MotorsTV.
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18 Mar 2011, 10:08 (Ref:2848021) | #33 | |
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I spoke to Gregor Fisken earlier this week and and he was one of the drivers of the Mosler last year on and off while he was doing a historic racing calendar said that he has decided to go to Trackspeed this year and focus on the British GT.
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18 Mar 2011, 10:19 (Ref:2848027) | #34 | |
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I don't generally pay much attention to what's happening in BritishGT, but have to say this year's series has the potential to provide a very decent spectacle.
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18 Mar 2011, 13:28 (Ref:2848089) | #35 | ||
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I noticed on the Britcar website that three Mosler's were at the Britcar media day, looks like they'll be racing there instead this season. If all the cars mentioned in the various press releases turn out then both series could be quite strong this season.
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22 Mar 2011, 19:06 (Ref:2851417) | #36 | ||
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I notice a pair of G55's are now confirmed for the British GT, anyone know if the Ford GT will make an appearance? The Viper appears to be going down the Britcar route this season.
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22 Mar 2011, 19:41 (Ref:2851437) | #37 | ||
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Alex Mortimer told me that the Ford will indeed make an appearance or two during the season - but he obviously won't be driving it!
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19 Apr 2011, 08:18 (Ref:2866292) | #38 | ||
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Haven't found an official entry list yet, but this article from the official site gives us a pretty good picture for round one:
GT3: - Trackspeed Porsche 997 GT3 R Westbrook/Ashburn - Trackspeed Porsche 997 GT3 R Fisken/Bridgman - CRS Ferrari 430 Scud Geddie/Geddie - CRS Ferrari 430 Scud Mortimer/Tate - Scuderia Vittoria Ferrari 458 Bateman/Lyons - M-Tech Ferrari 458 Cameron/Griffin - M-Tech Ferrari 430 Scott/Dillhon (GT3B) - Preci Spark Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 Jones/Jones - Speedworks Corvette Z06 GT3 Johnson/Johnson - Rosso Verde Ferrari 430 Scud Simonsen/Lester - Chad Racing Ferrari 430 Scud Dockerill/Kane - Chad Racing Ferrari 430 Scud Wilcox/Burton - Beachdean Aston Martin DBRS9 Howard/Adam - United Autosports Audi R8 LMS Bell/Guasch - United Autosports Audi R8 LMS Bintcliff/Palmer GT4: - Lotus UK Sport Evora Jackson/Drinkall - Lotus UK Sport Evora Clarke/Nordstrom - Scuderia Vittoria Ginetta G50 Denis/McDonald - Century Motorsport Wakefield/Rattenburry - ABG Motorsport KTM X-Bow Belshaw/Clutton - ABG Motorsport KTM X-Bow Ladas/Mallock GT-Cup: - Cevorn CR8 Reid/Witt So that's 22 cars for round 1, definitely going in the right direction there. There also might be a Ginetta G55 in GT3, but apparently national homologation for that car has not been completed as of now. Eventually four of these cars are expected to show up during the season. CRS will at some point switch to the 458. |
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I expect to see at least one G55 at Oulton There's a second DBRS9 looking very likely for a limited programme (Likely GT3B) |
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20 Apr 2011, 18:31 (Ref:2867124) | #40 | ||
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Sad to see that Cocker didn't end up at Trackspeed though good to see Tim Bridgman in the series so it's a mixed blessing. Any news of Jonny, Graham? Will Westbrook have to miss races due to his other commitments at Nissan and Corvette Racing and need a sub?
At any rate it looks a cracker of a season in the main class and a decent one in GT4 with 3 brands (what price a Vantage GT4?!). GT3B and GT Cup look like wasted classes though...I appreciate the effort to get cars on the grid but some things really should be left for Britcar or the GT Cup/Trophy series. I assume the GT3B DBRS9 is Tom Black's Vantage Racing car; eligible for that class because it doesn't have the upgrades like Beechdean's chassis? Anyone know if Hexis' cars are also in 2011 spec in the BES? They look like seriously competitive options still, so it'd be nice if Johnny Adam could run up front in BGT too. Finally, the Scuderia Vittoria Ascari is no more? Can't say that strikes me as a bad decision. |
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21 Apr 2011, 18:16 (Ref:2867681) | #42 | ||
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Just seen the entry list for Oulton Park. Looking good considering what has happened over the last couple of seasons! A few GT4 Astons would have been nice.
Noticed that both the races at Oulton are on the Monday. I'll be there nice and early to catch both! |
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21 Apr 2011, 19:45 (Ref:2867737) | #43 | ||
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It's potentially both the 22GTR and Vantage Racing cars - 22GTR for all bar one round - Vantage for the odd outing too
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24 Apr 2011, 11:48 (Ref:2868967) | #45 | ||
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These were showing well yesterday, the race is looking likely to be a great one, the Speedworks 'vette is too quiet though, but the Merc is heavenly! And those Porches are just damn quick!
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24 Apr 2011, 14:28 (Ref:2869042) | #46 | |
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The Porsche's are rather quick, and how nice is it to have drivers of the calibre of Westbrook and Simonsen in British GT. As the PA kept saying yesterday, it's not only a good line-up of machines but of good drivers too.
The 'Vette is strangely quiet, while the Merc makes a great sound. I was surprised to see the SV 458 going so quickly, as everywhere I saw it on track it didn't look that quick. All in all should be two cracking races tomorrow. |
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25 Apr 2011, 23:23 (Ref:2869804) | #48 | ||
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What type of TV coverage is the British GT getting this year?
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26 Apr 2011, 00:18 (Ref:2869813) | #49 | ||
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The usual highlights on Channel 4 (30 min minus breaks) & Motors TV (60 min minus breaks) -
http://www.britishgt.com/tv.php Edit: Don't know if it's geo-locked, but the GT/F3 programmes are also shown on 4oD, along with the support race programmes: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/motor-sport/4od |
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26 Apr 2011, 10:26 (Ref:2869923) | #50 | ||
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I've got slightly burnt arms after yesterday, didn't expect it to be quite as hot and sunny as that! Good day of racing, nice turnout, would have been perfect if I didn't take a wrong turn on my way home!
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