[FIA GT] FIA GT 2007 rumours and speculations

[old man]

With Scuderia Ecosse I agree with Mr Bentley, shame about the tyres but perhaps once again the secret is in the budget provider so we have the top Porsche on Pirelli with new driver partner and Ferrari. AF Corse announcing drivers, what about their tyres, Pirelli again?,,, just Master Edwards on Michelin?

[Marcel ten Caat]

AF Corse on Michelin.

[HORNDAWG]

Originally Posted by old man

With Scuderia Ecosse I agree with Mr Bentley, shame about the tyres but perhaps once again the secret is in the budget provider so we have the top Porsche on Pirelli with new driver partner and Ferrari. AF Corse announcing drivers, what about their tyres, Pirelli again?,,, just Master Edwards on Michelin?

It looks like Michelin for AF Corse.


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L.P.

[AU N EGL]

Originally Posted by HORNDAWG

It looks like Michelin for AF Corse.


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Translations needs translated.

Some of the other info was interesting.

Future of ALfa, Mas and Ferrari GT1?? but dont want to be an also ran

Posche to P1 in 2008 ?


Lots of speculations or just poor translations?

[HORNDAWG]

Originally Posted by AU N EGL

Translations needs translated.

Some of the other info was interesting.

Future of ALfa, Mas and Ferrari GT1?? but dont want to be an also ran

Posche to P1 in 2008 ?


Lots of speculations or just poor translations?

Speaking of Maserati and GT-1. Here is the new Maserati GT http://www.italiaspeed.com/ Maybe a relacement for the MC12?

L.P.

[SALEEN S7R]

Unlikely, Maserati have said that when the MC12 finishes the end of its life cycle that they will be back with a new GT1 car. The car in the above mentioned link looks more like a GT2 or GT3 car to me, and so does the power outputt.

[Sean Edwards]

Well basically Ecosse have switched to Pirelli for financial reason, they would have given them quite a bit of sponsorship money, free tyres and all the backup needed.

If there was not the financial support, you would not see Tim and Enge/Janis together.

Well Michi will be the best at the start, but im sure Pirelli will put a lot of effort into making their tyres better.

Wow at the competition this year, it's going to be ****ing awsome! I really can't wait to start beating these guys

[Francesco]

Originally Posted by AU N EGL

Translations needs translated.
Some of the other info was interesting.
Future of ALfa, Mas and Ferrari GT1?? but dont want to be an also ran
Posche to P1 in 2008 ?
Lots of speculations or just poor translations?

AF Corse confirmed on Michelin and Vitaphone too (Mirko had the news)...

about the other news... the "porsche P1 news" was just an idea wrote (not by me) after an old interview with Penske from american le mans...

the Alfa-Maserati-Ferrari GT article is written by me... in brief it says that:
-very probably no new Maserati GT1
-possible to have a "new" F430 road model in the next year (2008) and Ferrari might get it's interest back in GT1 with 599 which was rumored to being developed but then stopped...
-IMHO very possible to see Alfa 8C Competizione on track, next year... with FIAT interested in WTCC (and Alfa in it's last season with the lovely 156... which is also my road car ) and Ferrari that migth be interested in coming back in GT1 and no plans at all for Maserati it seems possible

[AU N EGL]

Thanks Francesco. Translation was very much appriciated.

[cmk]

AF Corse is definitely making a bid for team to beat in GT2 this year. The driver lineup and tire combo is excellent, and if they have the same level of factory support as last year...

[The Badger]

Originally Posted by old man

shame about the tyres ?

They did win their class with the same tyres !!!

Cant be all bad

[The Badger]

Originally Posted by Sean Edwards

I really can't wait to start beating these guys

Glad you didnt say anything about eating hats Sean !!!

But yeah ..... im hoping that Ferrari get their nose rubbed in it a little this year , i reckon there is a little too much faith in the 430 GTC , Porsche know their sums , and know them better than anybody , in my opinion anyway .

Hope you have to fight for it though , that is what its all about afterall . Best of luck .

[mirkob]

2 Saleen (ex-ACEMCO ??) will join FIA GT
(one for GT1 and one for Citation Cup) :

http://www.fiagt.com/newsitem.php?key=1169

[Bentley03]

Originally Posted by mirkob

2 Saleen (ex-ACEMCO ??) will join FIA GT
(one for GT1 and one for Citation Cup) :

http://www.fiagt.com/newsitem.php?key=1169

Great news for FIAGT (although I must confess I was secretly hoping someone would run them in the ALMS). Two pro American's driving..........?

[Graham Goodwin]

Hmmmmm - Silverstone 2005 anyone!!

[mirkob]

It is time for an update:

****************************GT1****************************
--Maserati: 3-4
----1-2x Vitaphone-Michelin
-----(they sold 1 car to playteam, where do they get the second one?)
----2x Playteam-Pirelli

--Aston Martin: 5
----2x BMS-Pirelli
----2x RaceAlliance-Michelin
----1x Barwell Motorsport-Michelin
-----1x Team Modena at Silverstone (?)
-----1x Phoenix (?)

--Saleen: 1
----1x Spectrum-Michelin
-----Zakspeed?

--Corvette: 4?
----2x GLPK (??)
----2x PSI (??)
-----maybe 1x SRT at Spa and Zolder (if not Citation Cup)

--Lamborghini: 2
----2x Allinkl.com-Michelin

****************************GT2****************************
--Ferrari F430: 6
----2x AF Corse-Michelin
----2x Scuderia Ecosse-Pirelli
----2x Edil Cris-Pirelli
----2x GruppeM (??)

--Porsche 997: 2
----1x BMS-Pirelli
----1x Tech9-Michelin

--Panoz:
----1-2x Team LNT at Silverstone (?)

--Spyker:
----1-2x Spyker Squadron at Spa and China

********************Citation Cup (Michelin):********************

--Maserati:
----2x JMB

--Corvette C5R:
----1x SRT

--Saleen:
----1x Spectrum-Michelin

--Ferrari F550
----1x 'Care Racing' looking for interested customers

--Lister Cars
----?

Nogaro round of FIA GT will join by FFSA-GT so ...

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by Graham Goodwin

Hmmmmm - Silverstone 2005 anyone!!

Absolutely!

So this Brewer Saleen project then. Two professional American's ex Indycar, with recent Grandam and lots of experience?

Hmm who could they be?.....

Memo Gidley, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Alex Barron??

Also did anyone note the other news that Race Alliance are going to run both their DBR9's this year?

[The Badger]

Great news about the Saleen ..... strange that they have entered the Fia GT instead of the ALMS , in their own back yard .....

I suppose a Le Mans entry would be out of the question !!!

[Welsh Karter]

I'll believe the Brewer Saleen(s) when I see it (them). Wasn't he behind that ultra successful Champ Car team with Giorgio Pantano driving and Sunoco sponsorship???

[The Badger]

Whats this Brewers form ?

Sounds like its not a wind up .... as the cars are being shipped as we speak .....

[old man]

Pleased to see Sean confirm what I suspected about money from Pirelli to SE and then very interesting that AF Corse, having run with full Pirelli support in 2006 have gone to Michelin this year, presumably because they saw what the SE cars did to them last year. SE must have needed the money but did a great deal to get those drivers. I think Sean is correct and some hard work will be done by Pirelli

The list by mirkob shows that Porsche will still want some more cars.

I keep looking for the definition of the mandatory two pit stops, anybody found that yet? GG or Eddsc?

[The Badger]

Any ideas who will be running the American Saleens , or supporting them in Europe ?

[JorritVD]

Originally Posted by mirkob

It is time for an update:

Team Felbemayer-Proton will race some races with 1 Porsche.
??Race Alliance with their Porsche 996 GT3 RSR

Pagani Zonda probably will take part at the citation cup.
Racing Box maybee with their Viper (and MC12) also in the citation cup.

GruppeM Ferraris are from JMB, so no GruppeM.

G.P.C Sport with maybee a F430 at Spa 24h
RSV Motorsport with maybee 2 F430's at Spa 24h
IcePol Racing Team with maybee a F430 at Spa 24h
etc..

[paul-collins]

Originally Posted by mirkob

2 Saleen (ex-ACEMCO ??) will join FIA GT
(one for GT1 and one for Citation Cup) :

http://www.fiagt.com/newsitem.php?key=1169

There's a search function on this board.

I encourage people to use it on the team owner before getting too excited about the team announcement.

[KA]

This one really does seem to have come out of nowhere, which has to raise doubts

Originally Posted by Graham Goodwin

Hmmmmm - Silverstone 2005 anyone!!

For anyone not familiar with it, Graham's comment refers to the Silverstone LMS race in 2005, when Dana Brewer was supposed to drive a Graham Nash Saleen, and in the words of Graham Nash:

"I spoke to him last night, but he’s not here today. In all my years of doing this, I’ve never known a driver not turn up”

Looking at comments in DSC's coverage of that race (seems it's not the first time this has happened, to put it mildly...) and some of the reactions on here, maybe this is one to file in the 'believe it when you see the cars on the track' category?