FIA GT Race Blancpain Endurance Series-Round Three-Spa 24hrs - Page 5

gino · 20 Jul 2011, 23:43 (Ref:2929217)

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Originally Posted by Stranger

JMB Racing is likely to skip the Spa 24 Hours.

Even though they have new 458 Italia GT3 there isn't enough time to prepare them for the 24 Hours, as they were also used in GT Open at Spa, FIA GT3 at Paul Ricard and will race at GT Open this weekend.

Source: planetlemans.com

rich07 · 21 Jul 2011, 02:51 (Ref:2929242)

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Originally Posted by gino

Source: planetlemans.com

I just read that article and came here to post that news up. Beaten to it

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rich07 · 21 Jul 2011, 05:47 (Ref:2929269)

Ecurie Ecosse livery. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...55059317887611

Splendid! Somewhat reminiscent of Jetalliance when they raced the DBR9.

911targa · 21 Jul 2011, 08:57 (Ref:2929312)

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Originally Posted by FordCosworthPanoz

Are any Porsche factory drivers going to be racing in the Spa 24h this year?

The traditional yellow/green Manthey had Lieb,Lietz,Holzer,Bernhard,Dumas in test day,but the car isn't on the list yet.The Haribo is on the list but so far only former factory driver Westbrook was confirmed with former Carrera Cup Asia winner Chris Menzel

Last year only Bernhard miss the race,so I think we can expect at least 6 men for this year's event:Lieb for ProSpeed,Bergmeister for Muehlner with his brother Tim,one for Aut Orlando,another one also for Muehlner,maybe one for Haribo

Victor_RO · 21 Jul 2011, 09:32 (Ref:2929318)

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Originally Posted by 911targa

Last year only Bernhard miss the race,so I think we can expect at least 6 men for this year's event:Lieb for ProSpeed,Bergmeister for Muehlner with his brother Tim,one for Aut Orlando,another one also for Muehlner,maybe one for Haribo

Wrong, wrong, wrong wrong wrong. Autorlando are sticking to three drivers (notice no TBA in the fourth seat), Haribo/Manthey already have four drivers confirmed with the car in Pro-Am. As for Muhlner Motorsport, they're in Pro-Am as well as far as I can tell.

I'll grant you that Prospeed's second car doesn't have any confirmed drivers yet, but as for the others... keep dreaming mate. :P

Marcel ten Caat · 21 Jul 2011, 10:52 (Ref:2929370)

Err...even though those names were on the Manthey car in Spa Test Day it was only Richard Westbrook who tested it and it was not expected to run.

As for ProSpeed, this is was was said at the test day.

Jan Heylen - Maxime Soulet - Marc Goossens in one car
Paul van Splunteren - Nicolas de Crem - Ludovic Sougnez - Bryce Miller in the other

911targa · 21 Jul 2011, 13:11 (Ref:2929428)

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Originally Posted by Victor_RO

Wrong, wrong, wrong wrong wrong. Autorlando are sticking to three drivers (notice no TBA in the fourth seat), Haribo/Manthey already have four drivers confirmed with the car in Pro-Am. As for Muhlner Motorsport, they're in Pro-Am as well as far as I can tell.

I'll grant you that Prospeed's second car doesn't have any confirmed drivers yet, but as for the others... keep dreaming mate. :P

I can't agree with you to any degree on this question

First,the entry list was updated nearly 2 weeks(13 days!)ago,so everything could happen

Second,can you tell me which year in this century Porsche have no work driver for 24h Spa?

Third,forgot 24h LM this year? In test day only 2 Proton arrived with dozen of amateur drivers,but how about the driver line-up of #77 with 3, #80 with 4, #76&#75 both with 1?

Last but not least,AFAIK,there're no main race next weekend,what will those factory paid men do? Watching 24h Spa at home seeing Porsche cars without them losing the game?

Anyway only the fact tell the truth,so guy,let's wait and see

Spyderman · 21 Jul 2011, 13:25 (Ref:2929435)

There will be no factory drivers at Spa.

911targa · 21 Jul 2011, 13:31 (Ref:2929440)

Plus,for sure Dumas and Bernhard won't race R8 LMS for Audi,so they can race a R,last year Dumas just race a RSR though he had learnt M3 could be faster and might took the title,so does Joerg Bergmeister(he also said that during an interview in BMS garage).

It's Porsche work driver's duty to race Porsches no matter how slow(like LMS&LM24 GT2 this year) or how unreliable(like Ring24 last year) their cars could be,and at least Muehlner R won last year and they do took most of GT3 title in this biggest GT event around the world.

Last year Porsche ask all the factory drivers if they want to race 24h Spa(accroding to Dumas) and only Bernhard refused.This year Timo also join the test day,wasn't he?

AND DO REMEMBER,PETROL R IS THE RACING MODEL CLOSEST TO HYBIRD R,HYBRID IS PORSCHE MOTORSPORT'S FUTURE,WHICH IS AGGREED BY MOST OF US,SO THEY SHOULD GET THE 24H EXPERIENCE.

Also notice the green/yellow Manthey R did run some laps for data collecting

911targa · 21 Jul 2011, 13:32 (Ref:2929441)

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Originally Posted by Spyderman

There will be no factory drivers at Spa.

Source,evidence or excuse please?

911targa · 21 Jul 2011, 13:42 (Ref:2929445)

For anyone who want to stand with Spyder&RO,please first try to refute my 7 reasons support my idea.

I hate aguments and I dont want to start a new one here.

Spyderman · 21 Jul 2011, 13:57 (Ref:2929449)

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Originally Posted by 911targa

Source,evidence or excuse please?

Have fun reading:
http://www.lemanslive.com/en/2011/07...d-bob-sinclar/

FordCosworthPanoz · 21 Jul 2011, 14:59 (Ref:2929464)

What a shame, so many good cars but it seems that so many good sports car drivers arent racing in them, shame the Westbrook entry is Pro Am, although the Autorlando Porsche should be strong. Wonder why Porsche is choosing not to send any factory drivers??

Bit of a shame whats happened to the Spa 24h recently, hope the GT3/GT4 rules add some stability for the future of the race.

Victor_RO · 22 Jul 2011, 07:02 (Ref:2929696)

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Originally Posted by 911targa

Source,evidence or excuse please?

As expected, no factory drivers at Prospeed.

http://www.planetlemans.com/2011/07/...f-spa-drivers/

Paul van Splunteren - Bryce Miller - Nicolas de Crem - Ludovic Sougnez
Marc Goosens - Jan Heylen - Maxime Soulet

PorscheCurves · 22 Jul 2011, 07:25 (Ref:2929699)

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Originally Posted by FordCosworthPanoz

What a shame, so many good cars but it seems that so many good sports car drivers arent racing in them, shame the Westbrook entry is Pro Am, although the Autorlando Porsche should be strong. Wonder why Porsche is choosing not to send any factory drivers??

Bit of a shame whats happened to the Spa 24h recently, hope the GT3/GT4 rules add some stability for the future of the race.

I'd say the reason that there isn't any Porsche factory drivers entered is because the teams that are entered in the event don't want or need them and the GT3 R doesn't make sense using Porsche factory drivers for. Muhlner always go with a Pro-Am driver line up as do Trackspeed and Prospeed (although Prospeed could easily have used Holzer) and Autorlando Sport use only 3 drivers (the same as they've used all year). The only team that I think would use factory drivers would be Manthey but they are running the Harbro car and the same drivers as in the Nurburgring 24hr.

Also, what's the point hiring drivers when they've hardly driven the car. The only reason we got so many Porsche factory drivers last year was because we had GT2 spec cars and most of Porsche's drivers race the GT3 RSR day in day out. If Porsche still ran the UPS Juniors Program, I think it'd make alot of sense running the drivers in the Spa 24hr as it would give them experience racing in a 24hr race and then allowing them to have a less daunting first Le Mans 24hr while doing it in a slower car.

On a side note, whats happened to last years Spa 24hr winners BMS Scuderia. Has the team folded or have they just gone a bit quiet.

Marcel ten Caat · 22 Jul 2011, 09:10 (Ref:2929722)

www.scuderiaitalia.it ;-)

PorscheCurves · 22 Jul 2011, 09:17 (Ref:2929725)

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Originally Posted by Stranger

www.scuderiaitalia.it ;-)

Same as I saw the site a couple of months ago.

Nick6 · 22 Jul 2011, 14:36 (Ref:2929808)

BMS did have an entry in for Lemans.

Victor_RO · 22 Jul 2011, 14:38 (Ref:2929809)

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Originally Posted by Nick6

BMS did have an entry in for Lemans.

5th GT reserve though, never really had a chance of getting in. It was also pulled from the reserve list some time in March or April.

AUTOLEGEND · 22 Jul 2011, 15:37 (Ref:2929820)

Who will be covering this on tv?

gino · 22 Jul 2011, 16:48 (Ref:2929850)

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Originally Posted by Motominded

Who will be covering this on tv?

Motors TV http://www.motorstv.com

But what I need is the entry list now!

Samoan Attorney · 22 Jul 2011, 16:54 (Ref:2929853)

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Originally Posted by gino

Motors TV http://www.motorstv.com

But what I need is the entry list now!

Follow the pdf link on the Blancpain news page

HERE

gino · 22 Jul 2011, 17:23 (Ref:2929868)

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Originally Posted by Samoan Attorney

Follow the pdf link on the Blancpain news page

HERE

thanks

d.rocky · 22 Jul 2011, 19:52 (Ref:2929910)

hope the VDS Mustang can go the distance.

Accident · 22 Jul 2011, 21:34 (Ref:2929948)

No Bartels according to the entry list. Does he just not like 24 hour races or...?

Would think being 3rd in the driver points he wouldn't want to give up quite yet.

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