British GT 2005 Entries

[SALEEN S7R]

Just seen on www.dailysportscar.com that IN2 racing has plans to enter 2 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR's in next years British GT championship, as well as the LMES and we may well see the team fielding 911's in the Cup class too (2 Cup class cars as the "911's" implies?) Things are starting to shape up for British GT next year. Here is my list of potential entrants, please feel free to make any amendments.

GT2:

2 X Porsche 911 GT3 RSR's ICN Competition
2 X Ferrari 360 GTC Scuderia Ecosse (will the team dump the older 360 for a 2nd 360 GTC?)
1 X Porsche 911 GT3 RSR's Gruppe M Racing
2 X Porsche 911 GT3 RS JWR
1 X Corvette C5 Xero Competition
1 X Corvette C5 Embassy Racing
1 X TVR T400-R Peninsula
1 X Mosler MT900R Balfe Motorsport
1 X Mosler MT900R Rollcentre Racing
2 X TVR T400-R RSR Motorsport
1 X Ultima GTR Master Motorsport
1 X TVR T400-R Eclipse Motorsport
1 X Holden Monaro Emotional Engineering

GT3:

2 X Porsche 911 ICN Competiton
1 X Lotus Sport Elise Team Jedi
1 X Corvette C5 Jensen Motorsport
2 X Porsche 911 JWR
1 X Porsche 911 ABG Motorsport
1 X Ferrari 360 DRM Motorsport
1 X Porsche 911 Tech 9 Motorsport
1 X Noble M12GTO3R Rollcentre Racing
1 X Ferrari 360 Damax Motorsport
1 X Marcos Mantis Tiger Motorsport
1 X Lotus Sport Elise Gaving Kershaw Racing
1 X Morgan Areo 8 Team Aero Lewis Racing

Please note this is just a speculative list of who I feel may race next season going on whats happened this year, some of the cars may not be there, but there may be a few that we arent expecting too that could be. Either way British GT's should be strong next year.

[rdjones]

I don't think you be seeing Embassy Racing, it said in Motorsport News a few weeks ago that they where going of to do other things, remember the orginal plan was to move into the FIA GT's next year.

[jase]

A few of the teams up there have already announced other plans/cars for next year, or have not made any form of decission yet.

[MGDavid]

and there will be an MG SV in there too

[Graham Goodwin]

And a BMW Z3 Coupe and a Mazda RX7 in cup (together with the MG

Lots of changes coming to your list though Saleen - some new entries and some old friends departing

[FIRE]

Originally posted by MGDavid
and there will be an MG SV in there too

From WSR?

[Graham Goodwin]

Nope

[Bramzel]

Originally posted by rdjones
I don't think you be seeing Embassy Racing, it said in Motorsport News a few weeks ago that they where going of to do other things, remember the orginal plan was to move into the FIA GT's next year.

In that case I'm praying that they'll keep on working together with RJN, so that awesome 350Z stays in the championship.

[rdjones]

Martin Short said at Donington during the Britcar race 2 or 3 weeks ago that it highly unlikly that he will be doing the British GT Championship next year with the Mosler, mainly due to the fact that there is a round either side of Le Mans and the Le Mans test weekend. He did how ever say that he would use the car in Britcar.

[MGDavid]

more on the MG SV - courtesy of MSportUK.
"The much-rumoured and long awaited Project-X team have announced that, with the support of MG Sport & Racing, they will be entering an MG XPower SV in the 2005 British GT Championship. This announcement marks the start of a three-year campaign which will see the SV compete in the British GT Championship Cup Class (GT3) in 2005, climbing to the British GT NGT Class (GT2) in 2006 and the FIA World GT Championship in 2007.

Project-X will be taking delivery of a rolling chassis later this week to commence the construction of a GT3 SV. Racing manager Jay Bullock, of Cambridge Motorsport, is working very closely with the designers of the road car and confidence is growing in the abilities of the first motorsport incarnation of the MG SV, which is due to be completed in time for the Autosport International Show at the NEC in January.

Project-X is talking with a number of prospective drivers who are able to bring the necessary sponsorship to the project.

"We are aiming to confirm the long-term services of Indian racing driver Phiroze Bilimoria in the next few weeks", confirmed Team Manager Paul Keeshaw. Phiroze will be in action in an MG SV at Rockingham Motor Speedway this week, where he is being filmed by BBC2 for the Desi DNA programme, due to be broadcast in March 2005."

[adamwilcox]

Originally posted by SALEEN S7R please feel free to make any amendments.
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SALEEN S7R,

You can add two more cars to that list.

Wilcox Motorsport will run 2 cars in British GT next year.

1 in GT2 a Porsche GT3-RS, and 1 in GT3 a 2004 spec. Porsche Supercup car, modified nicely !

Things are coming along now, and there are some pics of the GT2 Machine located on our web site www.wilcoxmotorsport.com under ' photos '.

As for drivers ... It's that time of year !! I am speaking to potential drivers for both cars, but I would certainly be interested in hearing from others who wish to mount a SERIOUS challenge on both British GT2 and GT3 titles next year, and they can contact me through the site.

[SALEEN S7R]

Thanks Adam! And welcome to ten-tenths. Good luck for the 2005 season.

[eddsc]

It's bl**dy infuriating, but the text posted by MGDavid is the very same copyrighted text that was lifted from dailysportscar ten days or so ago. Once it's been taken, it ends up anywhere and everywhere, despite the issue having been addressed, very firmly, at the time.
No blame to ten-tenths, or necessarily to the poster... it's just doing the rounds. If he who knicked it reads this, it simply drives home the point once more.
MC

[MGDavid]

Sorry MC ! It was emailed me by a friend who attributed it to MSportUK (whoever they are) and I thought it would be OK to post as long as I acknowledged the source. Mind you, it reads like a press release and if it is now 10 days old is it a problem to repeat it? Apologies once more if so...

[eddsc]

Thanks - no apology needed. Others committed the deed.
MC

[SALEEN S7R]

Any idea yet as to who may have done it Malcom? A couple of contraversial website owners spring to my mind, dont know about u? Never mind, they will get found out in the end.

[MikeHoyer]

It's a bit late, but I can't see any mention of a Viper on that list...

[SALEEN S7R]

Yes mike, many thanks for that. U are of course talking about the car running in Britcar this weekend at Brands, any idea as to who will be entering it, under what banner and who the drivers might be?

[Graham Goodwin]

The viper is for Team Griffin - Julian Griffin and Neil Waterworth

[SALEEN S7R]

Thanks Graham.

[Wout]

Originally posted by eddsc
It's bl**dy infuriating, but the text posted by MGDavid is the very same copyrighted text that was lifted from dailysportscar ten days or so ago. Once it's been taken, it ends up anywhere and everywhere, despite the issue having been addressed, very firmly, at the time.
No blame to ten-tenths, or necessarily to the poster... it's just doing the rounds. If he who knicked it reads this, it simply drives home the point once more.
MC

So if I understand well, the people behind Project X stole the text from dailysportscars, turned it into a press release, and put it on their own website? (Project X):confused:

[full_power]

Originally posted by Wout
So if I understand well, the people behind Project X stole the text from dailysportscars, turned it into a press release, and put it on their own website? (Project X):confused:

Looks that way 'Wout' yes !

Whoever is involved with the Project X keeps posting stuff everywere trying to gain exposure I think. However it looks like they appear to be shooting themselves in the foot recently !

Especially with a 'stolen' press release forming one of the main pages on their website ?

[Happy Snapper]

Originally posted by Wout
So if I understand well, the people behind Project X stole the text from dailysportscars, turned it into a press release, and put it on their own website? (Project X):confused:

Bet that's not a first

[MSportUK]

The original Dailysportscar article included a bit of rumour, in order to be first to the story. The press release which followed, needless to say, did not, and it is on this release which the much-copied article was based. The fact that many other sites have used the press release is kinda how these things work. The DSC article is in the archived news section, it's completely different.

[Wout]

Thanks for clarifying, MSportUK. I hope the car is succesfull and will finally show up in FIA GT in 2007.