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Old 26 Nov 2004, 09:42 (Ref:1164656)   #1
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Alfa Romeo GT

I'd post it here rather than in the road car section. This car can never be homologated as a GT car right? Would you think it's nothing more than a standard saloon touring car with 2 doors?
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Old 26 Nov 2004, 11:25 (Ref:1164739)   #2
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I think the only thing stopping it being raced is Stefan Ratel's prejudice toward front wheel drive.
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Old 26 Nov 2004, 11:46 (Ref:1164750)   #3
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Are front wheel drive cars banned from racing then? I wasnt aware of that, intresting...
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I think the only thing stopping it being raced is Stefan Ratel's prejudice toward front wheel drive.
Would you mind telling us the story behind this?
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Old 26 Nov 2004, 12:24 (Ref:1164777)   #5
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It's just that the fairly competitive VW Golf and (rwd) Renault Clio were no longer welcome in British GT when the SRO took over as they "weren't proper GT cars". I don't think FWD is specifically outlawed, you'd just not be allowed to race it.
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Old 26 Nov 2004, 12:33 (Ref:1164785)   #6
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Well, considering the Golf or the Clio a GT is kind of a longshot, isn't it?

The Alfa GT would be a different story, though I'd be amazed if they got even half decent tirewear out of a FWD with ~450hp (N-GT trim).
FWD imho doesn't make sense once you get higher than the power we see in ETCC.
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Old 26 Nov 2004, 13:22 (Ref:1164829)   #7
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The Clio was quite a funky little car though, shame it's gone.

I'm sure it was listed in the program entries in the early season though...

Just checked, and it's in the Snetterton program.
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Old 26 Nov 2004, 14:13 (Ref:1164875)   #8
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The Clio was allowed into British GTs - Front WD cars were specifically outlawed this year. Tony Soper was hoping to run his Alfa GTV... the Golf wasn't going to race anyway, then it couldn't.
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