SPA 24 hrs, 25-26 July - Page 5

MJ_N_09 · 13 Jul 2009, 03:45 (Ref:2500507)

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I guess P&M didn't fix the car fast enough.

Subaru_WRX_STi · 13 Jul 2009, 04:25 (Ref:2500516)

what about the #50 ? are Melo/Kaffer joining Bruni/Vilander, for an all 4 Ferrari factory drivers ?

rich07 · 13 Jul 2009, 05:44 (Ref:2500537)

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Originally Posted by MJ_N_09

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I guess P&M didn't fix the car fast enough.

Shame if this rumour is indeed true. Has the team said anything yet?

And what a lineup in the #56 CRS Ferrari! Very strong indeed.

MJ_N_09 · 13 Jul 2009, 09:56 (Ref:2500673)

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Originally Posted by Subaru_WRX_STi

what about the #50 ? are Melo/Kaffer joining Bruni/Vilander, for an all 4 Ferrari factory drivers ?

If this does happen, that's it!!!! This would almost certainly be the winning team in GT2.

dxk1 · 13 Jul 2009, 16:28 (Ref:2500929)

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Originally Posted by MJ_N_09

If this does happen, that's it!!!! This would almost certainly be the winning team in GT2.

While Vilander, Bruni, Melo & Kaffer would be a formidible 4-some, there are some other very fast GT2 teams out there, not the least of which is Long, Leitz & Narac, who have already shown they are faster than the fastest of the 430s on a quick track. If Porsche has addressed their reliability issues (and there's no reason to think they haven't) they will be hard to beat. The GT2 race at Spa this year could come down to 3 to 4 very fast Porsches (59, 60, & 76) and 3 to 4 very fast F430s (50, 56 & 77). Looks like one great race forming up.

DK

tux1234 · 13 Jul 2009, 17:20 (Ref:2500967)

I think we can remove Chad Racing from the entry list as their 997 rsr is up for sale now.

dxk1 · 14 Jul 2009, 00:39 (Ref:2501268)

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Originally Posted by MJ_N_09

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I guess P&M didn't fix the car fast enough.

I don't think that's the problem, LAA had an entry at both the FIA-GT race and at FFSA-GT the two weeks after Le Mans. Seems there should be a running car.

DK

cmk · 14 Jul 2009, 04:25 (Ref:2501313)

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Originally Posted by AndrewF31

Morgan might have done well on this circuit. Shame they never official included the GT3s in the race or at least encourage the teams to at least merge their 2 cars in one and race. Perhaps a budgeting problem?

They've done no work on the car for anything beyond 1 hour sprints, so I doubt they'd bother to enter. Likely a waste of $$$.

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Originally Posted by Subaru_WRX_STi

what about the #50 ? are Melo/Kaffer joining Bruni/Vilander, for an all 4 Ferrari factory drivers ?

Kaffer's not technically a factory driver as far as I understand, but his links are good. Melo is a safe bet - 3 drivers? Or Salo as well as Melo?

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Originally Posted by tux1234

I think we can remove Chad Racing from the entry list as their 997 rsr is up for sale now.

Could be for sale after the meeting, but I bet they have not sold seats.

Subaru_WRX_STi · 14 Jul 2009, 11:15 (Ref:2501479)

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Originally Posted by MJ_N_09

If this does happen, that's it!!!! This would almost certainly be the winning team in GT2.

yeah very strong, but not sure as a the winning class entry, remember last year, Salo/Melo/Bruni/Vilander, an all star Ferrari sqaud, finished 3rd behinf the "customer" BMS

The Badger · 14 Jul 2009, 11:41 (Ref:2501500)

I spoke to a guy who works at JetAlliance , and he assured me that their entry would be there .

Subaru_WRX_STi · 14 Jul 2009, 15:56 (Ref:2501638)

thats a bomb Badger ! if they come it will really nice, that DBR9 should do one last appearance, and I don't care if Wendlinger/Sharp/Muller aren't with them

Marcel ten Caat · 14 Jul 2009, 16:31 (Ref:2501664)

Mind you that Jetalliance also has some Porsche 997 GT3 Cup cars they race this season........

gino · 14 Jul 2009, 16:32 (Ref:2501667)

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Originally Posted by The Badger

I spoke to a guy who works at JetAlliance , and he assured me that their entry would be there .

Maybe only in GT4?

Subaru_WRX_STi · 14 Jul 2009, 16:33 (Ref:2501669)

shame if they came with the Porsche and not the Aston...

airbusA346 · 14 Jul 2009, 17:24 (Ref:2501709)

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Originally Posted by gino

Maybe only in GT4?

They don't race in GT4 anymore.

Tom.

Marcel ten Caat · 14 Jul 2009, 19:05 (Ref:2501783)

Mosler MT900R for Villeneuve/Radermecker/Tung/De Sordi...

Subaru_WRX_STi · 14 Jul 2009, 19:36 (Ref:2501802)

Villeneuve with Mosler, even an F1 and IndyCar champion can't find a GT1 drive !

AndrewF31 · 14 Jul 2009, 19:52 (Ref:2501815)

Barwell is bringing a GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 to Spa with Eddy Renaud, Koen Wauters and Jeffrey Hooydonck.
EI

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Mosler MT900R for Villeneuve/Radermecker/Tung/De Sordi...

Surprising re-appearance by Villeneuve.

gino · 14 Jul 2009, 23:43 (Ref:2501935)

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Originally Posted by Stranger

Mind you that Jetalliance also has some Porsche 997 GT3 Cup cars they race this season........

And now we have a Jetalliance Porsche in G2......
http://www.planetlemans.com/fia-gt-2...pa-entry-list/

Jimmy Magnusson · 14 Jul 2009, 23:48 (Ref:2501937)

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Originally Posted by Cuttlefish

Absolutely amazing lineups in the #1 and #2 Vitaphone cars. Seems like they put all the pay-drivers in the #17 car? I really wish they'd run in an ACO series; perhaps next year with whatever new (and hopefully legal this time) car Fiat builds for them.

I'm interested in seeing how the Matech GT3s times compare to the GT2 times. Weren't the GT3s actually faster than most of the GT2s at an earlier round?

I don't know if Rosenblad pays for his drive, but both he and Pier Guidi are very good drivers and I'm truly excited about seeing Carl back in a race car, and a Vitaphone at that!

dxk1 · 15 Jul 2009, 01:30 (Ref:2501951)

Sad to say, the preliminary reports of withdrawal of the LAA Corvette have come true. Quite depressing that!

DK

cmk · 15 Jul 2009, 03:59 (Ref:2501972)

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Originally Posted by Subaru_WRX_STi

yeah very strong, but not sure as a the winning class entry, remember last year, Salo/Melo/Bruni/Vilander, an all star Ferrari sqaud, finished 3rd behinf the "customer" BMS

PLM shows Vilander/Bruni/Melo/Companc in 50 and Lopez/Cadei/Russo/Kaffer in 51. Let's hope that the last drivers got reversed...

Remember BMS's performance had to do with the quality of their Pirellis in the weather at Spa last year.

rich07 · 15 Jul 2009, 04:36 (Ref:2501978)

Shame about LAA withdrawing and as a result Xavier Massen has been put into the Team Brazil Corvette, good for them.

I'm not happy about Companc being in #50, that's not going to help them at all. As has been said Kaffer should replace him, what are Ferrari thinking??

Graham Goodwin · 15 Jul 2009, 06:08 (Ref:2501985)

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Originally Posted by Jimmy Magnusson

I don't know if Rosenblad pays for his drive

Yes he does

rsr · 15 Jul 2009, 10:57 (Ref:2502148)

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Originally Posted by cmk

PLM shows Vilander/Bruni/Melo/Companc in 50 and Lopez/Cadei/Russo/Kaffer in 51. Let's hope that the last drivers got reversed...

Remember BMS's performance had to do with the quality of their Pirellis in the weather at Spa last year.

Very very clever from AF Course. They never miss a trick.

Stick a bronze satus driver in your line-up who will drive for 45mins and you spend the other 23hours and 15 mins with a car 50 kilos lighter than your main rival at Prospeed.

Expoitling the rules?? Yes

Clever?? Extremely

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