British GT 2009 Season - Media Day and Round 1,2

[Tim Dunlop]

Hi there,

Its gone a bit quiet on here with news from the British GT championship which kicks off with rounds 1&2 this weekend at Oulton Park.

I attended the Media Day last week and got some pics of the cars which are now on my site: -

http://www.dunlopix.com/British%20GT...dia%20Day.html

The Ford GT was stunning, the 'Momo' sponsored Mosler was a great new addition and the new Ginetta G50 Zytek sound phenomenal.

Rounds 1 and 2 are this weekend at Oulton Park with the provisional entry list showing 16 cars: -

1 3 GT3 Chad Peninsula Racing Chris Hyman/Paul Warren
Ferrari 430 GT3

2 7 GT3 Barwell- Beechdean Andrew Howard/Jamie Smyth
Aston Martin DBRS9

3 9 GT3 Rollcentre Daniel Brown/Stuart Hall
Mosler MTR900

4 12 GT3 VRS Equipment Finance Phil Burton/Adam Wilcox
Ferrari 430 GT3

5 20 GT3 ABG Motorsport Craig Wilkins/Aaron Scott
Viper Competition Coupe

6 21 GT3 M-Tech Duncan Cameron/Matt Griffin
Ferrari 430 GT3

7 22 GT3 Preci Spark David Jones/Godfrey Jones
Ascari KZ1R

8 23 GT3 Rosso Verde - UCB Hector Lester/Allan Simonsen
Ferrari 430 GT3

9 72 GT3 Barwell Motorsport Eddy Renard/Vincent Vosse
Aston Martin DBRS9

10 44 GT4 Stark Racing Ian Stinton/TBA
Ginetta G50

11 46 GT4 Stark Racing Neil Clark/TBA
Ginetta G50

12 50 GT4 Beechdean Motorsport Gary Simms/Richard Jones
Aston Martin N24

13 52 GT4 Team WFR Jody Firth/Nigel Moore
Ginetta G50

14 53 GT4 Ginetta Cars TBA/TBA
Ginetta G50

15 66 Super Sport ABG Motorsport Marcus Clutton/Phil Keen
KTM X-bow

16 90 Invitation Barwell Motorsport Piers Johnson/TBA Ginetta G50Z

I will post some pics for Round 1 and 2 over the weekend and into next week.

Anyone else making the trip up to Cheshire for this one.

Regards

Tim

[HORNDAWG]

I am rather keen to see (hear/read) how the G50Z performs at the opener.


L.P.

[JAG]

I was going to go, but 16 cars, with the likelyhood of a couple being wiped out in Round 1, I'm not sure.

I'll have a look if Britcar is at Oulton Park.

[Tim Dunlop]

Hi there,

At the media/test day the quickest car was the Ford GT with a best lap of 1:22.987, 2nd was the Dodge Viper (1:23.448) and the Ginetta G50Z was third with a time of 1:23.558

Certainly looks like one to watch.

Regards

Tim

[rdjones]

I'm heading over to Oulton Park on Monday and I am really looking forward to it. It just a shame that wouldn't be many cars out.

[dj choc ice]

I was at the Media day at Silverstone on my first media pass and had a wonderful day to say the least, the new Ginetta G50Z looks and sounds great, the new Ford GT looks quite frankly, stunning, and the MOMO Sponsored Mosler of Rollcentre is a looker as well, and it was great to see the Ascari KZ1R out on track as well thundering round.

I will be at Oulton Park on both the Saturday and the Monday but i havent bothered trying for a media pass, too much work on this week with uni and so on, it would be hectic to say the least!
If im right in thinking as well, i will also be at Donington Park, which if memory serves me, is the second round but with a 2 hour race instead of 2 1 hour races

[GroupOfOne]

Yup I'll be at Oulton on both Saturday & Monday again this year, though hopefully none of the Ginetta's will throw themselves in my direction this year, can't afford another set of underpants

Shame to see what looks quite a small entry, but perhaps slightly better than I'd expected as there hasn't been a lot of news until recent weeks. The Mosler does indeed look the business, looking forward to seeing the X-Bow too.

I presume from your entry list the Ford won't be out to play at Oulton? Also is the GT4 350z not racing either? Was looking forward to a bit more variety in the GT4 field this year, as they seem to get that quite well at the international level, rather than just being a load of Ginetta's and one or two Astons as it was last season.

[Tim Dunlop]

Originally Posted by GroupOfOne

I presume from your entry list the Ford won't be out to play at Oulton? Also is the GT4 350z not racing either? Was looking forward to a bit more variety in the GT4 field this year, as they seem to get that quite well at the international level, rather than just being a load of Ginetta's and one or two Astons as it was last season.

Hi there,

No Ford GT down for Oulton Park at the minute. Spoke with Derek Palmer (owner of 350Z) at Silverstone and he was still trying to get together the budget for a BGT season. Said he was definately doing the FIA GT4 race at Silverstone though which will be great.

Regards

Tim

[Tim the Grey]

The Ford GT is looking for drivers with budgets, as the Media Day was being used a running in test session. I only heard it really being used for about 2 laps! Mostly they were short shifting, and being gentle.

At least it's a brand new one, from Matech.

[GroupOfOne]

Shame about no Ford at Oulton, will just have to go to Donington too (presuming it's on!) if the car makes it out there.

Am looking forward to seeing the 350z in British GT, as it's done well in FIA GT4 so hopefully should a) be competitive and b) bring that much need variety to the GT4 field. In the meantime, I'd better get to Silverstone.

[FWX]

Originally Posted by JAG

I was going to go, but 16 cars, with the likelyhood of a couple being wiped out in Round 1, I'm not sure.

I'll have a look if Britcar is at Oulton Park.

No Britcar at Oulton this year.

Real shame about CR Scuderia pulling out of BGT.

[Tim Dunlop]

Hi there,

No Britcar at Oulton Park, but what about GT Cup. That is on 25 July at Oulton Park and looks to have a strong field including the Cadena Motorsport Aston Martin DBRS9. 1st round is at Donington on 18/19th April and I'll be there to get some pics.

Regards

Tim

[FWX]

Tim, where did you get the Oulton entry list from in your first post? I can't find it anywhere on the official site.

[Tim Dunlop]

Originally Posted by FWX

Tim, where did you get the Oulton entry list from in your first post? I can't find it anywhere on the official site.

Hi there,

I cover the series as a photographer / journalist so get sent stuff by e-mail. This list is up on Daily Sportscar though.

Regards

Tim

[GroupOfOne]

Just looking at that list again and a couple more thoughts popped into my mind.

Weren't Team Modena/team48 due to be competing in British GTs this year, or will they be another late entry?

The other thing is anyword on Tech 9? I thought I read somewhere a while back that they'd be running the Lambo in British GTs again, but no firm announcement than I can see.

Also a shame there's no Porsche in the series this year, or at least for Oulton.

[Tim Dunlop]

Hi there,

Tech9 and Team48/Team Modena are supposed to be joining the series starting with Round 3 at Donington.

Regards

Tim

[JAG]

Originally Posted by FWX

No Britcar at Oulton this year.

Real shame about CR Scuderia pulling out of BGT.

Yeah I had a look at the calendar, I think I may take a look at that Time Attack series, looks to be some interesting cars.

Are there any decent club events at Oulton, for example the series that runs a number of Super Touring Cars?

[dj choc ice]

I Think the BRSCC saloon car championship in May have a race for Touring car's and last time i saw it in 2006 or 2007 (cant remember) there were several Super Tourers, of the top of my head i think there was a Primera, Mondeo, couple of Honda Accord's and a few Vectra's as well and i think there was a Peugeot 406 or a Mondeo in there as well.

Hope that helps

[mosler lover]

I'll break my Oulton virginity on the Monday for the Momo Mosler

[kipper]

Originally Posted by JAG

I'll have a look if Britcar is at Oulton Park.

As has been said, Britcar won't be at Oulton this year. However, the GT Cup will be there on the 25th July.

[FWX]

Originally Posted by GroupOfOne

Also a shame there's no Porsche in the series this year, or at least for Oulton.

That's a good point. Weren't Trackspeed supposed to have a Cup S this year for British GT? Or is that another one for later on in the year?

[rayburn]

I hope to be at Oulton on Sat, see you there folks!

[Tim Dunlop]

Hi there,

Well guys what are your thoughts after the weekends action at Oulton Park ?

Looks like the Mosler is going to be a force to be reckoned with but I think that 2009 could be a great season for the Jones brothers and the Ascari.

If you guys are interested you can see loads of pics from the weekends action on my site: -

http://www.dunlopix.com/British%20GT...%20Oulton.html

Regards

Tim

[Cuttlefish]

Wow, thanks for the pictures!

The Mosler is gorgeous!

Were the races televised at all?

[Matthews Dad]

Originally Posted by Cuttlefish

Wow, thanks for the pictures!

The Mosler is gorgeous!

Were the races televised at all?

Motors TV and Channel 4 carry the Tv footage (pop over to the marshals forum and look at the chat about the event as the times are posted on it