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jvail 01-29-2004 06:17 PM

American LeMans
 
does any body know what car are gonna be racing thing yea, also it the ford gt gonna race

Vansquish 01-29-2004 07:18 PM

I sincerely doubt that the GT will be racing...it's purpose was solely to defeat the 360 Modena, Gallardo and Porsche 911 on the road. It is not intended as a race car unlike the original.

jvail 01-29-2004 07:23 PM

the 360 and the 911 both race in the LeMans thats why i thought, are u the one the worked at ford so u would know for sure?

jvail 01-29-2004 07:25 PM

also i heard plans of a 600hp vette to beat the GT can anyone shed some light on this rumor

Vansquish 01-29-2004 07:29 PM

I didn't work on the GT program, but yeah, I'm the one that worked at Ford...I realize that both of the GT's main competitors are in the LeMans series, but I still doubt that any GT's will be racing...they really were designed only for road use. (granted, that truck engine would be durable as hell on a racetrack hehehe)

666fast 01-29-2004 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jvail
also i heard plans of a 600hp vette to beat the GT can anyone shed some light on this rumor

Gm won't say anything on it. So far it's onyl a rumor.

A lot of teams dropped out last year formt he ALMS. But there are some new cars this year.
Vici Racing is supposed to have a Murcelago R-GT
Risi Competizion will have two 360's I believe
Dewalt is listed as running a TVR and a Morgan, but my guess is they'll race at Sebring and thats it

http://www.americanlemans.com/teams/TeamsCars.asp

jvail 01-29-2004 08:46 PM

sweet thanks for the info

jeroen40 01-30-2004 05:46 AM

What's happened to the Zonda from hezemans, I heard it didn't perform that well...in a 12 hour race (sebring) it lasted only 12 minutes...I really want to see this car again.
The more variety in cars, the better it is!

666fast 01-30-2004 07:22 PM

American Viper Racing were supposed to run one last year, but didn't get far. Too many bugs needed to be worked out and they didn't have enough time. I haven't a clue as to whether or not they are running one this year.

crispy 01-31-2004 12:14 AM

how about lotus? they're going to be running at sebring. i can 't wait for that race.

666fast 01-31-2004 03:58 AM

As far as I know, there won't be any teams running a Lotus.


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