Draft press release * 09.03.06
REITER UPBEAT ABOUT GT3 TEST
"Highest top speed and easy to drive." These two comments about the performance of the
Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 were music to the ears of Hans Reiter and his German engineering
company at the end of a comprehensive two-day test at the Paul Ricard HTTT test track. They
should also be music to the ears of prospective competitors in the new FIA GT3 European
Championship.
Present at the official test session in the south of France were most of the proposed competitors
for the 2006 season, with only Ferrari missing from the test. The purpose of the test was to
assess and, if necessary, equalise the performance of cars including the Maserati GT3, the
Chrysler Viper, the Lamborghini Gallardo, Corvette C6, Porsche 997 and the Aston Martin
DBRS9. French sportscar drivers Christophe Bouchut and Jean-Marc Gounon were on hand in
addition to each of the teams' own designated drivers to drive and collect data on all the cars for
the FIA.
The German engineering specialists were especially pleased with the performance of the
Lamborghini, which set a fastest time of 2m12.077 leaving it just behind the Viper in the timings.
It tested both with and without ballast, as did the Viper and the Corvette (the three fastest cars
from the first day). Having worked hard over the winter period to develop a two-wheel drive
version of the 2006 Gallardo model, this brand new car had its first outing last Wednesday at the
Adria test track in Italy at which it immediately showed its speed by setting a new lap record for
GT3 cars of 1m18.28.
Hans Reiter was very upbeat about the outcome of the Paul Ricard test. "It was a good two days
and I think we have proved the worth of the Lamborghini here. One of the most important
features of a car to be driven by gentlemen drivers is that it should be easy to handle, and this
was one of the main comments about the Gallardo. The racing ABS system makes it very
suitable for this purpose. I am also very happy with the top speed of the car * it is definitely a
potential winner."
Peter Kox was on hand to drive the Reiter-run Lamborghini Gallardo, together with a number of
potential clients who had the possibility to do a few laps of the Paul Ricard test track. Several
cars have already been sold by Reiter for use in the Italian GT Championship, with further interest
in both the British and French GT series.
Also present at Paul Ricard was collector Bernhard Müller with his Lamborghini Murcielago R-GT.
Herr Müller took delivery of the Reiter-built car six months ago and was making the most of the
first opportunity he'd had to put some mileage on his car. Müller has no intentions to enter his car
into racing events; the testing was purely for fun.
9th March 2006
For further information contact Hans Reiter on +49 8685 77920
www.reiter-engineering.com
DATE : 08/03/2006 17:03:43
POS N° TEAM LAPS TIME
1 804962 DODGE 48 02:10.909
2 812100 REITER ENGINEERING 73 02:12.077
3 1195508 ASTON MARTIN 71 02:12.450
4 914040 CARSPORT 43 02:12.708
5 881560 TECH9 117 02:13.850
6 1995812 TECH9 31 02:15.084
7 1567875 Ascari 46 02:15.310
8 933687 AF CORSE 91 02:16.648
9 1779005 LOTUS 67 02:18.550
10 771666 VENTURI 24 02:19.577
11 1293598 AF CORSE 13 02:22.558
12 433923 PORSCHE ORECA 2 ---
DATE : 07/03/2006 17:04:40
POS N° ALIAS TEAM LAPS TIME
1 804962 Dodge Viper DODGE 39 02:09.703
2 914040 Corvette CARSPORT 63 02:11.208
3 812100 Gallardo GT3 REITER ENGINEERING 45 02:12.111
4 1195508 Aston Martin ASTON MARTIN 67 02:12.554
5 433923 Porsche 997 PORSCHE ORECA 29 02:13.272
6 1567875 Ascari Ascari 73 02:13.831
7 1995812 Porsche 997 TECH9 107 02:14.289
8 1293598 Maseratti AF CORSE 32 02:15.126
9 933687 Maseratti AF CORSE 67 02:15.588
10 1779005 Lotus LOTUS 65 02:18.296
11 771666 Venturi VENTURI 9 ---