04-18-2006, 11:41 PM
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Aston Martin goes rallying with the V8 Vantage!
Aston Martin is entering a V8 Vantage in the French Tarmac rally Championship.
Autocar Magazine:
Aston Martin is set to enter the world of rallying with an unofficial entry on this season's French Tarmac Championship.
Former Formula 1 driver and works Subaru star Stéphane Sarrazin has entered this weekend's opening round of the series, the Lyon-Charbonnieres Rally, in an Aston Martin V8. The French series includes a 'sportscar' class, so Sarrazin will be out to defeat Porsche GT3s and even a Lotus Exige in the same category.
The project is the brainchild of Frederic Dor, the French shipping magnate who has rallied and raced with Prodrive-built cars for over a decade. It's unclear if the entry is a one-off or if Dor plans to pitch the V8 against 911s on a more regular basis.
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04-19-2006, 02:14 AM
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WTF? thought car was too low for that.
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04-19-2006, 09:24 AM
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not all rallies have dirt your know  there is a thing call a road rally 
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04-19-2006, 01:08 PM
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Awesome! But I gotta say that the new GT3 will kick its ass. Good to see Aston Martin in a rally, those are words I never thought I would say.
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04-19-2006, 01:37 PM
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I like the idea of it. It is a Prodrive tuned car, so it probably will be competitive. Wasn't Frederic Dor the one who asked Prodive t build the succesful Ferrari 550 LM?
In Belgium there is also a rally standard production GT Class. I like the idea of such a class beside the WRC cars. I heard there seems to be a list of cars that can be entered in this class, I'm curious about what cars are also on that list.
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04-19-2006, 01:56 PM
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heh, Nice try Aston, but the Porsche's will have you beat in a rally
Atleast the rally driver will arrive at the finish in style though..
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04-19-2006, 07:22 PM
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sounds nice, something rally like mille migla style with new cars
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04-20-2006, 09:41 AM
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Interesting proposition. I doubt it will win, though.
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