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Old 10-01-2005, 03:53 AM   #1
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Default Carrera gt - belgian race version being build

Exciting project reveiled a couple of days ago. Some hot entrepeneur over here in Belgium bought a Carrera GT and is going to change it into a fullblood racecar. It's going to take some time ofcourse because nothing really excist specifically for the CGT and they won't get support from Porsche.

Yesterday i was in Spa-Francorchamps and i saw the car because they are going to explore it's capabilities in a national Belcar-race. Everything is standard at the moment so that will be interesting.

In the future they will decide in which championship they will compete when the car is finished, possibilities are: Le Mans, LMES, FIA GT and Belcar.

here some pictunes of the car

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Old 10-01-2005, 04:50 AM   #2
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Can be interesting, but I would wait to see what they do with it before turning too enthusiatic I doubt this car was made to be tuned.

But PLEASE: choose the big rear wing in the pictures
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Old 10-01-2005, 05:52 AM   #3
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Exciting project without doubt
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Old 10-01-2005, 06:00 AM   #4
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I'm eagerly waiting for this car hitting the race tracks

Thanks for posting it Mclarenboy

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Old 10-01-2005, 10:07 AM   #5
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hmm sounds very interesting, would be VERY nice to see (and hear 8) ) a CGT at Le Mans some day
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Old 10-01-2005, 01:02 PM   #6
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I doubt this car was made to be tuned.
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well, as st-a says, its perfect...

but also, it started life as a Le Mans project; i dont doubt that they could be fairly competitive with the car
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Old 10-01-2005, 01:05 PM   #7
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Interesting idea and I'd like to see the results... but I doubt whether this will be a success to be honest.
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Old 10-01-2005, 03:16 PM   #8
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could be nice idea and if they'll be succesfull, they won't stay just by one CGT

hopefully they'll have enough of everything to finish their plan....

any "live" pics?
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Old 10-01-2005, 05:09 PM   #9
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maybe, i'll have to ask/look around - i didn't stay at Spa because i was so freakin tired from having to work so damn much this past week
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Old 10-01-2005, 07:19 PM   #10
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Now here's something I'm looking forward to. :good:
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Old 10-02-2005, 05:15 AM   #11
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here's a pic

and i've found out that it's not going to participate in the race, but will only do a demorun of a few laps before the race.

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Old 10-02-2005, 01:29 PM   #12
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yeah this is interesting to say the least.

i'm sure there are alot of body parts and engine/tranmision components that can be swapped out for more precise, lighter and less durable parts.


i'm curious as to what was done to the car in order to lighten and stiffen it?
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Old 10-03-2005, 12:28 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
Marc Duez? He's a good driver as far as I remember. Also compete in rallyes.

And about the car, looks like a VERY interesting project. I'd like to see pics of the car once it's finished... although I guess it will only be that: a supercar with stickers... If there was official factory support, or the team was Prodrive, then I would expect something FAST... but let me doubt it will be competitive.

I hope I'm wrong...
OMG, if prodrive was involved :idea:

there are a few other groups who could it fantastic too... Holbert Racing here in the states would be able to do it, or recomend the best available to do it... but based on the pictures, the CGT looks just sticker-fied :roll:
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Old 03-27-2006, 09:21 PM   #14
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Some Magazine at Barns & N. had an article where they raced a track prepaired GT3 RSR and a Carrera GT in street form and the GT3 RSR won by a hair. The Carrera GT is one of my favorite cars. They said with track tires it may have beaten the RSR.

On the street or in war paint, the C GT is one fine ride.

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Old 04-01-2006, 01:32 PM   #15
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There aren't any other teams racing the CGT right now are there? This is definitely a cool project!!!
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