"mr_gofast" (jake_berenshteyn)
09/29/2014 at 09:50 • Filed to: MCLAREN650S, GT3
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"mr_gofast" (jake_berenshteyn)
09/29/2014 at 09:50 • Filed to: MCLAREN650S, GT3 | 2
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the want is strong.......
JR1
> mr_gofast
09/29/2014 at 09:56 |
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So is this car road legal then? If so I might have to rob a bank
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mr_gofast
> JR1
09/29/2014 at 09:59 |
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as per Mike Flewitt - Mclaren CEO
Speaking one-on-one with Autoblog , McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt confirmed that the new 650S is destined for the racetrack, and in multiple guises at that. First up will be the 650S GT Sprint, which could very well get a different name before it hits the circuit. This track-bound version of the 650S will follow in the footsteps of the 12C GT Sprint , a circuit toy of which McLaren has sold about 25 examples to date. Developed by McLaren's GT racing department, the 12C GT Sprint features updated aerodynamics, suspension and safety equipment, along with a set of Pirelli racing slicks to better suit it for roadcourse use. We'd expect the 650S GT Sprint (or whatever it's ultimately called) to carry over most (if not all) of the same features, plus the upgrades which McLaren Automotive applied to the 12C to transform it into the 650S – including the revised front end and upgraded engine. Flewitt tells us to expect the new Sprint track car to launch later this year.
It won't be until next season, however, that McLaren GT will hit the racing circuit with its new 650S GT3. Since the current 12C GT3 shares little with the road-going 12C, the 650S GT3 will likely be based more closely on the existing racing machine than on the new 650S, but it will at least get the latter's revised front end to make it look more like the rest of the McLaren lineup. Tight regulations will likely mean that its output will likely be the same when it tackles the 2015 seasons of such championships as the Pirelli World Challenge, the Blancpain Endurance Series and the European Le Mans Series at the hands of customer racing teams. While Flewitt had to admit that the idea of tackling Le Mans again is tempting – as McLaren did to such great effect with the F1 GTR in the 1990s – no such prospect is currently in the cards. That makes sense, particularly since McLaren already has its hands full in F1
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JR1
> mr_gofast
09/29/2014 at 10:03 |
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track car
BOOOOOO!!!!