"Fred (FreddsterExprs)" (freddsterexprs)
08/06/2014 at 06:19 • Filed to: None
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"Fred (FreddsterExprs)" (freddsterexprs)
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GT racing is an exclusive club of the big names in sportscar racing. Porsche, Ferrari, Corvette, Aston Martin and Viper are battling in various GTE championships, and GT3 has pretty much every premium band supplying customer cars.
And now, AC Automotive, the company that has been bought an sold to various owners so often that it ended up in Saxony, announced a return to GT racing.
The press release states that they are still evaluating whether to go full GTE or GT3, and that the International GT Open and Le Mans 24h are the long term goals.
While I don't believe we will ever witness the car becoming more than the rendering seen above, GTE racing has seen a number of odd entries. The Morgan Aero 8 entries in GT2 and GT3 actually were rather similar: an ancient sportscar somehow modified to comply with modern racing rules.
While the Spyker might be more modern, it sill was odd to see a manufacturer appear in Le Mans that barely sold any cars at all. At least they were a beautiful addition to the grid, especially the proposed 2012 facelift looks mighty impressive (and unreal).
Mikeado
> Fred (FreddsterExprs)
08/06/2014 at 08:06 |
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" The Morgan Aero 8 entries in GT2 and GT3 actually were rather similar: an ancient sportscar somehow modified to comply with modern racing rules. "
The Aero 8/Max/SuperSport is a modern sports car with a chassis made entirely of aluminium. It just looks ancient because it's a Morgan.
Still, like the Morgan, a Cobra GT3 would be hampered by its "old-school" aerodynamics.
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Fred (FreddsterExprs)
> Mikeado
08/06/2014 at 10:14 |
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Wait, didn't the Aero 8 also have a wooden chassis? Not sure about the Super Sport.
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Mikeado
> Fred (FreddsterExprs)
08/06/2014 at 13:23 |
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The Aero was always the "modern" one. C&D back me up about the 8, and the "Aero ____" models that followed are just developments of that.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/morgan…
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Fred (FreddsterExprs)
> Mikeado
08/06/2014 at 13:26 |
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I was sure it also had a wooden chassis, but you're right, it's aluminum. Still not the most modern vehicle compared to a 458 and 991.
Python Racing
> Fred (FreddsterExprs)
02/17/2016 at 19:22 |
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Vlan1
> Fred (FreddsterExprs)
01/04/2017 at 11:27 |
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Thats seriously the best rendering they could come up with? That sort of quality is at least 5 years past being called “good”.