"hsv" (hsv)
08/12/2015 at 07:22 • Filed to: Super GT
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"hsv" (hsv)
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President of the GTA Masaaki Bandoh has revealed that has openly challenged all LMP1 teams to a showdown race against GT500 cars, with two of the three GT500 manufacturers said to be strongly interested. One car from each manufacturer stable would be selected to run as non-points entries in this year’s Fuji 6 Hours WEC race, with the most likely interest coming from Nissan (who will be without their GT-R Nismo LM) and Honda. Lexus will have to face running directly against Toyota, which could cause some parent company difficulties, but it would be useful brand exposure nevertheless.
Although it would be a fantastic show, the offer still has to be accepted. I do not believe it will be accepted, mainly because the LMP1 teams will be worried about being shown up by much less expensive projects. We can hope, however - I think that Nismo, TOM’S and Drago are three very comfortable choices for representative teams. If it does go ahead, it will go down in motorsport history as one of the greatest inter-series races ever held. The public “challenge” laid down, rather than a simple mutual agreement, adds an extra layer of intrigue to the offer - it’s certainly a highly unusual scenario in the motorsport world.
SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
> hsv
08/12/2015 at 08:16 |
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That would be so damn awesome
ReaperChief
> hsv
08/12/2015 at 08:52 |
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Man, after seeing the lineup in the GT500 and the GT300, I would look forward to seeing a race with as many cars as possible..
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hsv
> ReaperChief
08/12/2015 at 09:23 |
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It’ll just be 3 GT500 cars if it goes ahead, but it’s better than nothing.
Wheelerguy
> hsv
08/12/2015 at 12:40 |
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Will this make Nissan turn their pretty-darn fast R35 racers into LM-GTE cars? No, but if I were them, I’d do it.
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hsv
> Wheelerguy
08/12/2015 at 12:54 |
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The R35 is just too fat and heavy for GTE. The GT3 BoP means you can build a car out of pretty much everything, and make sure it either goes round corners well or is a straight line rocket. The BoP will cap everything accordingly. In GTE, if your car is generally too fast, it will be brought in line - but it’s still a war of who can build the fastest car.