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Originally Posted by dj choc ice
with regards to a so called GT1 problem there is these cars:
aston martin DBR9
corvette C6R
corvette C5R
saleen S7R
lamborghini murcielago RGT
koenigsegg CC-GTR
maserati MC12*
pagani zonda GTS
ferrari 550 GTS
ferrari 575 GTC
*maserati MC12 is restricted to the FIA GT and national GT championships only which is a big shame, if the car were allowed to do LM and the ALMS and LMS it would most assureadly make GT1 much more interesting and breat some new life in.
the new koenigsegg CC-GTR remains unraces and could potentially be a good car, the pagani zonda is a car which has raced few times but would be great with some development, yet this is unlikely now.
the lamborghini murcielago RGT has already demonstrated in this years spec with good drivers and team that it can win a race and do very well, imo its the darkhorse of GT1 along with the saleen S7R.
the ferrari 575 GTC and ferrari 550 GTS are both old and outdated cars now, but i still feel in the right hands that these cars could be damn quick still, especially the ferrari 550 GTS.
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But the only potential winners at the top level are Corvette, Aston and Saleen.
Corvette are openly talking of re-evaluating the GT1 program, Aston are looking at a P1 coupe, and have the GT3 DBRS9 which could be a great base for a GT2 car, while Saleen is a small specialist manufactuer.
If BGT can sustain 3-4 Aston DBRS9's, imagine how many upgraded GT2 examples could race on the international scene!
Who would turn their noses up at an ALMS GT2 grid consiting of four cars each from Porsche, Aston, Ferrari and Corvete.
Most people seem concerned about the speed and spectale of a new 'lower' class, but all you need to do is open up the restrictors a little and/or reduce weight.
A current 997 GT2 has 14in tyres and bigger restrictors, but is saddled with an extra 150kg or so, with a little tweaking you could probably take a much cheaper Carrera Cup car and make it as quick as the 997 GT2, for a fraction of the cost.