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15 Apr 2010, 19:42 (Ref:2673321) | #51 | |
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But do they have the funding to compete with a full factory team?
I think they can technically do it but not sure about financially. The mothership of Aston does not put much in I would say. |
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16 Apr 2010, 02:40 (Ref:2673425) | #52 | ||
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The release from Dave Richards mentioned both a WRC program and putting energy into the Aston Martin Racing sportscar programs so there should not be a conflict between the two. Prodrive is more than capable of running multiple programs if the budgets are in place.
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18 Apr 2010, 02:48 (Ref:2674595) | #53 | |
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The press release from 15/4:
"At the same time, we continue to expand our activities with Aston Martin in all categories of sportscar racing, in the USA, Europe and at Le Mans." http://www.prodrive.com/p_releases.html?id=263 |
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18 Apr 2010, 03:05 (Ref:2674600) | #54 | |
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Any possibility the GT2 Vantage lump could appear in a new LMP program or would they start from scratch with a purpose built racing engine? I couldn't remember if it was ever sorted and ran strong and so would be considered a worthwhile project, if it's even eligible as one of the homolgated GT2 pieces.
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18 Apr 2010, 16:41 (Ref:2675067) | #55 | ||
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It ran for 23 hours at Le Mans last year, till the gearbox died.
Dunno how it stands in terms of relative power compared to Porker and Fiats though. I'll have to talk to JMW at Silverstone... |
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