FIA GT Fia -GT 2005 entries - Page 36

19dodge · 5 Apr 2005, 21:49 (Ref:1271283)

what happened to the star lineup that was supposed to happen? Well, im happy that Walter and Robert are in, but why is Harold Becker in? To pay the bills? most likely..
Lets hope it is a one race deal, and Franz will bring in another top professional for the next round.

who will partner Walter? DSC says "someone very interesting".. Uwe Alzen? but thats not a surprise. I wonder what happened to Uwe. I thought he had a gaurnteed deal with Konrad for the season!!

Graham Goodwin · 5 Apr 2005, 23:00 (Ref:1271328)

Not Alzen - And not German either - There's a sort of clue in the wording used!

19dodge · 5 Apr 2005, 23:59 (Ref:1271350)

SVI?

now what would SVI stand for? ...

Jamie Campbell-Walter!?! 3-worded name!? or Jean-Marc Gounon!

gwyllion · 6 Apr 2005, 07:41 (Ref:1271513)

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Originally Posted by gwyllion

They had a successfull shakedown today: http://pitstoptv.belbone.be/nieuwsbe...hp?newsid=8119
http://www.anthonykumpen.com/2005/nl/fotos/40/

Anthony Kumpen and Bert Longin even helped yesterday evening to put the new stickers on the car

Their best lap time was 2:20.7. Pretty good for their first try already.

The Badger · 6 Apr 2005, 19:36 (Ref:1271990)

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Originally Posted by gwyllion

Their best lap time was 2:20.7. Pretty good for their first try already.

Any idea what the cars were doing there last year ? How quick was the Belgian Corvette there last year ?

Jeffrey-Lee · 6 Apr 2005, 19:50 (Ref:1272003)

2:17.518 in qualifying for the 24hrs. 3 seconds slower ain't much for a maiden run

TheNewBob · 6 Apr 2005, 19:54 (Ref:1272005)

Think that C5-R's gonna be pretty dam competitive!

The Maseratis - the restrictions they had at Sebring seem to make them uncompetitive - do they have similar FIA GT restrictions? or less restricted? or more? I know they've just changed it for FIA GT to reduce the wings, so wondering if that's going to make it something similar to how the Sebring race panned out.

Don't want Maserati to run away with it, but no point in making them midfielders...

Bramzel · 6 Apr 2005, 20:16 (Ref:1272021)

The GLPK's time was set with a very high downforce setup and the drivers weren't pushing, only shaking down the car and getting familiar to it. So I'd also say it has a lot of potential yeah.

tblincoe · 6 Apr 2005, 20:42 (Ref:1272043)

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Originally Posted by Jeffrey-Lee

2:17.518 in qualifying for the 24hrs. 3 seconds slower ain't much for a maiden run

you have to remember that the FIA-GT cars that raced in the 24hrs. and set that 2:17.518 were running larger restrictors and wings than what is being run this year in the FIA-GT due to the merging of the ACO and FIA-GT regs. the 2:18.221 set in qualifying for the 1000km of Spa would be a better benchmark IMO.

being that it was merely a shakedown test and the first time the C5-R has run on Pirelli rubber makes the time set by GLPK very very impressive

lj79 · 6 Apr 2005, 21:21 (Ref:1272061)

..and Goosens was hammering it

panoz.lmp1 · 7 Apr 2005, 15:55 (Ref:1272586)

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Originally Posted by 19dodge

SVI?

now what would SVI stand for? ...

Jamie Campbell-Walter!?! 3-worded name!? or Jean-Marc Gounon!

No, for BVR

TheNewBob · 7 Apr 2005, 18:42 (Ref:1272692)

Would have preferred to see JC-W but still BVR is a dam good signing, unless I'm very much mistaken? Is Jamie Campbell-Walter not actually doing anything this year?

Jeffrey-Lee · 7 Apr 2005, 18:58 (Ref:1272705)

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Originally Posted by TheNewBob

Is Jamie Campbell-Walter not actually doing anything this year?

He'll be driving the Creation Zytek Judd this year. Would be nice to see him in Fia GT as well but apart from that Konrad rumor I haven't seen any news about possible Fia GT drives for him.

19dodge · 7 Apr 2005, 20:59 (Ref:1272809)

yea, B V-R is ok, i was really hoping for JM Gounon, but oh well. Its a lot better than having a total pay driver in the car heh

BSchneiderFan · 7 Apr 2005, 21:58 (Ref:1272866)

So it's Lechner/Lechner and Verdon-Roe/Becker?

And how good is Harald Becker? I've seen his name crop up over the years - didn't he co-pilot the Marcos with Cor Euser in 1997 or 1998? - but I have no mental fix on his ability.

cmk · 7 Apr 2005, 22:19 (Ref:1272875)

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Originally Posted by BSchneiderFan

So it's Lechner/Lechner and Verdon-Roe/Becker?

And how good is Harald Becker? I've seen his name crop up over the years - didn't he co-pilot the Marcos with Cor Euser in 1997 or 1998? - but I have no mental fix on his ability.

I gather that it's Lechner/Becker and Lechner Jr./Verdon-Roe. It'd be kinda neat to see the brothers together, but it's just nice to see Walter getting a pro teammate after suffering for so long without one. He's an extremely talented driver, from what I saw of his appearance in a Konrad Saleen at Mosport.

I seem to remember Becker made a one-off in a GNM Saleen last year, and was utterly underwhelming. I might well be wrong though.

SALEEN S7R · 7 Apr 2005, 22:38 (Ref:1272888)

Yes its Lechner/Becker and Lechner JR./Verdonn-Roe I beleive. Will be a very interesting race on Sunday i think, the Verdon-Roe/Lechner JR car defintly has the speed to win the race, if the car stays reliable during the course of the race they should win, IMO.

19dodge · 7 Apr 2005, 23:44 (Ref:1272915)

no, it has been confirmed that it will be:

#4 Becker/Verdon-Roe
#5 Lechner Jr/ R Lechner/Konrad

the #5 car is being called the "Alpine Express" car. I assume they added in Franz to the lineup, just to re-enforce that (although im sure he wont drive)

cmk · 8 Apr 2005, 02:32 (Ref:1272961)

Good for Walter nonetheless, that's still a strong lineup with him and his brother. They should have a firecracker of a car, but it'll be interesting to compare it to the Maseratis. Sorry for Bobby though. I wonder if his is but a single-race deal?

Duffacus · 8 Apr 2005, 08:57 (Ref:1273090)

It's nice to see B V-R back, it will be very interesting to see how the Konrad cars go over the course of the race, hopefully a lot more reliable this year, I think the #5 will be the faster of the two.

I doubt some of their drivers have had a lot of seat time though? This could be their downfall

As long as they are around at the end though I will be happy

cmk · 8 Apr 2005, 18:20 (Ref:1273536)

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Originally Posted by Duffacus

It's nice to see B V-R back, it will be very interesting to see how the Konrad cars go over the course of the race, hopefully a lot more reliable this year, I think the #5 will be the faster of the two.

I doubt some of their drivers have had a lot of seat time though? This could be their downfall

As long as they are around at the end though I will be happy

If we're talking Konrad seat time, then Walter will obviously be alright, Robert has tested the car and raced there in a 575 last year, and B V-R has Saleen experience and has raced at Monza. Not great, but not coming out of the blue either.

19dodge · 19 Apr 2005, 13:11 (Ref:1282075)

now with the very sad news of Walter's illness, what do you think will happen to the Konrad Team? Only for sure driver is Harold Becker (he has a contract for the first 3 races) We know B V-R wont be back. I assume Robert will run, hopefully for the full season, right? especially now..

so that leaves us with 2 free seats most likely. what about JM Gounon or J C-Walter or E Naspetti? Do you think we will see Uwe Alzen in one of them? Robert Lechner/Uwe Alzen.. now that would bring a victory, and more "fighting power" for Walter Jr!

BSchneiderFan · 19 Apr 2005, 17:40 (Ref:1282306)

Lechner/Konrad and Becker/Campbell-Walter?

19dodge · 20 Apr 2005, 02:30 (Ref:1282641)

perhaps, but i would rather have Robert with J C-W. that way, its a fast lineup in one car. But maybe its better to have 2 solid lineups, so both can finish in the top 5. we will see.

has it been confirmed anywhere that J C-W has signed with Konrad? I know he was looking to race for them in Procar, but the series never started.

TheNewBob · 20 Apr 2005, 07:33 (Ref:1282716)

Would Creation mind that JC-W would be trying to go off sometimes racing with an outfit the team were rivalling in 2003 and 2004? I don't think it would matter, but some people take a dim view to stuff like that.

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