FIA GT Fia -GT 2005 entries - Page 9

Gabrio · 13 Dec 2004, 09:53 (Ref:1178086)

OK, some rumors are running arounf in the FIA Gt community. So I thought I'd discard the false ones and leave the more credible ones.
- Panoz to race in FIA Gt with Esperante model.
- GPC under heavy financial burden and unlikely to compete in 2005
- Vitaphone Team : 2 MC12 for 2005 the other 2 are likely to be run by AF Corse
- Nobody willing to race 575s.
I'll let you guess the rest...

Thommy · 13 Dec 2004, 10:54 (Ref:1178122)

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Originally Posted by Gabrio

- GPC under heavy financial burden and unlikely to compete in 2005

No Giesse- Money?

Gabrio · 13 Dec 2004, 11:07 (Ref:1178127)

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Originally Posted by Thommy

No Giesse- Money?

Apparently not enough to cover the losses...

Thommy · 13 Dec 2004, 11:14 (Ref:1178131)

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Originally Posted by Gabrio

Apparently not enough to cover the losses...

Faults in management?

Gabrio · 13 Dec 2004, 11:16 (Ref:1178133)

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Originally Posted by Thommy

Faults in management?

Apparently one of the big sponsors did not pay...

Thommy · 13 Dec 2004, 13:32 (Ref:1178227)

BMS to LMES? Is this true?

Gabrio · 13 Dec 2004, 13:46 (Ref:1178231)

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Originally Posted by Thommy

BMS to LMES? Is this true?

Yes, they do not have the money for two MC12s, so they are keeping the 550s and going to LMES

19dodge · 13 Dec 2004, 13:51 (Ref:1178232)

so it is confirmed that Vitaphone will run 2 Maseratis?

SALEEN S7R · 13 Dec 2004, 13:51 (Ref:1178233)

Yes indeed, some good news for the LMES GT1 class - a bit of a loss for the FIA GT championship but the series is strong enough to continue without any real major effect I think.

19dodge · 13 Dec 2004, 13:55 (Ref:1178235)

wow,, so basically in 2005, there will be no Lambos or 575's. what a shame. so we will only have 550's, Saleens, and Maseratis that will be competitive and enter every race.

but what about JMB? they are not getting the Maseratis? then what will they race instead? (it seems like you are saying that nobody will race 575's next year)

Gabrio · 13 Dec 2004, 13:58 (Ref:1178237)

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Originally Posted by 19dodge

wow,, so basically in 2005, there will be no Lambos or 575's. what a shame. so we will only have 550's, Saleens, and Maseratis that will be competitive and enter every race.

but what about JMB? they are not getting the Maseratis? then what will they race instead? (it seems like you are saying that nobody will race 575's next year)

Maybe the Lamborghini program will be picked up by somebody else, but it is as all GTs, awfully expensive.
That is also why BMS is leaving the series and going to LMES.

Gabrio · 13 Dec 2004, 14:00 (Ref:1178238)

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Originally Posted by 19dodge

so it is confirmed that Vitaphone will run 2 Maseratis?

They are not going to confirm it, but there are very good chances. Besides, nobody else came up with the money...

SALEEN S7R · 13 Dec 2004, 14:07 (Ref:1178245)

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Originally Posted by Gabrio

Maybe the Lamborghini program will be picked up by somebody else, but it is as all GTs, awfully expensive.
That is also why BMS is leaving the series and going to LMES.

Slightly unrelated but www.lmsr.net today reports that the Murciealgo has been seen testing at Misano recently with Peter Kox at the wheel. Perhaps this car will have found additional speed and reliabilty for customers come the start of the 2005 season? I sure hope so.

Bramzel · 13 Dec 2004, 14:21 (Ref:1178260)

The problem with the Murc seems to be that it's blistering fast in the hands of Reiter/Kox/Gavin, but causes problems if they leave those hands and go to a customer.

@Gabrio: Interesting rumour about GPC, I always thought JMB was the financially weaker team of those two.

SALEEN S7R · 13 Dec 2004, 14:25 (Ref:1178264)

Bramzel check ur PM's.

Gabrio · 13 Dec 2004, 14:30 (Ref:1178267)

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Originally Posted by Bramzel

The problem with the Murc seems to be that it's blistering fast in the hands of Reiter/Kox/Gavin, but causes problems if they leave those hands and go to a customer.

@Gabrio: Interesting rumour about GPC, I always thought JMB was the financially weaker team of those two.

That is what I thought too....

gwyllion · 13 Dec 2004, 14:48 (Ref:1178278)

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Originally Posted by SALEEN S7R

Slightly unrelated but www.lmsr.net today reports that the Murciealgo has been seen testing at Misano recently with Peter Kox at the wheel. Perhaps this car will have found additional speed and reliabilty for customers come the start of the 2005 season? I sure hope so.

Hopefully Lamborghini and Audi Sport realise the project is dead if they don't do some extra effort.

It looks like Reiter intends to further develop the car for 2005 as this is the second (winter) testing session.

Gabrio · 13 Dec 2004, 14:56 (Ref:1178283)

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Originally Posted by gwyllion

Hopefully Lamborghini and Audi Sport realise the project is dead if they don't do some extra effort.

It looks like Reiter intends to further develop the car for 2005 as this is the second (winter) testing session.

The only developments have been studied directly by Audi Sport. Reiter does not have the technical capabilities to develop the car.

**FIRE** · 13 Dec 2004, 15:49 (Ref:1178316)

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Originally Posted by Fab

Was it mentionned somewhere that the BMW M6 GTR was homologated by FIA to enter the GT1 category ?

Is it confirmed, or just a rumour ? Sorry if I missed something already old...

Fact, see http://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63155

Fab · 13 Dec 2004, 16:02 (Ref:1178332)

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Fact, see http://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63155

Thanks FIRE, and sorry to be a pain, I saw the thread after I posted and was unable to find out my post then !

Don't grow old as I do mates...

where are those googles ?

Bramzel · 13 Dec 2004, 17:05 (Ref:1178402)

Does anybody know the status of the Hezemans-Corvette-rumours? There were stories that he was looking after it, there were rumours about him having bought one already, that they'd visited the US to look at the cars, etc. Anybody has a update on these?

JAG · 13 Dec 2004, 17:58 (Ref:1178469)

Does anyone have the latest list for GT1.

With BMS, GPC and DAMS gone who is left? Will GNM or RML continue?

BTW, reading the story about BMS' 2005 plans, it seems like they may well not be back in FIA GT in 2006, as has been rumoured!

Is the invitation class an added extra or a necessity to boost grids in 2005?

Bramzel · 13 Dec 2004, 18:06 (Ref:1178479)

GNM will stay, RML is known to be leaving for a longer time already as RML is going to do the WTCC Chevrolets and Mike Newton is going to focus on his prototypes.

BSchneiderFan · 13 Dec 2004, 18:09 (Ref:1178484)

If - as has been reported elsewhere - Larbre are entering a Ferrari 550 at Sebring, does this mean they will or won't be entering the FIA series?

Bramzel · 13 Dec 2004, 18:12 (Ref:1178488)

GT1

2x AF Corse Maserati MC12
2x Vitaphone Maserati MC12
3x JMB Ferrari 575
2x GPC Ferrari 575
1x Team Dubai Ferrari 550
1x Zwaans tba
2x Konrad Saleen S7R
1x Star Moto Saleen S7R
1x Graham Nash Saleen S7R
2x DAMS Lamborghini Murcielago
1x Roos tba

GT2

2x Freisinger Porsche 996 GT3-RSR
1x GruppeM Porsche 996 GT3-RSR
2x Proton Porsche 996 GT3-RS
1x Cirtek Porsche 996 GT3-RS
1x Graham Nash Porsche 996 GT3-RS
2x GPC Ferrari 360 GTC
1x RJN Nissan 350Z
2x Panoz Panoz Esperante

GT3

2x RSR Racing TVR T400R
1x Rollcentre Mosler MT900R
1x Xero Chevrolet Corvette

I've kept GPC and DAMS on the list untill there's more news on this front.

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