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No Jeroen Mul? That's seriously disappointing.
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Bleekemolen has some clashes with IMSA, doesn't he?
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4 Mercedes AMG GT's for HTP, in the Blancpain GT Series and VLN.
No indication of how many cars running in Sprint/endurance, or VLN. Also suggests they have no plans for GT Masters http://sportscar365.com/blancpain/ht...edes-amg-gt3s/ |
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Should easily have the best Sprint series grid so far.
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8 Feb 2016, 17:00 (Ref:3613128) | #61 | ||
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Here's confirmation of the Barwell Motorsport program for Mark Poole, Richard Abra and Joe Osborne.
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Wolfgang Reip has been dropped by Nissan...continuing their silly choices.
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Well I guess it's called "GT Academy", so when a graduate doesn't meet the standard (whatever that is), he is dropped. After all, folks like Jann Mardenborough are also looking for seats by themselves.
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I guess winning the Bathurst 12hr, Paul Ricard 1000 and the Blancpain Endurance Series Championship aren't up to Nissan's "standards".
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Maybe they just want to open up some seats for new graduates?
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Paletou axed as well (more ELMS related but anyway): http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/0...by-nissan.html
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Not exactly Blancpain related, but following the lines of the Wolfgang Reip announcement, Paletou has also been dropped by Nissan.
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No points for second place I'm afraid This seems weird, Paletou hasn't had long to develop. Why pull so many drivers through the system only to drop them if they don't perform instantly... Not entirely the point of an academy |
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I suspect it has to do with expired contracts not being renewed, saving a tiny bit of budget in the process (to be used on some small aero fin on the new Renault F1 car...)
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Riep must be strong enough to attract another drive in GT racing
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