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19 Nov 2003, 11:18 (Ref:788053)
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Caddy CTS pics for WC
There are some pics of the Caddy World Challenge Car testing at Sebring over at: http://racingfanatics.com/sneakpeakcaddy.htm
Dyson, Corvette, and this new car are testing at Sebring this week. Apparently, Pratt and Miller was able to bring their new toy along. A little birdie caught them in action and snapped a few pics. |
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19 Nov 2003, 13:03 (Ref:788180)
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Sorry, but I've twice gone to this site looking for pics after links have been posted about particular cars, but failed to find them. Once I get there, what is the link to the Caddy pics?
Sorry if I'm being a bit dumb..... 
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19 Nov 2003, 13:05 (Ref:788182)
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OK. Found it now.
All I could see was a touring car..........
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19 Nov 2003, 13:31 (Ref:788217)
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That Caddys a great looking car, are GM gunning for Audi's R6 do you think??
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19 Nov 2003, 14:08 (Ref:788261)
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I wonder who was driving the Caddy. Possibly one of the drivers released by the Corvette team?
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19 Nov 2003, 14:45 (Ref:788304)
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The picture that has the C5R in it kinda says it all.
GM's taking on the M3! Woo hoo. |
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19 Nov 2003, 14:47 (Ref:788305)
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This can be called many things....
"Sportscar" is not one of them... This is a touring car...and Cadillac's new "angular" styling has to be the absolutely, positively, MOST BUTT UGLY styling for any type of vehicle on the planet Earth.... |
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19 Nov 2003, 14:55 (Ref:788312)
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For me it´s seemed to old DTM Mercedes C-Klass.
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19 Nov 2003, 16:07 (Ref:788384)
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There's the Austin Princess of 1975.... And the Allegro, TR7 and Maestro. All more hideous than the Caddy's. |
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19 Nov 2003, 16:44 (Ref:788425)
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I LIKE IT!
good news for the GM racing program, of course it is a speed world challenge GT caddy- yuck- I bet the old Corvette guys are in it- oh World Challenge is gonna be good. 2 Vette in ALMS, 2 Caddies in GT goodie goodie |
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19 Nov 2003, 17:14 (Ref:788460)
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I have to agree with you there World Challenge is going to be awesome next year, if only they broadcast it in Europe...
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19 Nov 2003, 17:41 (Ref:788489)
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19 Nov 2003, 17:58 (Ref:788508)
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On the matter i also dont see how u can class that SEAT Toledo GT thing in the spanish GT championship as a sports car
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19 Nov 2003, 19:08 (Ref:788578)
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The SEAT GT has sleek lines and a stance that clearly puts it in the "Sportscar" realm....
The Caddy has a rather boxy roofline, a clear and present "back seat area" that is accessed by sedan doors, which in these pictures have the handles taped over with red tape.... Can't get more "Touring Car" than what you see here with the Caddy |
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19 Nov 2003, 19:15 (Ref:788586)
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19 Nov 2003, 19:19 (Ref:788591)
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I hope that the 'factory' involvement in World Challenge leads to these teams entering ALMS in GT or GTS. You'll have Vipers, CTS-V, M3, RS6, to go along with the Jellybean GT3 Cups and Corvettes. Should be a great season.
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19 Nov 2003, 19:58 (Ref:788631)
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I'm saying no more on the subject, because I'll get slated for gaving started another GT/TC argument.......
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19 Nov 2003, 20:03 (Ref:788634)
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My mistake...I thought he was referring to the car that you posted the other day...
I wouldn't know a SEAT Toledo car if it ran over me... But if it doesn't have the lines of a GT or a GTS-style of car, and has any or many of the traits I described above (like the BMW M3s do as well) then I would call the Toledo a "Touring Car" as well.... My general rule: If it screams "Sedan that you and the Family could pile into for a drive to Grandma's house, it is a 'Touring Car'"...no matter how many skirts you put around the bottom of it, or the size of the wing you put on the back of it... And Cadillac markets the CTS (from which this is derived) as a "Performance Luxury Sedan"... |
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19 Nov 2003, 21:58 (Ref:788735)
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19 Nov 2003, 22:19 (Ref:788772)
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The Speed GT world challenge seems to be evolving into MegaTourers, big capacity 4 doors in touring shape with GT muscle- sound like OzV8's
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19 Nov 2003, 22:24 (Ref:788780)
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Then this Caddy is supposed to be like a "Hi-Rev Tuner" for Geezers???
The only people I see driving caddies in the USA are the Senior Citizens in their "Sans-A-Belt" double knit pants... Are they big fans of the Speed World Challenge??? Just curious... |
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19 Nov 2003, 22:43 (Ref:788798)
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looks like a Touring car to me. But at least it's a proper touring car and not one of those wimpy Super Tourers
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19 Nov 2003, 23:25 (Ref:788840)
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caddy ants the new Younger BMW demographic into them not geezers-hence the interest in LeMans and SpeedGT now..
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20 Nov 2003, 01:48 (Ref:788942)
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Apparently the pics are going to be taken down VERY soon, so get a close look before they're gone, guys...
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20 Nov 2003, 02:49 (Ref:788988)
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yeah unfortunately the pics were already taken down when i got to the sight, but the site does mention it will get exclusive pics of the new caddy's unveiling
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