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16 May 2002, 22:23 (Ref:288429)
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MG works pull out!
MG is set to pull out of its works LMP 675 car at the end of the year and concentrate on supplying customer cars. MG are looking at plans for its new X80 super car and the new FIA class for the MGF-T. However, 2 teams have already shown interest in the customer cars. Risi competizione and Dyson racing are looking at the 675 front runner for the ALMS season by the end of this year.
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17 May 2002, 02:55 (Ref:288525)
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hmmm, where did you get that info? rand racing/risi already ordered 2 mg's, and they plan to tun them in a full alms scedule in 2003. .. i cant belive that they would pull out, especially being 5th fastest overall at lemans test days....
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17 May 2002, 06:09 (Ref:288586)
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17 May 2002, 06:14 (Ref:288590)
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17 May 2002, 06:38 (Ref:288603)
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17 May 2002, 06:41 (Ref:288605)
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On second thoughts isn't this what you English call "premature ejaculeducation" ???????????
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17 May 2002, 09:27 (Ref:288703)
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Pink69 - Methinks folks read what they want....i thought your post said at the end of the year. Not prior to LM. Oh well, I guess "we've made our decisions. Don't confuse us with the facts."
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17 May 2002, 10:05 (Ref:288724)
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It would certainly have been good to have had a factory team for next year (2003) which would make MG's effort the standard three years. But given the popularity of the car with privateers we can reasonably expect at least three MGs for 2003. Lets hope the privateer drivers have learnt the circuit by then and they are competitive.
Lets hope they change their mind and do send a works team. If Audi don't show with a factory team next year MG stand a real chance. MG v Bentley on the final lap? FG |
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17 May 2002, 11:49 (Ref:288814)
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From the begining, the MG people have been difficult for Lola to deal with. I think that the car has a great chance of winning overall, and yet MG seems to not take the full benifit from it. Lola wanted an all new car this year, MG wanted a reworked 2001 spec machine.
In an interview with Autosport, Blundell stated that the MG had a "few new parts", but I got the impression that, aside from improving relabilty", the car was not altered a great deal. |
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17 May 2002, 11:54 (Ref:288818)
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With the low press interest in Le Mans in the uk, who can blame MG for pushing Touring cars more.
A works team pull out will not mean the end of the car, and may mean teams can put diffrent engines into what must be one of the best balanced chassis to create a winning car. |
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17 May 2002, 15:49 (Ref:289000)
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i take it their drivers are going to be ether spilt up between the privateer teams and their touring car effort? Last edited by Es Nes; 17 May 2002 at 15:50. |
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18 May 2002, 16:48 (Ref:289533)
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I saw this in Autosport... But would be inclined to take it with a pinch of salt until I hear an official comment.
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