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FIA-GT: Pre-season notes

  • Gary Truemner
  • Ontario Hydro Technologies

    There seems, still, to be a few IFs here, pre-Feb.26 series start but: Stefane Ratel, the "R" in BPR Organization, wants to make sure that non-Porsche teams look seriously at the alternatives, ie. his two-car F40 team, sponsored by Aldix Computers.

    BPR insists that all cars be homologated for road use, ie. McLaren F1 GTR will be homologated Feb.1 -- but the new SARD Toyota MC8 will have to wait for production prior to acceptance in the series.

    According to BPR, the competition should include:

    - 17 Porsches - 6 McLaren F1 GTRs - 6 Jaguar XJ220s - 6 Ferraris (F40s & 355s) - 2 Bugattis - 2 Toyota MC8 - ? Venturis - 1? Lamboghini Diablo - 1 Morgan Plus 8

    Endurance GT series schedule:

    Feb 26 Jerez,Spain Mar 12 Paul Richard,France Mar 26 Monza,Italy Apr 9 Jarama,Spain Apr 23 Nurburgring,Germany May 7 Donington,England May 14 Montlhery,France Jul 1 Spa-Francorchamps,Belgium Aug 27 Suzuka,Japan Oct 8 Nogaro,France Nov 12 Zhuhai,China


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