2015 GT Spec championships / Australian GT / FIA GT3

[dmanvan]

With the Australian GT series shaping up for a great year with lots of new cars and the ability to run GT3 spec cars as well.... certainly looks like they may be poised to become more popular than V8SC/SC in the near future. Especially if the supertaxi's don't get their next car formula right.

Bathurst 12 H gaining in popularity and the political shenanigans that went along with that to prevent the well know V8SC drivers from competing this year....

with cars like this (amongst other well know marques) it really is pure car porn ......

http://media.speedcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lamborghini-huracan.png

http://media.speedcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lamborghini-huracan-gt3-e1421884802686.png

the new spec 650s looks awesome as well.

[TJ]

Entries are full too - full field!

[Damo 69]

12 hour is going to be awesome

[TJ]

Shame there will be no V8SC drivers.

[DISTRBD]

With the Australian GT series shaping up for a great year with lots of new cars and the ability to run GT3 spec cars as well.... certainly looks like they may be poised to become more popular than V8SC/SC in the near future. Especially if the supertaxi's don't get their next car formula right.


Yea good to see V8SC have them down for 4 Rds as support races ..

[dmanvan]

^^ and what support races they will be.......they should be worried... check out the entry list and the spec of cars for the clipsal support.... some support race 34 cars so far.....


Australian GT Championship Clipsal 500 Entry List / (http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/02/23/capacity-grid-set-australian-gt-opener/)

Anyone know if foxtel event coverage for V8's extends to the support races??

[DISTRBD]

^^ and what support races they will be.......they should be worried... check out the entry list and the spec of cars for the clipsal support.... some support race 34 cars so far.....

Yea they will get great coverage from the new Fox deal that shows all support races LIVE so no surprise entries are up , way better then previous years FTA coverage some 4-5 weeks after the event :P

[dmanvan]

some great looking cars out there for the first event of the year..... 7.9lt v8 ...........niiice.

http://media.speedcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/camaro-agtc-e1424865432999.png

http://media.speedcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/clipsal-agt-camaro.png

Lambo.....

http://media.speedcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/clipsal-agt-lambo-e1424865532744.png

McLaren 650S .........

http://media.speedcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/clipsal-agt-mclaren.png

[dmanvan]

crash and they are banned.... for now...although they need money so I doubt it will last for long.

"German authorities have placed a temporary ban on GT3 machinery from taking part at the Nurburgring Nordschleife following a tragedy which claimed the life of a spectator."

LINKGT3 MACHINES BANNED FROM nordschleife (http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/03/30/gt3-machines-banned-from-the-nordschleife/)

[dmanvan]

Having driven the behemoth road going version of this Bentley conti GT3 racer it truly is amazing that they get the weight down from 2300 to 1300 kg.... they are preoperly quick in road spec for something so large and and they look the business when they were circulating around the mountain..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfqgMzazp0Q&feature=youtu.be

[dmanvan]

FORD GT to race in Australia GT race..............

http://media.speedcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ford-gt-e1430973310446.png

James Moffat is the latest V8 Supercars star to sign-up for an appearance in the Australian GT Championship’s Phillip Island 101.
The 30-year-old will co-drive Kevin Weeks’ Supaloc Ford GT at the May 22-23 Shannons Nationals event.
Moffat joins a 37-car field that will also include defending race winner Garth Tander (Tony Quinn McLaren) and Kiwi Andre Heimgartner (Simon Ellingham Porsche).
Nissan Motorsport star Moffat was tipped into the drive by close friend and Holden Racing Team co-driver Jack Perkins, who had to decline an offer to steer the Ford.
Moffat says he’s thankful to Nissan for allowing him the opportunity to make his GT3 debut, six years after moving to V8 Supercars from the Porsche Carrera Cup.
“I’m looking forward to experiencing one of those style of cars for the first time,” Moffat told Speedcafe.com. ref: http://www.speedcafe.com/2015/05/07/james-moffat-to-race-ford-gt-at-phillip-island-101/