GT Supercup Hopefuls Take The G55 To British GT | BTCC Crazy ...

Following a winning create to the Michelin Ginetta GT Supercup series, Ginetta contain announced so as to 6 cars contain person's name entered eager on the British GT series, kicking off petroleum daily at Oulton Park, to comprise 2 GT4 cars and 4 new GT3 cars.

This determination be Ginettas primary bureaucrat outing in the GT3 group and determination be by,by means of the nationally homologated Ginetta G55 car, construct was customer in February weighing in at 1050kgs and sporting a 370bhp 3.7l Ford V6, Hewland 6 pace sequential gearbox, 6 pot calipers and a far above the ground height of complicated aerodynamics.

The car determination largely be the similar as the G55 essential raced in the Ginetta GT Supercup but determination be obtainable by means of not obligatory extras genuine as DTM styled Dive Planes on the front for significantly additional front hold and centre lock wheels. The car is too involved in a substantial growth agenda aiming to create it a fiercly spirited GT3 car costing far fewer supposed additional marques, genuine as Ferrari and Lamborghini, whos street trim cars cost far additional supposed the contest prepared G55.

Ginetta boss " Lawrence Tomlinson supposed œThe Ginetta G55 is now eligible to run in GT3 and we contain  FOUR cars organization in BGT at Oulton Park petroleum weekend. GT3 is an clear and natural progression for us addition one more rung to the Ginetta career ladder. We learnt a lot previous day in the Invitation Class by means of our G50Z and worked firm to expand our nationally homologated G55 petroleum year. We contain person's name completely supported by SRO and the MSA to produce a British built, spirited racer for the British GT series " so at £75k, advantage maybe £25k in upgrades, we can transport additional aptitude eager on British Motorsport who counting not otherwise be clever to enter at GT3 level.

œA huge contract of drivers in together British GT and BTCC contain approach up from side to side the Ginetta ladder, now our teams can knowledge GT3 in a mechanism construct determination carry on to be urbanized and refined all through the season, we stay for the car to be a enormous hit in the UK and Europe and we are not attract there

G55 GT3 entries as of the GT Supercup comprise Freddie Hetherington, racing for Century Motorsport, Colin White and Tom Sharp racing for ThePlayer.co.uk and Adam Morgan for JHR.

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