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Whiplash Grand Master

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Tony Quinn has bought the Australia GT series.

http://www.speedcafe.com/2011/06/15/australian-gt-sell-management-rights/

Good time to start a Aussie GT thread.

with new cars due through out 2011 and at the start of 2012.

At this stage there is:

3 x Ferrari 458 GT3

1 Nissan GT-R GT3

Rumoured:

1 x McLaren Mp412C GT3

With the Audi, Merc SLS, Lambos, Porsches, Moslers and Astons 2012 is starting to build up

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Will Tony try and get some decent races happening as its own series? Or just play 2nd fiddle and do 10/12 lap races here and there?

I and many many others would love to see this take off and get air time with propper length races

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Will Tony try and get some decent races happening as its own series? Or just play 2nd fiddle and do 10/12 lap races here and there?

I and many many others would love to see this take off and get air time with propper length races

So far this year there have been 1 hour races at each round (EC was 2 X 1 hour)

The Clipsal night race was a great event, on the friday night (at the pub) there was already some deals being made as Tony C from V8 land expressed interest after seeing the race under lights for the 2012 event.

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Ah cool...havent really followed it this year

But not Tony C please

unless you want the GT cars to be running 4 cyl hyandai motors on LPG and having to have the same body mounted on a big go kart chassis

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Sorry i meant Tony C, was interested in taking the later race for the Taxi's.

I know there was talk for 2x 1 hour evening races for the GT's at the clipsal next year (would be the premier national GT race) but that was after a few pints so imaginations could have been running.

:cheers:

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mmmm love Australian GT.

Awesome cars that unfortunately get smashed up alot possibly due to money>talent (Melbourne 2010 anyone?)

The racing at Eastern Creek this year was suprisingly close - best GT race I've seen in a while. Anyway, here's some Aus. GT porn for you all... zomg SLS!

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mmmm love Australian GT.

Awesome cars that unfortunately get smashed up alot possibly due to money>talent (Melbourne 2010 anyone?)

The racing at Eastern Creek this year was suprisingly close - best GT race I've seen in a while. Anyway, here's some Aus. GT porn for you all... zomg SLS!

In fairness the saturday GP crash was a mechanical issue on the aston which unfortunately went into "limp home mode" just as the green flag waved. Sunday's was absolutely STUPID and resulted in the GT's not getting the place back this year, F1 corp had enough over the last few years with 75% of the races done completely under safety car and or red flagged.

Racing this year has been close.

and I am biased but yes the SLS is AWESOME!!

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nice one. at least quinny is a big racing nut and should bring things forward. :)

his R35 targa car at $95K is pretty good too considering it's an aus spec car with road rego. could easily turn it back into a road car and flip it for a profit. or just do the smart thing and race the wheels off it.

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could easily turn it back into a road car and flip it for a profit.

Not sure on that! Haven't seen too many caged Targa cars that could be "easily" returned to a street car!

But anyways - I hope TQ can get the series up and going better and stronger. Just hope his personal disagreements with CAMS aren't going to get in the way of that happening though.

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