2006 Proximus 24 Hours of Spa

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The 4th round of the FIA GT Championship is the Spa 24 Hours which will be held on July 29-30. This race will feature brand new race cars from Porsche and BMW. The two Porsche 997 GT3-RSRs are run by Manthey Racing and the BMW Z4M is run by Duller Motorsport. Both cars are entered in the G2 category, and will mostly likely be in the GT2 class by next year (thanks for clearing that up in the other thread guys 👍). Here is the provisional entry list:

GT1
2x Vitaphone Maserati MC12
1x GLPK Corvette C6.R
1x Phoenix Racing Aston Martin DBR9
1x Zakspeed Saleen S7R
2x BMS Aston Martin DBR9
1x Race Alliance Aston Martin DBR9
1x PSI Experience Corvette C6.R
1x Renstal Excelsior Corvette C5-R

GT2
1x Renauer Porsche 996 GT3-RSR
1x JMB - Gruppe M Ferrari 430 GT
2x JMB Ferrari 430 GT & 360 Modena
2x AF Corse Ferrari 430 GT
2x Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari 430 GT
2x Felbermayr-Proton Porsche GT3-RSR
1x GPC Sport Ferrari 430 GT
1x RSV Motorsport Ferrari 430 GT
1x AB Motorsport Porsche 996 GT3-RS
2x Ebimotors Porsche 996 GT3-RSR
1x Autoracing Club Bratislava Porsche GT3-RS
1x Ice Pol Porsche 996 GT3-RS
1x Spyker Squadron Spyker C8 Spyder
1x Race Alliance Porsche 996 GT3-RSR

G2
1x Belgian Racing Gillet Vertigo
1x Duller Motorsport BMW Z4M
1x First Motorsport Porsche 996 GT3-RS
1x Verbist Racing Porsche 996 GT3-RS
1x Prospeed Competition Porsche 996 GT3-RS
2x Manthey Racing Porsche 997 GT2

G3
1x GPR Racing Pino Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
1x Politage Passion Dodge Viper Competition Coupe
3x Pouchelon Racing Dodge Viper Competion Coupe
1x BMS Scuderia Italia Aston Martin DBRS9
1x Signa Racing Dodge Viper Competition Coupe
1x Jean Charles Levy Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
1x Prospeed Competition Porsche 996 GT3 Cup

Edit: This is still the provisional entry list. It has not been updated so it may not be accurate. Refer to the "Starting Grid" link for the list of cars participating in the event.

Links

Official Spa 24 Hours Site
Official FIA GT Site
Starting Grid
Live Timing
ThePaddock.net for Race Updates
 
I'll be going for the Corvettes. I usually don't go for Corvette Racing, but I hope one of the customer C6.Rs, or even better, the C5-R takes the win.
 
Practice begins tomorrow! Double points are up for grabs this weekend. The customer Corvettes are getting ready:



I will edit the entry list soon.
 
I'll be going for the Phoenix Racing Saleen S7-R.

m.piedgros

EDIT: D'you know where I can find live audio, and eve better... maybe even video coverage of the race? (on the internet as I know Speed won't cover this.)
 
I love the Z4. That most definately would be awesome to compete in ALMS GT2 class.
 
Awesome, but I hear there's no way to view it stateside. Not even MotorsTV.:guilty:

Any online radio stations?
 
I don't know of any online radios covering the event, unfortunately. :indiff:

Here are the sites I will probably be checking out:

Starting Grid
Live Timing
ThePaddock.net for Race Updates

If you have a good site (or found online audio or video), let me know 👍 I didn't update the first post. It's still the provisional entry list from a while back, so refer to the "Starting Grid" link for a more accurate entry list.
 
say, here's something fascinating. if the Corvette C5R can win the 24 Hours of Spa, it will have only one endurance race the Viper has won that it hasn't won...the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring. here's how it looks now:

Viper GTS-R
Daytona
Sebring
Le Mans
Petit
Nurburgring
Spa
Corvette C5R
Daytona
Sebring
Le Mans
Petit

if the Corvette C5R wins, then there will be just one more race to Equal it to the Viper.
 
dougiemeats
I don't know of any online radios covering the event, unfortunately. :indiff:

Here are the sites I will probably be checking out:

Starting Grid
Live Timing
ThePaddock.net for Race Updates

If you have a good site (or found online audio or video), let me know 👍 I didn't update the first post. It's still the provisional entry list from a while back, so refer to the "Starting Grid" link for a more accurate entry list.
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That'll be the best bet. None of the race will broadcast on American TV and no Online Radio shows seem to be covering it.

FIA's site only states European countries as the ones being covered.
 
Don't they know that some of us across the pond are interested in this race? ;)

I'll admit, I pay very little attention to the FIA-GT series (aside from finding out the winners). But this is a race I am very interested in.

RACECAR,

What the C5-R will fail to do, the C6.R will be more than capable of doing ;)
 
RACECAR
say, here's something fascinating. if the Corvette C5R can win the 24 Hours of Spa, it will have only one endurance race the Viper has won that it hasn't won...the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring. here's how it looks now:

Viper GTS-R
Daytona
Sebring
Le Mans
Petit
Nurburgring
Spa
Corvette C5R
Daytona
Sebring
Le Mans
Petit

if the Corvette C5R wins, then there will be just one more race to Equal it to the Viper.
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While that would be quite a thing to see, can they go farther and top the Vipers in the most wins by a manufacturer in the series?:sly:
 
*McLaren*
While that would be quite a thing to see, can they go farther and top the Vipers in the most wins by a manufacturer in the series?:sly:
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In terms of series wins of course. I'm just saying that in terms of endurance race wins, this would be a very incredible feat.
 
#1 Vitaphone Racing Team Maserati Wins Spa 24 Hours



The winner of 24-hour races are often decided long before the finish, with many laps separating the leader from the rest of the field. This 24-hour race, however, was not decided until the final pit stops of the two leading cars. Eric van de Poele, Michael Bartels, and Andrea Bertolini completed 589 laps in their Maserati MC12 GT1 and finished just under two minutes ahead of the Phoenix Racing Aston Martin DBR9.



The GLPK Corvette C6.R rounds out the podium with a strong 3rd place finish. During the closing stages of the race, the team needed to top up the oil during every stop. With the help of other teams (providing oil), the Corvette achieved its best finish of the season.



From people's reaction to the race (mostly from other discussions), they say that this has been the best endurance they have seen this season. It's a shame that we couldn't see it here in the U.S., or even listen to it online. A close finish during a 24-hour race must have been exciting to watch. I will have more on the other finishers later.

Oh and from what people were saying, the channel that was showing the race in Europe actually cut for a commercial break right before the checkered flag! They returned to their broadcast after the leaders crossed the finish line. They were pretty angry about it.
 
Well the C5R is a very capable machine compared to the 20th century model Viper GTSR. Mind you if the Corvette ever broke that milestone, I am sure the Viper would make a return just to take double of what the 1st generation did. But I am an american muscle car guy, so my heart is with the C6R and Viper.
 
I miss the Viper-Corvette battles :indiff: I hope we will see a C6.R vs SRT-10 Coupe battle some day.

The Aston Martins and Maseratis do nothing for me. But if I saw them in person, I bet I'd change my mind though.
 
The other teams providing oil to the #4 Corvette shows real sportsmanship. That is probably the best side of racing.

m.piedgros
 

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