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Old 06-05-2011, 10:31 AM
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Wanted to post up a reminder. I missed it last year 'cuz forgot about it & don't want others to miss for the same reason.

GT2 class should be very interesting this year. Let's see if Corvette racing has evolved any after their lackluster performances since moving to GT2 & dumping the vendors whom made them so successful during their time in the GT1 class. My guess is that engine issues will continue to plague them. Hope not, but will be interesting to see.
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Is it true that all engines are now assembled in-house now and not by Katech?
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Originally Posted by 3.8to6.0
Is it true that all engines are now assembled in-house now and not by Katech?

Yes, it is true.
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Originally Posted by LS1-450
Yes, it is true.
i read GM was heavily involved in the engine building not prat/miller
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Yesssssssssss. I will be watchin this.
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Sooooooooooooo tite.
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Originally Posted by Wnts2Go10O
i read GM was heavily involved in the engine building not prat/miller
Yes, that is what were discussing or do you mean before the "Bail-out" & in-house building? For clarity, GM is currently building their own stuff. Previously they had "assistance" from outside of the company.
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Bump as one final reminder for anyone who missed it. Won't be able to bump it up tomorrow. So, here goes, up, up, up!
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Originally Posted by LS1-450
Yes, that is what were discussing or do you mean before the "Bail-out" & in-house building? For clarity, GM is currently building their own stuff. Previously they had "assistance" from outside of the company.


in house would mean pratt and miller is building the engines.

not the case if GM is building the engines for the team corvette program, which is supposedly the next engine for the corvette.
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Originally Posted by Wnts2Go10O


in house would mean pratt and miller is building the engines.

not the case if GM is building the engines for the team corvette program, which is supposedly the next engine for the corvette.


Another one that simply posts to argue. Everyone else reading the thread got the point.
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Does anyone know of any live streams other than speed channel?
I don't want to pay for that crappy channel again just to see one race.
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Also, if anyone is interested, here is the starting order for gt3 cars (now called gte pro for le mans):

29 -Bmw M3 Gt GTEPro Werner D. 3:57.592
30 -Ferrari 458 Italia GTEPro Vilander T. 3:58.040
31 -Bmw M3 Gt GTEPro Priaulx A. 3:58.426
32 -Chevrolet Corvette C6 Zr1 GTEPro Magnussen J. 3:59.519
33 -Ferrari 458 Italia GTEPro Simonsen A. 3:59.519
34 -Chevrolet Corvette C6 Zr1 GTEPro Garcia A. 3:59.633
35 -Porsche 911 Rsr (997) GTEPro Lieb M. 3:59.662
36 -Ferrari 458 Italia GTEPro Melo J. 3:59.901
37 -Porsche 911 Rsr (997) GTEPro Goossens M. 3:59.962
38 -Aston Martin Vantage

The two C6's have some catching up to do, but they have it in them.

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And here's a WAY too big picture of the spotter page that has the pics for all the gt2 cars:




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