SPEED GT - 2006 Season News thread - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

MattR · 2006-01-20, 06:33 PM

Some exciting news for the 06 Speed Gt season...Can't wait for Seca!

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Originally Posted by Curtis Kitchen
Huntington Station, N.Y. – 1/20/2006

Autosport Designs Racing has announced that it will field a pair of Aston Martin DB9s for all 10 rounds of the 2006 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship.

The move ends a lengthy absence from United States GT racing for Aston Martin, which last took part in a full United States-based GT series in the 1960s.

“We are delighted to be involved with Aston Martin’s return to GT Championship racing in the United States,” Autosport Designs Racing Chief Engineer Barry Wagner said. “We feel that the other cars in World Challenge will be good competition for the DB9.”

American Tom Papadopoulos and Britain’s Johnny Mowlem will team up in 2006 to pilot the DB9s.

Mowlem comes into SPEED GT with a wealth of talent and driving success, having competed in Porsche Super Cup and the American Le Mans Series. He has also successfully competed in many prestigious events including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Rolex 24 At Daytona and the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring.

Papadopoulos, who is also a team principle, is a former Ferrari Challenge Champion (1997, ‘9

, and more recently has achieved success in Grand-Am driving Porsches.

The cars will be based on the Aston Martin Racing-built DBRS9 – a motorsports version of the road-going DB9. The two-door coupe is powered by a 6.0-liter V-12 engine, which marks the first appearance of a V-12 in SPEED GT competition.

SPEED World Challenge enthusiasts will get their first look at the brand-new DB9s March 15-17 at Sebring International Raceway, site of the opening round of the 2006 SPEED World Challenge Championships.

tysonK · 2006-01-20, 07:37 PM

Those are the hottest looking race car around.

Nick Koan · 2006-01-20, 08:41 PM

Sweet. So they running in ALMS and Speed GT?

MattR · 2006-01-21, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by nKoan

Sweet. So they running in ALMS and Speed GT?

Yes, but they are different teams!

MattR · 2006-02-15, 08:41 PM

In a very intersting move, an LA based team will campaign a Nissan Skyline GT-R in the Speed World Challenge GT class this coming season.

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Originally Posted by speedtv.com

Bringing the Nissan Skyline GT-R to a North American road racing series for the first time ever, AutomotiveForums.com has announced an entry into the 2006 SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge GT Championship. The Los Angeles-based team is preparing to make its debut March 15-17 at Sebring International Raceway, in Sebring, Fla., where the SPEED World Challenge will begin its 17th season.

http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/roadracing/22092/

Nick Koan · 2006-02-15, 08:51 PM

WTLY

http://www.seccs.org/forums/showpost...82&postcount=4

Although, I think this is the official announcement.

MattR · 2006-02-15, 09:13 PM

Oh, well, you're on my ignore list, so I missed that one....

j/k....sorry for the repost..oops

2006-01-20, 07:37 PM	#2
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	Those are the hottest looking race car around. __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2006-01-20, 08:41 PM	#3
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	Sweet. So they running in ALMS and Speed GT? __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2006-02-15, 08:51 PM	#6
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	WTLY http://www.seccs.org/forums/showpost...82&postcount=4 Although, I think this is the official announcement. __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2006-02-15, 09:13 PM	#7
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Oh, well, you're on my ignore list, so I missed that one.... j/k....sorry for the repost..oops __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

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