Vantage GTE at Le Mans 2012

[helipilot]

The AMR-One has been dropped for this year and AMR will be entering two Vantage GTEs at a number of races this year, including the Le Mans 24 hrs.

http://newmotoring.com/video-aston-martin-v8-vanta...

Boy does it sound good! I will be there again this year... anyone else making the road trip?

[yeti]

Absolutely, I'll be there flying the flag!

I'm sad Aston will not be in the Prototype class but if they can't produce something better than the AMR-One I'm glad in a way. Shame they can't use the Lola chassis and the V12 competitively anymore

Are they only running the GTE or will there be a GT3 as well, i.e. the V12 engined car?

[helipilot]

At the moment they have 2 x GTEs entered (LMGTE-Pro Car 97 and LMGTE-Am Car 99) but have a third down as a reserve (LMGTE-Pro Car 98). Interestingly the AMR-One will be racing too but under Pescarolo Team colours and fitted with a Judd engine.... could be embarrassing if it does well! No other teams have Astons entered.

[yeti]

helipilot said:

Interestingly the AMR-One will be racing too but under Pescarolo Team colours and fitted with a Judd engine.... could be embarrassing if it does well! No other teams have Astons entered.

That is curious... Pescarolo don't mess about, if they wanted that chassis, they'll know it's a gem! Could be competitive with a Judd engine, I remember the Judd V10s of old, thy sounded like vintage Formula One racers! I see it's to be called Pescarolo-03, no AM link

Judd are only round the corner from Gaydon, cant' they make some sort of link up and race as Aston?

Might head to Spa for the 6hrs, I love that race, far more exciting than Le Mans!

[George H]

yeti said:

Are they only running the GTE or will there be a GT3 as well, i.e. the V12 engined car?

I thought the V12V GT3 has just been unveiled as a replacement to the DBR9, so I presume it will be there? Hope it's as good as it's older brother was