GT Class

[HaCo]

Any news on this class? Is Porsche going to homolagte R-GT's? What about BMW and Nissan, would be great!

[Sulland]

Still no Article 256, does that mean they can not homologate, or are they ready just not published to the public ?

Guessing we will not see any GT cars in FIA rallies before 2012. Pity really, would be a fun spice !

[Abarth]

Maybe IRC should allow an interim GT class in 2011, to get the beautiful cars below out in a cup?

[Sulland]

Is there no movement at all in this class ?

Many people are waiting for homologated cars to buy, but still no factories or tuning firms that I have seen has done any homologations yet. Why ?

[Alex Langheck]

Is there no movement at all in this class ?

Many people are waiting for homologated cars to buy, but still no factories or tuning firms that I have seen has done any homologations yet. Why ?

Rallying 2011 - The AUTOSPORT Bulletin Board

Seem the 300BHP limit is causing a problem.

[Mirek]

There is no such limit in the rules. Only restrictor size dependent on vehicle weigh.

http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public...18.01.2011.pdf

[Sulland]

Mirek; What is missing since no one have homologated cars for R-GT yet ?

Do you think there will be any cars ready for 2012, and will FIA have a series for them ?

[OldF]

I do not think that it is attractive enough for manufacturers to homologate a car that fights only for a class win or drivers that is driving just for fun. I believe that a RGT car would be much more expensive compared to R2 and R3 so there wouldn’t be a big market for them. If they had a own championship it could be different (RGT ERC).

Btw, it would intetersting to know which countries have a class or championship for GT cars and what kind of rules are in use.

[wildboar]

Lotus to launch new Exige-based rally car
I am not sure if this has been discussed here before, but Lotus is apparently making a new Exige as a rally car, to be presented at the Frankfurt car show in September:
Lotus to launch new Exige-based rally car | Secret New Cars | Car Magazine Online
"Lotus will homologate the 300 models necessary in time for launch in January 2012"

[focus206]

Lotus to launch new Exige-based rally car
I am not sure if this has been discussed here before, but Lotus is apparently making a new Exige as a rally car, to be presented at the Frankfurt car show in September:
Lotus to launch new Exige-based rally car | Secret New Cars | Car Magazine Online
"Lotus will homologate the 300 models necessary in time for launch in January 2012"

I posted it in another thread some time ago, I don't remember which one anyway.
Of course I would like an Exige rally car, but this rumors started in May, and until now it has been so quiet... can we trust it?