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aston is indeed coming back with the DB9GT next year, and mazda was supposed to return, but i think thats unlikely now.
ford will slowly return to sportscars now that they have money freed up by Jag quitting F1. for instance they are running a factory Mustang team in Grand-Am Cup next year, but whether or not the ford name will return to elite sportscar competition remains to be seen. the dark cloud of nascar clouds their vision in North America, and the only ford brand i could see coming to sportscars would be jaguar. due to the re-focusing of jaguar that is going on, i wouldn't expect to see a Jaguar effort in sportscars until at least 2008-09.
i just don't think ACO sportscar racing fits the ford badge right now, they are concentrating on selling family cars, pickup trucks, and mustangs. i wouldnt expect the ford name to return to sportscars until someone who is passionate about sportscars gets in a position to make motorsport decisions for the company.
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