What is Aston Martin up to? - Page 22

Canada ALMS fan · 3 Dec 2008, 06:30 (Ref:2346101)

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Originally Posted by TWK

Murphy now says that AM is going LMP at Le Mans for the 40th anniversary of its last win. That's a reversal for the Bear, based on new information.

This and the GT2 Aston for the ALMS are the best news I've heard in a while. Is Dale White involved in the GT2 effort with one of Lord Drayson's Vantage GT2's left behind? I assume the Fux owned Bell DBR9 has seen its' last track. This is my first post on Ten Tenths but I've been visiting for over a year. The content and the members on here are excellent and extremely informative.

Aslak Vind · 3 Dec 2008, 08:10 (Ref:2346129)

Wellcome Canada ALMS fan

CTD · 3 Dec 2008, 08:29 (Ref:2346137)

Welcome, hope you will have a good time, on the greatest forum in the world

Tim the Grey · 3 Dec 2008, 11:36 (Ref:2346300)

Good news that AMR still have a budget. The 600 headcount reduction doesn't include all the CONTRACT staff they have taken on over there, you know. This could be nearer 1500 jobs going.

It should make my commute easier, anyway. I get stuck, crossing the flow to AM and JLR, every morning!

mattcat · 3 Dec 2008, 16:21 (Ref:2346478)

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Originally Posted by deggis

For lazy people (and important enough to be quoted anyway):

Err, have I lost my mind, or has the selection that you quoted in your post been removed from the entry that you linked to? All I see about AM is where he states that one is possible for ALMS GT2...

deggis · 3 Dec 2008, 16:41 (Ref:2346492)

Umm... correct, it is removed.

airbusA346 · 3 Dec 2008, 16:53 (Ref:2346508)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canada ALMS fan

This and the GT2 Aston for the ALMS are the best news I've heard in a while. Is Dale White involved in the GT2 effort with one of Lord Drayson's Vantage GT2's left behind? I assume the Fux owned Bell DBR9 has seen its' last track. This is my first post on Ten Tenths but I've been visiting for over a year. The content and the members on here are excellent and extremely informative.

I thought Barwell were bring both Vantage GT2's back over to Europe, because they want to get two entries in the LMS?

Tom.

GTfour · 3 Dec 2008, 16:54 (Ref:2346510)

So no AMR LMP1 it seams...

mattcat · 3 Dec 2008, 16:57 (Ref:2346513)

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Originally Posted by deggis

Umm... correct, it is removed.

Let's hope that its removal was an error and not a bad sign...

deggis · 3 Dec 2008, 17:06 (Ref:2346522)

Whole paragraph about Aston LMP is removed and also the last paragraph about GT2 is slightly altered, now it says "There may even be an Aston Martin", previously it said "...Aston Martin, but it may be one less of something else" if I remember correctly.

Sadly doesn't look like an error... Bear had misunderstood?

SALEEN S7R · 3 Dec 2008, 17:11 (Ref:2346527)

So your saying there might be a works Aston LMP1 in the pipe line still?

JAG · 3 Dec 2008, 17:27 (Ref:2346539)

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Originally Posted by SALEEN S7R

So your saying there might be a works Aston LMP1 in the pipe line still?

How 'works' was Charouz, once the initial design was completed. Who funded this and the day to day running of the team?

For example, could a Lola customer buy/lease an engine from Aston Martin, just as they would from Judd/AER

SebringMG · 3 Dec 2008, 17:30 (Ref:2346542)

That is the impression i got from the EI article on the Speedy run Lola-Aston (the ex-Charouz #1 car) - implied they would get support from Aston, probably on similar terms to Judd would supply an engine.

HORNDAWG · 3 Dec 2008, 17:38 (Ref:2346552)

Quote:

Originally Posted by deggis

Whole paragraph about Aston LMP is removed and also the last paragraph about GT2 is slightly altered, now it says "There may even be an Aston Martin", previously it said "...Aston Martin, but it may be one less of something else" if I remember correctly.

Sadly doesn't look like an error... Bear had misunderstood?

Yeah, a little queer, that, ehh?

Somebody didn't like the smell of that scat!

L.P.

The Badger · 4 Dec 2008, 01:37 (Ref:2346967)

If there would be an LMP1 Aston , I presume it would be built by Lola ?

Will Aston Martin/Prodrive keep up engine development for Sebah ?

The Badger · 4 Dec 2008, 01:40 (Ref:2346969)

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Originally Posted by deggis

Umm... correct, it is removed.

That TWiKen bear is stirrin up some hot poop now !!!

deggis · 4 Dec 2008, 23:19 (Ref:2347685)

What Bear did is puzzling. Would be quite odd mistake for him... so I'd like to believe someone really spilled the beans.

The Badger · 4 Dec 2008, 23:55 (Ref:2347698)

He is staying strangly quite to this question ..... avoiding it , it seems !!!

TWK · 6 Dec 2008, 02:25 (Ref:2348593)

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Originally Posted by The Badger

He is staying strangly quite to this question ..... avoiding it , it seems !!!

Did you mean, "quiet"?

The Badger · 6 Dec 2008, 02:28 (Ref:2348594)

Yes ..... and your still quite !!!

deggis · 8 Dec 2008, 13:35 (Ref:2350267)

Some sites such as f1-live are speculating that David Richards is eyeing F1 again, and one of the candidates to buy Honda F1. I wonder is there really any proof for this (Nick Fry said all three parties were "foreign", Richards wouldn't be foreign) other than Richards and Prodrive was previously eyeing F1...

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...06151824.shtml

If Prodrive would go F1, that would surely mean the end of LMP plans. I'd hate that.

WMUCarGuy · 8 Dec 2008, 16:55 (Ref:2350361)

If Astons LMP1 plans are back on, does that mean we should expect the final epic GT1 battle to not happen?

gustavobamba · 8 Dec 2008, 17:29 (Ref:2350384)

In my opinion, with regard to Prodrive, everything will depend on Max Mosley.
David Richards will certainly want to get into F1 but will wait up to ask him to "please" to enter the F1. Rumors point to another exit, and then when things have these complicated Mosley will be less demanding and then maybe Prodrive enter in F1 .

If this happens IMO,Aston Martin LMP 1 does not go ahead.
There are dificult day´s ahead but ENDURANCE will survive, and will be stroger in near future, so I hope.

fish88 · 8 Dec 2008, 19:45 (Ref:2350449)

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Originally Posted by WMUCarGuy

If Astons LMP1 plans are back on, does that mean we should expect the final epic GT1 battle to not happen?

I rather see Aston in GT1 IMO, the GT1 battles are the best at Le Mans since Corvette vs Prodrive, no other class can tip on it IMO.

deggis · 8 Dec 2008, 22:07 (Ref:2350533)

I'm not a subscriber but there's this at DSC:

"News Coming Of A Significant Le Mans Programme
For Aston Martin With Gulf Backing"

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