Alfa Romeo GT

[TerryC]

I'd post it here rather than in the road car section. This car can never be homologated as a GT car right? Would you think it's nothing more than a standard saloon touring car with 2 doors?

[Truckosaurus]

I think the only thing stopping it being raced is Stefan Ratel's prejudice toward front wheel drive.

[SALEEN S7R]

Are front wheel drive cars banned from racing then? I wasnt aware of that, intresting...

[TerryC]

Originally posted by Guy Humpage
I think the only thing stopping it being raced is Stefan Ratel's prejudice toward front wheel drive.

Would you mind telling us the story behind this?

[Truckosaurus]

It's just that the fairly competitive VW Golf and (rwd) Renault Clio were no longer welcome in British GT when the SRO took over as they "weren't proper GT cars". I don't think FWD is specifically outlawed, you'd just not be allowed to race it.

[Kempi]

Well, considering the Golf or the Clio a GT is kind of a longshot, isn't it?

The Alfa GT would be a different story, though I'd be amazed if they got even half decent tirewear out of a FWD with ~450hp (N-GT trim).
FWD imho doesn't make sense once you get higher than the power we see in ETCC.

[MikeHoyer]

The Clio was quite a funky little car though, shame it's gone.

I'm sure it was listed in the program entries in the early season though...

Just checked, and it's in the Snetterton program.

[eddsc]

The Clio was allowed into British GTs - Front WD cars were specifically outlawed this year. Tony Soper was hoping to run his Alfa GTV... the Golf wasn't going to race anyway, then it couldn't.
MC