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« Reply #75 on: October 29, 2011, 10:08:00 am » |
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So its official. AMR-1 has been binned, George Howard Chappell has resigned and AMR are building two new Vantage V8 GTEs to run as works cars in the PRO class in the WEC and ALMS.
Just glad we don't have to see that lemon out again.
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Dick Dasterdly was right
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« Reply #76 on: October 29, 2011, 11:40:28 am » |
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So its official. AMR-1 has been binned, George Howard Chappell has resigned and AMR are building two new Vantage V8 GTEs to run as works cars in the PRO class in the WEC and ALMS.
Just glad we don't have to see that lemon out again.
Hip Hip Horray, that is good news
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« Reply #77 on: October 30, 2011, 07:07:03 pm » |
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V8 = Noise = Good  |
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« Reply #78 on: October 30, 2011, 09:08:15 pm » |
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I thought the vantage gt was a V12.
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« Reply #79 on: October 30, 2011, 09:15:17 pm » |
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V12 = more noise = even Better
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« Reply #80 on: October 31, 2011, 03:30:32 pm » |
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I think the GT3 spec Vantage is V12 but the new GTE car will be based on the current V8??
Not sure, but thats the news I had.
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Dick Dasterdly was right
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« Reply #81 on: November 04, 2011, 12:32:57 pm » |
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So its official. AMR-1 has been binned, George Howard Chappell has resigned and AMR are building two new Vantage V8 GTEs to run as works cars in the PRO class in the WEC and ALMS.
Just glad we don't have to see that lemon out again.
Hip Hip Horray, that is good news I'm not sure I agree, George served AMR very well for over five years. I can see why he's gone following the AMR-1 fiasco, but still, credit where credit is due... |
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« Reply #82 on: November 04, 2011, 01:02:41 pm » |
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Don't take it the wrong way Andy, I'm with you on this. But George leaving AMR is a good thing. Not for AMR, but good for George.
GHC probably felt that AMR/Prodrive was holding him back. The AMR-(D)one showed that they had neither the funding or resourses to do a 'proper job'. The new WEC and increased manufacturer interest means that there should be plenty of opportunities over the next few years for a respected designer/engineer. It must be depressing to design something radical like the AMR-One and find there isn't the money to build it properly without compromise and develop it to acheive its full potential. By working for a big manufacturer with much higher levels of funding, GHC may be able to forfil not only his own potential, but also as someone I feel is a real racer with a true passion for Le Mans, his dream of an outright win.
I wish him the very best of luck.
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« Reply #83 on: June 08, 2012, 08:33:49 am » |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18173389The BBc have picked up on the troubled AMR-One. shame they have got the dates for this years race wrong. Or have messed up and should be there already?
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« Reply #84 on: June 08, 2012, 09:11:12 am » |
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As far as I can see they don't mention any dates.
They do say "When the annual motorsport marathon known as the Le Mans 24 Hours gets under way in France this weekend," Which is correct, it does all start this weekend, with scrutineering and the like.
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