Aston Martin DBR9 & Dave Price

[Nordic]

http://www.astonmartinracing.com/

Here are some details of the new Aston GT car.
Aston + Prodrive, could be good.

http://www.astonmartinracing.com/press_140704.htm

http://www.astonmartinracing.com/images/AMlarge.jpg

[rcutler]

The GTR looks a hell of a lot better than the standard DB9 but i doubt they will ever think of selling it will they!!!

[Dan Lowe]

The GTR looks a hell of a lot better than the standard DB9 but i doubt they will ever think of selling it will they!!!

If it's in the GT class they'll have to won't they??

[rcutler]

I think the chassis and engines have be ALMOST the same. I have never seen a Prodrive Ferrari on the road!

[Dan Lowe]

The Prodrive ferrari is a GTS car not a GT which the Aston will be unless i'm very much mistaken

[Dan Lowe]

I may be very much mistaken  

I hope it is a GTS car   but could have sworn it was going to be a GT  

[tink]

if you read the press release rather than just look at the pretty pictures it says:

Aston Martin Racing will also make a very limited number of DBR9 racing cars available to selected customers. These cars will be prepared to the same specification as the Works cars.

so i guess they are selling it

[Nordic]

The picture is an impression of what the road version could look like, note road wheels, no roll bars, comfy seats etc.

For a picture of the real racer we may have to wait a bit longer.

[Nordic]

A bit more info on this project.

While the concept is well advanced the car may not. Ford are not allowing Aston Martin to put any money into the project (odd when you consider the wheelbarrows full that Jaguar have for F1).

So unless Prodrive have set up a deal in the same way the original 550 was funded via Mr Luc or funded by a title sponsor, not easy these days in GT's, the car may remain a pretty picture.

Some people believe that the press release was an attempt to force peoples hand.

Should the car make it to the track, in 2005 the car will out of the Prodrive team in selected LMES & ALMs race's including LM.

After that the european team is most likely to be Dave Price Racing.

[gibberish]

This link should set the record straight:

http://www.astonmartin.com/news/news_item.asp?NewsID=37

[Robbo SPS]

I spoke to the Marketing Manager for Pro Drive at Farnborough.

He told me 10 cars will be built , 2 works, 1 test, 7 customer spec.

The car is in pieces , but should be in some form of shape in a few months.

I have been offered a factory visit, and will take him up on the offer , in a few months.

It is going to happen.

[chrisbeatty]

Crash.Net have just released piccys of the Aston DBR9.

Can't wait to see them knock those Corvettes & Ferraris for six.

In other semi-related news apparently Brundle & Blundell are talking about racing together back at LM, hopefully in one of these with Herbert maybe? Just to prove old men can drive quickly?

http://www.crash.net/uk/en/news_view.asp?cid=28&nid=102299
http://www.crash.net/uk/en/news_view.asp?cid=28&nid=102297

[pretzel]

I spoke to the Marketing Manager for Pro Drive at Farnborough.

He told me 10 cars will be built , 2 works, 1 test, 7 customer spec.

The car is in pieces , but should be in some form of shape in a few months.

I have been offered a factory visit, and will take him up on the offer , in a few months.

It is going to happen.

Robbo, please take your camera, if allowed!!

[Nordic]

Dave Price Looks certain to be involved in 2006 in a team creared by himself , Blundell & Brundell

Sounds good.

http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=31518

[powermite]

and a photo of the unveiling