Some more AMR family news of this week!
With Aston Martin Racing’s American Customer and Partner teams already underway in IMSA and soon to be underway this weekend with the start of the SRO’s GT World Challenge, GT America and GT4 America Series from Sonoma, this week has also seen some of the first pre-season testing take place across Europe as series closer to home look to kick start their season.
Straight off the back of their double – double header in the Asian Le Mans Series at Dubai and Yas Marina has had the Garage 59 team conduct a one car – two-day test at Monza this week ahead of their expected confirmation within this season’s GT World Challenge Europe Series that starts at the Italian circuit in mid-April.
The decision to fly one car back from the Middle East and into Italy alongside many of the team and drivers after their exploits in the ALMS saw sense to many within rather than have everyone ‘stagnate’ at an airport hotel for ten days at this crucial part of pre-season.
We know that Valentin Hasse-Clot was one of the attending drivers in their available AMR Vantage GT3 after some superb shots from Drew Gibson were posted on-line but that is all we do know for sure as the team look to finalise line ups in various series for the coming season. From what one insider within the team was prepared to reveal, their now obvious omission from the GT world Challenge Series will be countered with potentially multiple cars in multiple series and events across Europe as their GT3 was co tested alongside their Vantage GT8R.
Closer to home today in the UK saw both the new Century Motorsport and Feathers Motorsport teams test their new AMR Vantage GT4’s at Donington Park today ahead of their full season entry into the GT Cup Championship.
David Holloway and Adam Hatfield took their brand new and as yet unliveried GT4 out for its first test miles at a damp and chilly looking Donington circuit whilst James Guess and Darren Turner turned their first real laps together in the colourful Feathers Car.
With the change of dates for the 2021 Le Mans 24Hr firmly in the news this week, it was only fitting that AMR Factory driver Ross Gunn posted images of him shaking down at least one of the AMR Vantage GTE’s that are scheduled to take part in either the World Endurance Championship or European Le Mans Series this year.
Finally, we welcome new AMR teams Ian Lacey Racing, GMG Racing, WR Racing, Heart of Racing (GT4) and Dexter Racing to the extended #TeamAMR collective as they prepare for their first races in their Aston Martin's this weekend at Sonoma. The best of luck to them and Notlad Racing and BSport Racing in California.
WR Racing
GMG Racing
Dexter Racing
Heart of Racing
Ian Lacey Racing
Apart from that – nothing much has happened!!
Photo credits - Drew Gibson / team and driver social media
Thursday, March 04, 2021 |
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Holloway and Johnson swap to the latest AMR GT4 for 2019 GT Cup
One lot of news coming from last weekend's Autosport Show was confirmation of the first 2019 specification Aston Martin Racing V8 Vantage GT4 to run within the national GT Cup Championship.
Championship returnees David Holloway and Piers Johnson confirmed at the weekend that they would be swapping their Ginetta G55 GT4 car for a brand new turbo charged Vantage GT4 to spearhead their 2019 assault on primarily the GTH Class title but also the Overall title just like what Whitebridge AMR drivers Chris Murphy and Adam Hatfield achieved in 2018.
We understand that their new car will again be prepared for by them by Nathan Freke's Century Motorsport team (same as who the duo raced with in their Ginetta last year) for this year's revised seven event - 28 race format. We understand that the team expect to receive their car just before the start of the season in mid April such is the present demand for the latest line of AMR race cars.
Reigning Champion Chris Murphy has already confirmed that he will also return to defend his crown but this time as a solo driver aboard one of his Whitebridge AMR's Vantage GT4's. We do not presently know whether he will also be upgrading to the latest AMR platform or not.
Photo credits - AMR / GT Cup
Monday, January 14, 2019 |
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