Anyone with a good link to info on the Rolex gt nsx car being campained by hart.I tried in vain searching The official site and came up empty.I was hoping to see them at Fontana,but it seems they were out,after turning some 1:44 ,is that any good in class for that track?
Rolex gt info?
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John:
They only ran 16 laps. go to www.grand-am.com for results.
They only ran 16 laps. go to www.grand-am.com for results.
They've got a ways to go. The M3s ran high 1:37s in qualifying and low 1:38s in the race. The Porsches and Maserati were a second or so slower. The 1:44 qualifying and 1:47 race lap for the HART NSX is a bit off the pace.
Fontana seems to be a horsepower track and the NSX is at a disadvantage even before you consider the difference in team budgets.
Fontana seems to be a horsepower track and the NSX is at a disadvantage even before you consider the difference in team budgets.
I think the NSX, assuming HART comes back next year, will likely be somewhat more competitive under next years GT rules structure in the Rolex Series.
This year there were two categories, GT and SGS, next year there will only be GT. The GT class in 2005 will closely resemble the SGS class of 2004 in that the Porsche GT3 Cup Car will be the primary platform off of which the class is structured initially. (so much so that even the Porsche GT3RSR will only be allowed to race with the Cup Car suspension and drivetrain).
If you look at the HART NSX versus the front running SGS cars, thats probably a better picture of where the car will be next year (though you can expect the SGS cars to get marginally quicker as they'll be allowed a few additional modifications, mostly aero in nature).
Brian Bailey
This year there were two categories, GT and SGS, next year there will only be GT. The GT class in 2005 will closely resemble the SGS class of 2004 in that the Porsche GT3 Cup Car will be the primary platform off of which the class is structured initially. (so much so that even the Porsche GT3RSR will only be allowed to race with the Cup Car suspension and drivetrain).
If you look at the HART NSX versus the front running SGS cars, thats probably a better picture of where the car will be next year (though you can expect the SGS cars to get marginally quicker as they'll be allowed a few additional modifications, mostly aero in nature).
Brian Bailey
