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Originally posted by PanozGTLM View Post
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It was weird to see the Abruzzi not be able to make the turn coming into the pits, but then the Esperante has a fairly wide turning radius too. It was great to see it on the track, and I think it did quite well. It came in 17th out of 31 entrants and ninth among the GT cars. It did better than some pretty good car driver combo's, and IT FINISHED THE RACE. I am hoping that it will be running at the ALMS race at Road America in August. If so, my Esperante will be making the trip to see the race.2006 Panoz Esperante GTLM, 1958 Austin-Healey "Bugeye" Sprite, 1967 Iso Grifo, 1969 Morris Mini Cooper S, 1974 Jensen Healey, 1981 Citroen 2CV6 Charleston, 1991 Lotus Elan, 2002 Mercedes Benz G500, 2004 Lotus Esprit, 2014 Jaguar F-Type, 2012 Audi Q7 TDI (the tow vehicle)
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Originally posted by 2006GTLM View PostIt was weird to see the Abruzzi not be able to make the turn coming into the pits, but then the Esperante has a fairly wide turning radius too. It was great to see it on the track, and I think it did quite well. It came in 17th out of 31 entrants and ninth among the GT cars. It did better than some pretty good car driver combo's, and IT FINISHED THE RACE. I am hoping that it will be running at the ALMS race at Road America in August. If so, my Esperante will be making the trip to see the race.
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Originally posted by 2006GTLM View PostIt was weird to see the Abruzzi not be able to make the turn coming into the pits, but then the Esperante has a fairly wide turning radius too. It was great to see it on the track, and I think it did quite well. It came in 17th out of 31 entrants and ninth among the GT cars. It did better than some pretty good car driver combo's, and IT FINISHED THE RACE. I am hoping that it will be running at the ALMS race at Road America in August. If so, my Esperante will be making the trip to see the race.Last edited by Rarity; 07-27-2011, 04:25 PM.
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I hate to be the barer of bad news, but I have it from a very reliable source that following Mosport, the Abruzzi program has been completely canceled. There will be no road cars, and the only way the race car sees the light of day again is if the ALMS completely breaks away from the ACO.
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Disappointing but not surprising news. I had a friend of mine who has a good relationship with one of the few remaining factory guys talk to him about setting up a tour for a small group in October. He was told that there was very little going on in the factory, and not much to see. A couple of outside projects and that's it. No Abruzzi construction. Well, at least our cars are all the more rare and exclusive. They may be hitting Don's tolerance for tossing more money at what apparently was a very expensive hobby.2006 Panoz Esperante GTLM, 1958 Austin-Healey "Bugeye" Sprite, 1967 Iso Grifo, 1969 Morris Mini Cooper S, 1974 Jensen Healey, 1981 Citroen 2CV6 Charleston, 1991 Lotus Elan, 2002 Mercedes Benz G500, 2004 Lotus Esprit, 2014 Jaguar F-Type, 2012 Audi Q7 TDI (the tow vehicle)
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Originally posted by WMUCarGuy View PostI hate to be the barer of bad news, but I have it from a very reliable source that following Mosport, the Abruzzi program has been completely canceled. There will be no road cars, and the only way the race car sees the light of day again is if the ALMS completely breaks away from the ACO.
BTW, I was also quite surprised to see that the Don had sold off Mosport Raceway. Does anyone know if there is a "garage sale" (so to speak,) going on in Hoschton as well?
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