Ferrari 550 GT Prodrive

[Ferrer]

Originally Posted by EL Nino

When is the 599 GTC?

There aren't even rumour or prototypes seen of it. I assume it's either a) too new or b) they prefer the Maserati MC12 to have more success.

[RacingManiac]

Originally Posted by EL Nino

When is the 599 GTC?

The car is still new, 550 didn't start racing until late 90s. Though Ferrari probably will do it faster to capitalize on the recent success with the 430 GTC. Besides, MC12 was more or less of a lesson learned for Ferrari since you can't really use it properly as it was designed.....

[carreragt10]

Ferrari 550 GT Prodrive #10

Ferrari 550 JGTC 2004-2005

[cmcpokey]

i havent seen that before.... but i really like it.

[RacingManiac]

that car must've got its ass handed to it in JGTC.....Considering JGTC cars are now as fast as a LMP1 car from 2001, a GTS based car aren't gonna do to well against that...

[The_Canuck]

Originally Posted by RacingManiac

that car must've got its ass handed to it in JGTC.....Considering JGTC cars are now as fast as a LMP1 car from 2001, a GTS based car aren't gonna do to well against that...

Im sure it was modified to specs...

[RacingManiac]

Originally Posted by The_Canuck

Im sure it was modified to specs...

A "modified to spec" Maserati MC12, a car that is believed by FIA, ACO to be a much more purpose built GT racer was tested by Kondo racing before 2006 season on the Super GT spec rubber, the car matched the laptime in europe for the 1998 spec Mercedes CLK-GTR(a GT1 car that weighs 200kg less), but when tested against GT500 cars around Suzuka it was 4 sec a lap slower....

Kondo subsequently gave up the idea of racing an MC12 and instead went with GT500 Z I believe.....

Super GT/JGTC is the ultimate evolution of the original GT1 concept, and for all intents and purpose are prototypes in GT shell, Europe/ACO style GT cars are not going to be competitive until someone decide to spend as much money as the manufacturers in Japan are....

[EL Nino]

Ugly! I don't like those pics!

[LeonOfTheDead]

Originally Posted by RacingManiac

Super GT/JGTC is the ultimate evolution of the original GT1 concept, and for all intents and purpose are prototypes in GT shell, Europe/ACO style GT cars are not going to be competitive until someone decide to spend as much money as the manufacturers in Japan are....

i think it is not a problem of money, simply we are speaking of different cars, as you said, jgtc cars are prototypes, while european-rest of the world gt cars are derived from a production version, even if it is a maserati mc12 with a run of 50 cars. you cannot use one of the gt cars in that championship, it has to be a purpose-built car, like the new gt-r 500, which is no more a gt-r.

[The_Canuck]

Originally Posted by RacingManiac

Super GT/JGTC is the ultimate evolution of the original GT1 concept, and for all intents and purpose are prototypes in GT shell, Europe/ACO style GT cars are not going to be competitive until someone decide to spend as much money as the manufacturers in Japan are....

I meant modified to spec as in modified to be competitive, the body looks different from the GT car and may well have been converted to a JGTC style car...

[adamfraser]

Great pictures, Applying for a Prodrive apprenticeship later this year.

[Genfe]

Great pictures anyone have some of the engine or the cockpit