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Porsche GT3 Cup Eastern Europe - Serres
The sound of the BMWs were one of the things that
surprised us the most, the ground literally shook when they pulled out
of the pits, they sounded even more powerful than the Porsches at idle
- 997 GT3 Cup cars in paddock after race 1. Damage can be seen on the
first car
There was one 996 GT3 in attendance and this car was
much louder than the newer 997 cars.
- By far the loudest Porsche GT3 racing, the 996 was louder and better
sounding than the newer cars!
Pirelli were in attendance for tyre fitting and tyre
supply
There was also a Civic Type-R race which had about
18cars participating, lots of contact and spins but all cars made it to
the end but with at least one of the cars losing fourth gear during the
race.
- Another shot of the cars in the pit after the first race
As for lap times the cars were doing at Serres. The
air temperature was around 18C, we didn't measure track temperature or
humidity
Serres Lap Time GT3 Cup: 1.27
Serres Lap Time WTCC BMW: 1.31
Serres Lap Time Civic Type-R: 1.37
Serres Lap Time Fiat Marea: 1.48
Although the even was quite badly organised from a
spectators point of view, for example there was no information as to the
schedule for the day, the fact that you could get up close and personal
cars more than made up for it.
- Honda Civic Type-R which was racing in the same race as the GT3s
We doubt that you can get such open access, for
example, being able to watch the mechanics repair the cars in between
races anywhere else and the sound and smells of the cars didn't let
anyone down. We don't know of a nicer sounding race car than a Porsche,
absolutely awesome.
If you get the chance to check the championship out,
it's well worth it, we for sure will be there next year.
- Spare 997 GT3 in pits, used for spares when one of the other cars were
damaged in the first race. Car is raised on integral air jacks in photo
- Rear brake setup on a 997 GT3 race car
- Race 2 winning GT3 in pits after first race
- Another shot of the cars in the pits after Race 1
- The spare car in the pits up on its air jacks
- Routine repairs between race 1 and race 1, hood is up
- A 997 GT3 parked up on its own at the end of the pit lane
- Another photo of the same 997
- The engine bay of a 997 GT3 Cup race car
Thank you to
Street & Circuit in Greece for supplying this article. Check them
out for your track day parts
If your interested in competing or watching the
GT3 Cup Challenge Eastern
Europe visit the official website here
Here is the official review of the
2010 Serres round of the GT3 Cup Challenge
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