First GS Dodge Viper GT Arrives In Aachen
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Aachen
Feb 19, 2007
Tired but feeling good GS Motorsport returned last weekend from Signes (France) located 1.100 km from Aachen. They picked up the first new GS Dodge Viper GT at Oreca. A pure GT Race car from the USA with 8,2 Litre capacity and more than 520 Bhp, it will be raced by GS Motorsport in 2007. There is still a lot of work to be done by the GS troops with only 6 weeks to go to until the first race (1st of April, BELCAR race at Zolder. “We have to disassemble the new GS Dodge Viper completely, rebuild it and paint it. The mechanicals will be adjusted and all parts will be checked to the smallest details. Only that way can we be sure to bring a competitive car to the start”, according to Georg Severich. GS Motorsport has planned an extensive race program for 2007 season.
“In the BELCAR (Belgium Championship) we will start with two GS Dodge Viper GT 3 and two Porsche 996 GT3. Also in the planning is to start a GS Dodge Viper GT3 in the new started German ADAC GT Masters. The decision about this will be taken after the test at March 1 “according Teammanager Wolfgang Koepp. Up until now we have 5 drivers contracted by GS Motorsport: Kenneth Heyer (D) and Mark J. Thomas (CDN) will drive the first GS Dodge Viper GT3. Michel de Coster (B) and Philippe Broodcooren (B) will drive the new build GS Porsche 996 GT3, and a second GS Porsche 996 GT3 will be driven by the Arvid Steinberg from Stolberg also in the BELCAR Championships, There is no confirmation yet of the second driver.
There also drivers negotiations going on for the second GS Dodge Viper.
The fact that GS Motorsport is doing a great job has been noted by factories. “A few days ago we got an inquiry to enter an English manufactured car in the ADAC GT Masters 2007”, said a proud Georg Severich.
