NEW CAMARO GT4 COULD RACE IN BRITISH GT WITH V 8 RACING
Dutch team V8 Racing will be the first squad in Europe to run the new Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R machines, and they could make selected appearances in British GT next year.
The V8 Racing team will take delivery of two of the 6.2-litre V8-powered machines at Christmas. The new cars are built by works Corvette constructor Pratt & Miller – the same faction that builds the firm’s Le Mans 24 Hours challengers.
Two cars will run in the full GT4 European Series, with one driver pairing signed already. Next year will mark V8 Racing’s return to competition after a devastating fire destroyed its HQ along with several of the team’s race cars in 2016.
Team head Rick Abresch said: “We’ve already signed one extremely strong line-up and are closing on a competitive duo for the second car. As things go, we’re looking at a strong comeback to racing.
“We have a long and successful history with Pratt & Miller and we couldn’t be happier to be the first team in Europe to run the Camaros.”
Team manager Francesco Pastorelli also added that he was keen to use the cars in a variety of championships, including British GT. V8 Racing is a regular guest entry into the series’ flagship three-hour Silverstone 500 round.
“It would be good to take this car to as many different series as we can,” added Pastorelli.