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Aston Martin Racing schreef:Aston Martin Racing Unveils The DBR9 04 NOV 2004
Aston Martin Racing has unveiled the DBR9, which will spearhead the British marque?s return to international motor racing in 2005.
The car was shown to a selected audience for the first time on 4th November 2004 at Aston Martin?s headquarters at Gaydon in the UK. An intensive testing programme now follows for Aston Martin Racing prior to the DBR9?s debut race scheduled for the 12 hours of Sebring, Florida, in March 2005.
Aston Martin Racing will run two cars at Sebring and then move to Europe to prepare for the Le Mans 24 hours in June 2005. This will mark Aston Martin?s return to the race which was won outright in 1959 with Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby. In recognition of this, the DBR9 will follow the Le Mans-winning DBR1 and Works DB3S and carry the same green and yellow livery as the cars which dominated sports car racing in the late 1950s.
Aston Martin Racing will build 12 Works cars, which will be run by three Works teams in the major international GT series. A limited run of only 20 racing cars, prepared to the same specification, will also be built and made available to selected customers to race or keep in private collections.
The DBR9 GT racing car is based on the latest Aston Martin production sports car - the DB9 - but is significantly modified for competition use. The DB9?s bonded-aluminium body architecture is shared with the DBR9 and provides both with a lightweight rigid chassis. The race engine uses the same aluminium cylinder block and head as the DB9?s 450bhp 6-litre V12 unit, but with racing modification it is expected to produce in the region of 600bhp.
The DB9?s double wishbone suspension configuration is retained on the DBR9, but features up-rated components and a revised geometry for racing purposes. Formula One style carbon brakes are fitted front and rear and a competition, six-speed sequential gearbox is mounted at the rear axle.
The DBR9 was styled by Aston Martin Racing?s own design team who made extensive use of Computational Fluid Dynamics to optimise the aerodynamics before producing the final body surface. The panels are hand made from carbon-fibre composite, helping the car to meet its 1,100kg minimum weight and giving it a power to weight ratio of 550bhp per tonne - more than double that of the road car.
Dr Ulrich Bez, Chief Executive Officer of Aston Martin, said: ?We need to create heightened awareness for Aston Martin around the world and motor sport will allow us to do this.
?We took four years to find the ideal partner in David Richards and Prodrive and together have created Aston Martin Racing. The DBR9 is the first step in our return to motor sport and I know that our customers and enthusiasts alike are looking forward to seeing Aston Martin racing again at an international level in 2005.?
Holy Sh*t dat ding is mooi Die gele lijnen die achter overlopen in het groen en die vleugel en diffusor erop Doet me van de zijkant wat aan de Maranello race versie denken, ook al zo'n juweeltje.
En dat alles terwijl er een heleboel andere producenten uit vallen, moedig hoor
Beeldschoon! Ik ben alleen bang dat deze - van een bestaande straatauto afgeleide GT - het in 2005 zal moeten afleggen tegen purpose-built GT's als de Maserati MC12 ...
Maar ik verheug me nu al op Le Mans 2005
Mijn mond viel echt open toen ik hem zag, en ook heb ik er een buil achterop mijn hoofd van overgehouden (viel namelijk van mijn stoel ). Een zeer indrukwekkende wagen, alleen die luchthapper vooraan. Verschrikkelijk mooi, ben benieuwd om hem te zien rijden...live op SPA .
racen ermee 
Al lijkt ie wel veel op een kikker met die gele mond 
@lemansmodels
Zóóó mooi, dat mag toch hélemaal niet 
). Een zeer indrukwekkende wagen, alleen die luchthapper vooraan. Verschrikkelijk mooi, ben benieuwd om hem te zien rijden...live op SPA 
