More on the Gulf Racing purchase
From: http://www.planetlemans.com/2011/08/17/gulf-racing-purchases-mclaren-mp4-12c-gt3/
Gulf Racing Purchases McLaren MP4-12C GT3
BY MARCEL TEN CAAT ⋅ AUGUST 17, 2011
Gulf Racing is delighted to announce it has been selected by McLaren GT as one of the teams to champion its McLaren MP4-12C GT3 in its first full year of competition. The UAE-based team has secured two of the exciting new-generation GT3 cars to race in 2012.
The tight-knit, David Price-run unit – operated on behalf of team owners Frédéric Fatien, Roald Goethe, Jean-Pierre Valentini and Mike Wainwright – has been competing in the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup in the GTE-Am category. Using the official entry of ‘Gulf AMR Middle East’, it will continue to use its Aston Martin Vantage for the remainder of the season.
Team co-Owner Mike Wainwright explains the decision to campaign the McLaren marque for 2012. “One only has to look at the heritage of the McLaren MP4-12C to see what a superb racing car it promises to be. Our Team Manager, David Price, worked with McLaren in the era of the F1 GTR and knows first-hand what the company is capable of in terms of production, support and technology. We are convinced this is the right path for us to take to allow us to fully enjoy our racing – which, don’t forget, we do for leisure and pleasure and not as a profession. McLaren GT assures its teams of a race car that will be high quality, reliable and drivable and that sounded perfect for us.”
One of Mike Wainwright’s fellow team owners, Roald Goethe, believes the addition of the McLaren MP4-12C cars to its growing stable of GT machinery, beckons the dawning of a new age for Gulf Racing. “We haven’t yet finalised our plans for 2012 but, looking at what’s available in GT3 , such as the FIA GT3 Championship and the Blancpain Endurance Series, as well as stand-alone events such as the Dubai 24 Hours, there is plenty of choice for a team such as ours. There is no reason Gulf Racing wouldn’t run the McLarens in one series and, say, the Aston Martin Vantage we are using this year, in another. There is still much to be discussed and finalised.”
Gulf Racing’s next on-track appearance will be at the Silverstone 6 Hours in the UK on 11th September.
From: http://www.planetlemans.com/2011/08/17/gulf-racing-purchases-mclaren-mp4-12c-gt3/
Gulf Racing Purchases McLaren MP4-12C GT3
BY MARCEL TEN CAAT ⋅ AUGUST 17, 2011
Gulf Racing is delighted to announce it has been selected by McLaren GT as one of the teams to champion its McLaren MP4-12C GT3 in its first full year of competition. The UAE-based team has secured two of the exciting new-generation GT3 cars to race in 2012.
The tight-knit, David Price-run unit – operated on behalf of team owners Frédéric Fatien, Roald Goethe, Jean-Pierre Valentini and Mike Wainwright – has been competing in the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup in the GTE-Am category. Using the official entry of ‘Gulf AMR Middle East’, it will continue to use its Aston Martin Vantage for the remainder of the season.
Team co-Owner Mike Wainwright explains the decision to campaign the McLaren marque for 2012. “One only has to look at the heritage of the McLaren MP4-12C to see what a superb racing car it promises to be. Our Team Manager, David Price, worked with McLaren in the era of the F1 GTR and knows first-hand what the company is capable of in terms of production, support and technology. We are convinced this is the right path for us to take to allow us to fully enjoy our racing – which, don’t forget, we do for leisure and pleasure and not as a profession. McLaren GT assures its teams of a race car that will be high quality, reliable and drivable and that sounded perfect for us.”
One of Mike Wainwright’s fellow team owners, Roald Goethe, believes the addition of the McLaren MP4-12C cars to its growing stable of GT machinery, beckons the dawning of a new age for Gulf Racing. “We haven’t yet finalised our plans for 2012 but, looking at what’s available in GT3 , such as the FIA GT3 Championship and the Blancpain Endurance Series, as well as stand-alone events such as the Dubai 24 Hours, there is plenty of choice for a team such as ours. There is no reason Gulf Racing wouldn’t run the McLarens in one series and, say, the Aston Martin Vantage we are using this year, in another. There is still much to be discussed and finalised.”
Gulf Racing’s next on-track appearance will be at the Silverstone 6 Hours in the UK on 11th September.
