Massive Entry For GT Cup Championship - article from Daily Sports Car.Com

Wed 07 Apr 2010

Pre-season estimates for the 2010 entry for the Bute Motorsport GT Cup Championship were somewhat modest and it's been quiet on the news front too from Marc Haynes' outfit.

 

 

It's with some surprise then that dsc stumbled across the season entry list for 2010, a list which includes no fewer than 48 cars.

 

 

38 of the cars on the list are believed to be full season entries with the remainder committed to up to 5 events each. 

 

 

The opening round at Silverstone 17/18 April is believed to currently feature between 41 and 44 entries to date.

 

 

The cars are grouped according to a power/ weight ratio formula.

 

 

Group 1: less than 0.35bhp/kg

6 Andy Ruhan Porsche 997 GT3 1
11 Fraser Robertson Porsche 996 RSR 1
14 Don Grice BMW E46 M3 1
16 Colin Simpson Marcos Mantis 1
17 Ian Hartley Ferrari 430 GTC 1
18 Gary Eastwood Ferrari 430 GTC 1
23 MTECH Nima Khandon Nia Ferrari 430 Challenge 1
31 Michael Symons BMW E46 1
33 ProTran Competition Paul Cope Venturi 400GTR 1
34 Jeff Leadley Ferrari 430 GTC 1
56 ISL Motorsport John Edwards Porsche 996 RSR 1
69 John Wilson TVR Cerbera 1
78 Danny Winstanley TVR Tuscan 1
87 Alex Martin Porsche 997 GT3 1
88 Leon Price Ferrari 430 GTC 1
89 Chris Randall Lotus Europa 1
99 Michael Saunders TVR Cerbera 1
TBC Apex Motorsport Jim Geddie Porsche 997 GT3 1
TBC Toby Tarrant-Willis Porsche GT3 R 1
TBC Will Goff Porsche 997 GT3 1
TBC Peter Cook Porsche 997 GT3 1

 

Group 2: less than 0.30bhp/kg

9 David Back Ferrari 360 2
10 Keith Webster BMW E36 2
13 Marco Pullen Ferrari 360 2
22 MTECH Jon Dhillon Ferrrari 360 GTC 2
25 Robert Koenig Porsche 996 GT3 2
27 Team Wireless Marc & Patrick Charlton Lotus Exige 2
37 Barclay Dougall BMW E46 2
49 Rupert Martin Porsche 996 2
57 Francis Galashan Porsche 996 Cup 2
77 ABG Motorsport Colin Mowle/Sam Mowle KTM X-Bow Clubsport 2
TBC Marcus Fothergill Porsche 996 GT3 2

 

Group 3: less than 0.25bhp/kg

7 Andrew Racing Tom Andrew KTM X-Bow Clubsport 3
8 David Botterill Porsche 944 Turbo 3
19 David Hathaway Ferrari 360 Chalenge 3
24 Doug Setters Lotus Exige 3
67 Mick Dwane Ferrari 360 Challenge 3
72 Sarah Bennett-Baggs BMW Z4 M Coupe 3
73 Dan Norris Jones Lotus Exige 3
42 Glenn Racing John Taylor Porsche 996 GT3 3
TBC Stuart Ratcliff Lotus Elise S1 3
TBC Adrian Watt BMW M3 3

 

Invitation Class

TBC Magic Racing Bjorn Gustavason Ginetta G50 Inv

 

Class TBC

15 Colin Broster Chevron GR8 TBC
35 CTR-Alfatune Chris Bentley Porsche 996 TBC
66 John Danby Racing David Fenn & Rob Fenn Honda NSX TBC
TBC James David Mcallister BMW M3 E46 Coupe TBC
TBC Jamie Martin BMW TBC TBC