Thursday, June 07, 2007

44 Years Later:


Lambo Comes

I was there in 2005 when a Lamborghini Murciélago ran in ALMS. That car screamed. There's no other way to put it. It was pretty, it was too slow, but it was definitely distinctive. Now, 2007, three years after their 2004 factory racing debut, they are on top of the FIA GT heading into the non-championship Le Mans.

Race 1:

At Zhuhai, China, the #7 All-Inkl.com Murciélago took the win by 2.4 seconds over two close Corvettes.

Race 2:

At Silverstone the #7 took ninth. I wondered if their opening win was a lucky break.

Race 3:

On the street course through Bucarest, the #7 split a pair of Maserati MC12s to take second.

So the ACO has decided to run another Murciélago this year. They tried one last year but it didn't finish - if I remember right it broke out around hour eight or ten but I'm not sure. So which Lambo are they running?


The JLOC. The Japanese Lamborghini Owner's Club. It took Suzuka in 2006 Super GT. They raced successfully in the single marque Lambo series in the late 90s. I'm excited to see how well they do this year. Hopefully they'll last. I hope the All-Inkl.com #7 will get an invite next year.

Why an entire post on Lambo? Because this year the GT1 class is dull: five Corvettes, six Aston Martins, two Saleens, a single Ferrari, and a single Lamborghini. A little heavy on the British and American cars - all but two. With Maserati doing so well in FIA GT, taking the championship last year and close behind Lambo this year, it would be nice to see more Italian Marques on the track. Sure, we have five Ferraris in GT2, but come on, they rule that class right now. Plus, I like black cars. I like fast black cars. I want more Lamborghini in racing.

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