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Old 12-24-2013, 08:52 AM
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This is a GT race at Monza last year. 60+ real expensive cars at the start. Kinda looks like the start of a NASA race, but with less carnage.

Old 12-24-2013, 09:39 AM
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Really expensive !! The cost of the base car before race mods would buy my C5, truck and trailer and pay all costs for about 10 years. Some folks just play with more zeros on their income statements.
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good lord how many cars in the field, nuts, would be great to see racing of that high end in amateur racing someday.
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Ive watched that racing and I wish they could get some Vipers, Vettes and Ford Gt's in there. Cool to see those cars though!
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I watched the whole race and it was fantastic. The ending was as good as any race I've ever seen.
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Yeah, it is a model that all other pro series should follow - having the completed races available for free to watch whenever. Aussie V8 supercar races are (at least were) available as well.
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Default Corvette GT3s in Europe

If you have Speed 2, the ADAC GT Masters have several Callaway Corvette GT3 cars running along with Ford GTs, Porsche 911s, Mercedes SLSs and Audi R8s. Only unfortunate part is the races are only an hour long. Still really fun to watch GT3 cars battle it out.

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