Bentley Continental GT3 race car to debut at Goodwood

Will feature a twin-turbo V8

Bentley has announced plans to introduce the Continental GT3 race car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Previewed by a concept at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, the production model promises to demonstrate the "performance potential that lies embedded in the DNA of every Continental GT."

The company didn't have much to say about the car but previously confirmed it has a double wishbone suspension, competition brakes and four-way adjustable dampers. We can also expect a roll cage, a carbon fiber racing seat and a "meticulously stitched" steering wheel.

Motivation will be provided by a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 engine that is connected to a six-speed sequential racing transmission which sends power to the rear wheels. Performance specifications were not released but the race car will be more than a 1000 kg (2205 lbs) lighter than the road-going model.

The Continental GT3 will be shown alongside the Continental GT Speed Coupe, the Continental GT Speed Convertible, the Flying Spur and the Le Mans-winning Speed 8.

Source: Bentley

via Worldcarfans

Noriyuki Haga would like to race again in World Superbikes

Noriyuki Haga returned to racing action last weekend as a wildcard in the Imola round of the World Superbike championship.

The legendary #41, who only had one day of testing at Mugello (on an unknown bike and with the 17in Pirelli tires) before heading to the Imola circuit, where he took two 15th place finishes and picked up two points during the round.

Apparently the 38-year old NitroNori misses the excitement of racing as he told British website crash.net that he would like to race again, and that would be talking with Andrea Grillini again to see if there could be any further opportunities for him.

“At the moment [there is] no other agreement yet [but] after the race weekend we will meet with the team for deciding any future opportunity,” said Haga.

Haga has already flown to Japan - and is now at Suzuka for first of a two day test with Yukio Kagayama and Kevin Schwantz to prepare for the Suzuka 8 Hours.

The Kagayama team is currently third on the timesheets, and about six tenths adrift of Yoshimura Suzuki Racing Team with Nobuatsu Aoki and Takuya Tsuda, and behind the MuSASHi RT HARC-PRO Honda team that is fielding Takumi Takahashi and Leon Haslam, before a heavy rain shower hindered some of the action.

from Twowheelsblog

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