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DTM collaboration with Super GT collapses | Racecar Engineering
DTM collaboration with Super GT collapses
The much vaunted collaboration between Super GT has collapsed after a crunch meeting in Tokyo ended in acrimony. GTA the organisers of Super GT and ITR the DTM governing body had been working on a deal which would see the GT500 class run to the same technical rulebook as DTM.
However whilst the Japanese had agreed to utilise the DTM chassis design they wanted it to be made domestically, ITR insisted that the GT500 chassis should be identical to those used in DTM and be built in Germany and was reportedly angry at the suggestion of a Japanese chassis. The German delegation left the meeting and negotiations appear to have collapsed.
Another sticking point was the engine formula, currently GT500 uses 4.3 litre V8′s based on Formula Nippon engines (aside from Nissan which uses a production based unit), whilst DTM uses a four litre V8. In 2014 however GT500 will switch to a two litre turbo charged engine with hybrid drive alongside Formula Nippon which will also make the switch, whilst the performance of the cars would be similar ITR was not keen on the concept.
