GTS? Firebird race car from 80's

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01-02-2014, 05:55 PM

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GTS? Firebird race car from 80's

Just got my IMSA newsletter and noticed this photo right away.
http://www.imsa.com/articles/eightie...gtp-prototypes

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01-03-2014, 07:10 AM

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Looks like it would have been GTO class according to the article.

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01-03-2014, 07:14 AM

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Then found this:
http://www.dysonracing.com/team/team...y_imsa_gto.php
Sounds like it wasn't a very good race car. Hopefully because of the builder, not our beloved Firebird!

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Re: GTS? Firebird race car from 80's

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Then found this:
http://www.dysonracing.com/team/team...y_imsa_gto.php
Sounds like it wasn't a very good race car. Hopefully because of the builder, not our beloved Firebird!

From the little article I thought it ended up being pretty good... Seeing that everything was custom on the car, it is kind of hard to compare, especially when they said the car was clearly outclassed.

Funny thing, I have a mold for the windshield for the 962 they have a pic of there...