Cerbera V8 Racing 2012
Cerbera V8 Racing 2012
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itsallyellow

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3,848 posts

244 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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2012 will see cerbera V8 Racing with the support of TVR Power entering the GT Cup championship.

For 2012 GT Cup have introduced a new faster class 1 to allow the likes of the Ferrari 458, vipers and Lambo’s back into the series. The old class one with the Ferrari F430’s and Porsche 996’s will become class 2. We will be stepping up into this new faster class with the Cerbera. It’s going to be both exciting and very challenging racing against these quicker cars…. The most exciting part for me is to be able to run the car at its maximum potential, no ballast, maximum power and as light as we can possibly make it! To keep pace with the Ferrari 458 I believe we will need to find approximately 2 seconds a lap over last years pace, sounds like too much but with all the ballast we had to run last year removed and the tweaking we will be doing over the winter it could be possible! After all it’s always nice to be faced with a challenge!

The format for GT Cup will remain very similar but with an extra race at each meeting. There will be 8 meetings across the country consisting of three 25 minute races. The information on the championship and the race dates and venues can be found at www.gtcup.co.uk

It promises to be a very exciting year and I have to thank TVR Power for their support. Racing against this calibre of car will be very difficult but I believe we have the tools and support to do it, either way we will give it a good go!

I will keep you all updated on the run up to the season and please remember you can follow us on Facebook @ cerberav8racing and our website www.cerberav8racing.co.uk There will be lots to do over the next few months with testing and preparing the car. We also plan to do a pre season passenger day at Brands hatch.


Cant wait!!!!

Mike

Tomej

149 posts

176 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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Thanks Mike,

Looks like I'll be booking a few trips to get the kids interested.

Will hopefully see a few of you there.

FarmyardPants

4,318 posts

242 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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Wow, that sounds great for you (as in the challenge) and for TVR fans everywhere. Great to have Power on board. With no ballast and newer tyres who knows? Will you be doing anything with the 4.7 performance-wise? I'll have to try and get along to watch some of these. Should be very exciting to be let off the leash as it were wrt ballast being added for being too quick. Promising to be a very exciting year, the very best of luck to you Mike and team thumbup

gruffalo

8,102 posts

250 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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June Brands dates already booked with SWMBO, see you there.woohoo

robsco

7,875 posts

200 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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Congratulations Mike. The fact that the old Cerbera will be mixing it with the likes of 458s et al this year is something you, and all TVR owners and fans, should be proud of.

Greeny

1,423 posts

283 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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looking forward to attending some of the races, but no Spa this year!;-(

Brummmie

5,284 posts

245 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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Good luck!
Be nice if you stuff it up the hoorays smile

What gearbox will you use?

itsallyellow

Original Poster:

3,848 posts

244 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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Thanks guys will be looking forward to seeing you at the tracks! No spa this year which is a shame.

Brummie were still using the standard ratio T5.

Mike

Gazzab

21,583 posts

306 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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Great stuff. Surely a different box might help...! What diff have you got?
Maybe a s6 will give you the power you need ;-)

itsallyellow

Original Poster:

3,848 posts

244 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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A full on sequential flat shift box would be perfect. Finding the 15k to fund it is the problem!

The diff is perfect, a full race plate differential.

Obiwonkeyblokey

5,400 posts

264 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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good luck this season mate, sound like you're in for a blinder. lets hope they give you a clean crack at it.

All the best
Owen

D14 AYS

3,696 posts

234 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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Great news mate, really looking forward to you showing those Ferrari/Porsches how to go round a track! You didn't have too much trouble with those 458's in Spa!

And well done to Dom at Power for supporting our favourite Cerb racer clap

You fly the TVR flag very well Mike, keep up the good work mate thumbup

markjo

569 posts

202 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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Good luck Mike, will try and get to brands this year with my son...

BCA

8,651 posts

281 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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D14 AYS said:
Great news mate, really looking forward to you showing those Ferrari/Porsches how to go round a track! You didn't have too much trouble with those 458's in Spa!

And well done to Dom at Power for supporting our favourite Cerb racer clap

You fly the TVR flag very well Mike, keep up the good work mate thumbup
I'd like to echo the above. thumbup The only thing I'd change is the colour... paperbag

leerdam23

606 posts

285 months

Friday 6th January 2012
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itsallyellow said:
A full on sequential flat shift box would be perfect. Finding the 15k to fund it is the problem!

The diff is perfect, a full race plate differential.
Can you give the spec of the diff. I'm thinking of uprating mine on my Tuscan?


Obiwonkeyblokey

5,400 posts

264 months

Friday 6th January 2012
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BCA said:
I'd like to echo the above. thumbup The only thing I'd change is the colour... paperbag
mmm...carbon wrap...

darren no 7

558 posts

272 months

Friday 6th January 2012
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hi mike how much do you think you can get the weight down to

SAGRIFF

2,312 posts

203 months

Friday 6th January 2012
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Great news Mike, will defo get along to some races this year.

touching cloth

11,706 posts

263 months

Friday 6th January 2012
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Excellent stuff Mike, when you say no ballast, is that just the nonsense equalisation ballast they were shafting you and Danny with last year, I assume there may still be winners ballast for second races etc?

itsallyellow

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3,848 posts

244 months

Saturday 7th January 2012
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Correct TC, no minimum weight but there will be sucsess ballast.

Darren I hope to get her down to 1000kg with fuel but we will see what happens! No where near as light as yours!

Thanks for all the support guys! Just hope we deliver!

Mike