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Motor Racing UK - Retro Racer - Episode 3 - FIA GT 1997 Part 1
In April 1997 the FIA GT Championship kicked off its inaugural season at Hockenheim. A huge grid of exotic supercars lined up with GT sportscars and delivered possibly the most outrageous grid in motor racing history. The journey to the commencement of the 1997 season was one filled with politics, ego and one-upmanship - which continued throughout the year.
In part one of this two part special Motor Racing UK/Retro Racer we recount what it cost to get this series up and running. The crumbling DTM/ITC, the growing BPR Endurance series and Porsche upsetting the apple cart with the 911 GT1.
In part two (coming soon) we'll look back at how these attitudes continued throughout the year leading to the withdrawal of half of the grid, and ultimately to the collapse of the megabucks GT1 category at the end of 1998.
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By Motor Racing UKIn April 1997 the FIA GT Championship kicked off its inaugural season at Hockenheim. A huge grid of exotic supercars lined up with GT sportscars and delivered possibly the most outrageous grid in motor racing history. The journey to the commencement of the 1997 season was one filled with politics, ego and one-upmanship - which continued throughout the year.
In part one of this two part special Motor Racing UK/Retro Racer we recount what it cost to get this series up and running. The crumbling DTM/ITC, the growing BPR Endurance series and Porsche upsetting the apple cart with the 911 GT1.
In part two (coming soon) we'll look back at how these attitudes continued throughout the year leading to the withdrawal of half of the grid, and ultimately to the collapse of the megabucks GT1 category at the end of 1998.