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<body> <Table Width="550" border="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" cellpadding="0"><TR><TD Width="35"><IMG SRC="//www.totalmotorsport.com/images/spacer.gif" WIDTH="35" HEIGHT="1"></td><td> <CENTER><Table border="0" width="100%"> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="5">FIA GT CHAMPIONSHIP</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">11/02/2001</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="4">Carsport Viper</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><B><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="3">2001 Technical Developments</FONT></B></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><img border="1" src="Storage/iper2001FIA.jpg"></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="center"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="1">  </FONT></TD></TR> <TR><TD width="100%" align="left"><FONT FACE="Tahoma" SIZE="2">Carsport Holland announced their likely driver line up some weeks ago. Niek Jansen provides this information from the team regarding the developments that Mike (above) and hs father Toine Hezemans have been working on for their two car effort this year. It’s clear that this is one very serious FIA GT challenge:<BR> <BR> - different mufflers (length and size)<BR> - different differential and it's mounted lower in the car<BR> - bigger airbox<BR> - different air intake (longer and more to the front)<BR> - higher splitter in the middle to increase the amount of air under the car during braking<BR> - DTM-style tunnels which lead the air away from under the car via both sides<BR> - two (instead of one) horizontal radiators (rather than vertical as before), the hot air exiting via the hood for more downforce<BR> - complete new and improved front of the car <BR> - new aerodynamics front and back<BR> - wider rear track <BR> - sequential gearbox<BR> - engine (and gearbox) location revised – lower, further back<BR> - driver position more to the back<BR> - due to smaller restrictors, the engine is being developed in association with Mader in Switzerland.<BR> <BR> That all adds up to the prospect of two very fast Vipers. In-house developments are very much in keeping with the way the FIA GT Championship is heading these days. <BR> <BR> Niek Jansen concludes by saying that “the improved engine is not ready for the Valencia test but it will be for the Monza test in March. However at the Valencia test the improved car will participate with the 2000 spec. engine (with the small restrictors)”.<BR> </FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE><BR> </CENTER> <BR><CENTER><font size="1" color="#808080" face="Tahoma">Copyright ©2000-©2023 TotalMotorSport</font></CENTER> </td> </tr> </table> </body>