Gulf Racing Purchases McLaren MP4-12C GT3

Gulf Racing is delighted to announce it has been selected by McLaren GT as one of the teams to champion its McLaren MP4-12C GT3 in its first full year of competition.* The UAE-based team has secured two of the exciting new-generation GT3 cars to race in 2012.
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The tight-knit, David Price-run unit – operated on behalf of team owners Frédéric Fatien, Roald Goethe, Jean-Pierre Valentini and Mike Wainwright – has been competing in the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup in the GTE-Am category.* Using the official entry of ‘Gulf AMR Middle East’, it will continue to use its Aston Martin Vantage for the remainder of the season.
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Team co-Owner Mike Wainwright explains the decision to campaign the McLaren marque for 2012.* “One only has to look at the heritage of the McLaren MP4-12C to see what a superb racing car it promises to be.* Our Team Manager, David Price, worked with McLaren in the era of the F1 GTR and knows first-hand what the company is capable of in terms of production, support and technology.* We are convinced this is the right path for us to take to allow us to fully enjoy our racing – which, don’t forget, we do for leisure and pleasure and not as a profession.* McLaren GT assures its teams of a race car that will be high quality, reliable and drivable and that sounded perfect for us.”
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One of Mike Wainwright’s fellow team owners, Roald Goethe, believes the addition of the McLaren MP4-12C cars to its growing stable of GT machinery, beckons the dawning of a new age for Gulf Racing.* “We haven’t yet finalised our plans for 2012 but, looking at what’s available in GT3 , such as the FIA GT3 Championship and the Blancpain Endurance Series, as well as stand-alone events such as the Dubai 24 Hours, there is plenty of choice for a team such as ours.* There is no reason Gulf Racing wouldn’t run the McLarens in one series and, say, the Aston Martin Vantage we are using this year, in another.* There is still much to be discussed and finalised.”***
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Gulf Racing’s next on-track appearance will be at the Silverstone 6 Hours in the UK on 11th September.
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