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      <title><![CDATA[Top moments of 2012, #17: The success of the GT3 class around the world]]></title>
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When first introduced by SRO in 2006, the class was intended as a cheaper, more production car oriented class to the GT1/2 monsters that dominated the FIA GT championship, and also aimed at the amateur/gentleman racer as the class allowed ABS and traction control systems to be used. 

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      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 04:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Lost files]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[24 Hours of the Nürburgring, 2012-05-17

What better way to spend Christmas time than making sure photos shot in the past year are properly archived, before the new racing season starts in just a few days. While doing just this, I realized that I had a bunch of files (a few hundreds!) from the last 24 Hours of the Nürburgring that had been left unprocessed and sitting on a hard drive ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/the-lost-files/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 21:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hexis and McLaren take on the BES top teams]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[When Hexis Racing announced that it would be competing in the French FFSA GT Championship, it also hinted that an additional international programme would soon be unveiled. 

Less than a week later the French squad has announced that it will enter a McLaren MP4-12C in the Pro-Cup category in the Blancpain Endurance Series for three top-notch drivers: Alvaro Parente from Portugal ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/hexis-and-mclaren-take-on-the-bes-top-teams/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 20:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The 8th edition of the 24 Hours of Dubai set for January  2013 ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Dunlop 24 H Dubai will takes place on 10-11-12 January 2013 at Dubai Autodrome

The top three, 2012Photo by: Dubai Autodrome
What is the Dunlop 24 Hours of Dubai? 
T ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/the-8th-edition-of-the-24-hours-of-dubai-set-for-january-2013/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 18:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mowlem leads Ram Racing's star driver line up assembled for 24H Dubai]]></title>
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Britain’s newest GT racing team, Ram Racing, has assembled a high-calibre driver line up for its international race debut at the start of the New Year.  At the wheel of the team’s gleaming white Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 for the Dunlop 24H Dubai will be sportscar racing stars Johnny Mowlem, Jaime Melo and Guy Smith, the latter making his debut in a GT car.  They will be joined for ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/mowlem-leads-ram-racing-s-star-driver-line-up-assembled-for-24h-dubai-430269/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 17:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Nick Tandy signed as the tenth Porsche works driver]]></title>
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Stuttgart/Atlanta - December 20 -- Nick Tandy, the 2012 Porsche Cup winner, has earned a contract as a Porsche factory driver. The 28-year-old from Great Britain is now the tenth Porsche works driver joining Joerg Bergmeister, Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas, Wolf Henzler, Marco Holzer, Marc Lieb, Richard Lietz, Patrick Long and Patrick Pilet. With his inclusion in the factory team, this ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/nick-tandy-signed-as-the-tenth-porsche-works-driver/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sébastien Loeb Racing takes possession of its McLaren MP4-12Cs]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Before finalising their 2013 plans, which will involve another year of participating in the Porsche Matmut Carrera Cup, Sébastien Loeb Racing completed the first test session with their new weapons: two McLaren MP4-12C GT3. Sébastien Loeb was himself behind the wheel for the shakedown at the Navarra circuit. 

After a first year full of success, Sébastien Loeb Racing is ready to take ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/s-bastien-loeb-racing-takes-possession-of-its-mclaren-mp4-12cs/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Luck deserts United Autosports in the Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After practice sessions and qualifying where the Audi R8 Ultra was running faultlessly, United Autosports’ luck ran out during the first pit stop of race 1 at the Gulf 12 Hours in Abu Dhabi, with a gear box issue meaning 1st and 2nd gears couldn’t be selected.

Up until that point, drivers Mark Patterson, Matt Bell and newcomer to the team Will Bratt had proved that they had the speed ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/luck-deserts-united-autosports-in-the-gulf-12-hours-in-abu-dhabi/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ferrari does it again in the Gulf 12 Hours]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Maranello – AF Corse brought its brilliant 2012 season with yet another win in the Gulf 12 Hours, the endurance race held this year in Abu Dhabi, featuring many of the top names from the world of GT racing.

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      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 16:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[AF Corse Ferrari repeats Gulf 12 Hours win]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After winning the inaugural race by just 2.6&quot;, AF Corse had things a little easier this time as former Minardi F1 driver 'Gimmi' Bruni, Finn Toni Vilander, and Venezuelan Gaetano Ardagna took their Ferrari 458 to a 25&quot; victory over the AF Waltrip 458 driven by Ryan Dalziel, Pierre Kaffer and Alex Popow after 309 laps of the challenging, varied Hermann Tilke-designed ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/af-corse-ferrari-repeats-gulf-12-hours-win/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[AF Corse's Amato Ferrari reveals busy 2013 program]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[For the Gulf 12 Hours this weekend, the Italian team has entered a slew of Ferrari 458 Italia GT3s (six in total) to finish the season on a high note - a year that saw the team compete in no less than 13 different championships along with a few one-offs here and there. This busy schedule didn't keep AF Corse from winning the GTE-Pro championship in the World Endurance Championship this ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/af-corse-s-amato-ferrari-reveals-busy-2013-program/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Blancpain - Marc VDS appeal rejected, will appeal to CIA in Paris]]></title>
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#3 Marc VDS Racing Team BMW Z4 GT3: Markus Palttala, Bas Leinders, Maxime MartinPhoto by ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/blancpain-marc-vds-appeal-rejected-will-appeal-to-cia-in-paris/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Second Gulf 12 Hours boasts impressive entry list]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Boasting an impressive entry list for only its second running, the Gulf 12 Hours will see close to 30 cars on hand under the Yas Marina sun, with 13 strong GT3 entries. 

Defending race champs Team AF Corse are certainly the favorites with no less than six Ferrari 458 Italias entered under three different banners. The &quot;house&quot; AF Corse entries will see the No. 1 driven by ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/second-gulf-12-hours-boasts-impressive-entry-list/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Porsche annonces continuity for its works drivers]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Stuttgart, December 8th, 2012. Porsche announced on Saturday on the occasion of the end of season “Night of Champions” celebration that, in addition to the promotion of four Porsche Juniors, one pilot from the international makes cups will enjoy comprehensive support for the 2013 season. Frenchman Jean-Karl Vernay (25) who won the Carrera Cup France at his first attempt last season ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/porsche-annonces-continuity-for-its-works-drivers/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car unveiled at Weissach]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Stuttgart. The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is the most successful race car in the world. Since 1998, 2,395 units of the near standard vehicle for customer sport were produced. The new edition of the 911 GT3 Cup is the motorsports version of the future 911 GT3 and as such is the first race car that is based on the seventh generation of the sports car icon from Zuffenhausen. The 911 GT3 Cup will ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/new-porsche-911-gt3-cup-race-car-unveiled-at-weissach/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bimmer lover]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[24 Hours of the Nürburgring, 2012-05-17

Looks like BMW has been a recurring theme for me, in the past couple of days. In parallel to a cool joy ride with my own M Roadster in the Everglades last weekend, BMW has been everywhere in the news - or at least in 'my' news: BMW Motorsport awards night and presentation of the special 'Bruno Spengler' edition BMW M3. And then, I stumbled up on ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/bimmer-lover/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[SRO appoints Sam Smith to communications manager for BES and FIA GT]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[SRO is pleased to announce that Sam Smith has been appointed as the new Head of Communications for the 2013 FIA GT World Series and Blancpain Endurance Series. Sam will manage the Press Office for both series and will attend all of the events next season.

Sam (37) brings a wealth of experience in building successful media relationships within motorsport through a wide range of ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/sro-appoints-sam-smith-to-communications-manager-for-bes-and-fia-gt/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 20:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Maxi Endurance 48 to race 48 Hours nonstop in March 2013]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[With a little more than three months from the first edition of the &quot;longest race in the world&quot;, the Maxi Endurance 48, a 48 hour nonstop sportscar race on the Navarra circuit in Spain, teams are looking for drivers to complete their driver lineups. Although there are more and more teams entering this inaugural extreme event, drivers are in hot demand as we're not talking ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/maxi-endurance-48-to-race-48-hours-nonstop-in-march-2013/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[After a wildly busy and successful season, Maxime Martin can relax]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[&quot;The assessment is quite frankly positive, Maxime remarked. Notwithstanding a few disappointments experienced at the end of the season. I was out to claim the title in the ADAC GT Masters as also in the Blancpain Endurance Series, however ultimately I had to satisfy myself with an overall 4th and 2nd place. Obviously rather frustrating, but at the same time, staying in contention ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/after-a-wildly-busy-and-successful-season-maxime-martin-can-relax/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 22:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The FIA GT World Series to debut in 2013]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Last Friday, SRO Motorsports Group celebrated its 2012 champions in London at the Grand Connaught. In addition to the World GT1 champs, the other SRO-branded series laureates were recognized, including the Blancpain Endurance Series, the GT3 European Championship, the British GT Championship, the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series, the HDI Gerling Dutch GT ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/endurance/news/the-fia-gt-world-series-to-debut-in-2013/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 03:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
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