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- From: george@mech.seas.upenn.edu
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- Subject: Re: What does GT mean in all these sports models ?
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- Date: 31 Jul 92 20:15:45 GMT
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- :GTO: Gran Turismo Omologato (sp?) which is a homologated version
- :of the GT intended for some types of road races. There aren't many
- :of these races so the designation is mostly historical at this
- :point.
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- isn't GTO a current IMSA racing class as well? I recall seing
- multi class races with the companinon classes GTO/GTU sharing the road
- course. The two essentially differed in engine size ( "O" being the larger ).
- These i think are 'stock looking' classes, though i suspect not Omologato..
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- -george george@mech.seas.upenn.edu
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