AF Corse Ferrari F430 Cars

Qualification for the various GT-format racing requires that the cars are fundamentally production road-legal vehicles. The Le Mans Series, for example requires that at least 100 examples of a model (25 for small manufacturers) to be produced in serial production before it can be considered for entry into the series. The competing cars have their power output harmonised across the category by adjusting the size of the air intakes, limiting the piston strokes, or modifying the vehicle mass. With this uniformity of technology, GT racing is a true distillation of driver skill.

Watch Club sponsors AF Corse who run Ferrari F430 Gt2s, with the following specs:

Engine
Centrally-mounted Ferrari F136 V-8, 90° vee, with 3,998.6 cc displacement, 4 valves per cylinder. Mahle pistons. Overall power output 500Hp/373kW

Transmission
Hewland gear box: 6 gears + reverse gear, manual sequential control
Auto locking differential
Sintered 5.5” triple-disc clutch

Chassis
Aluminium monocoque chassis with steel safety cage; engine and gearbox rigidly mounted to chassis
Rack and pinion power-assisted steering
Double wishbones to the front and rear, adjustable-drag shock absorbers
Brembo steel disc brakes. Front: 380 x 32mm, six pistons, rear: 332 x 32 four pistons
Bodywork: carbon fibre, Kevlar, Nomex and aluminium.
Weight: 1,100 kg (minimum, including dressed driver)