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Ford GT Takes First-Ever Championship Race of the FIA GT1

Old Apr 21, 2010 | 08:51 AM
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Ford GT Takes First-Ever Championship Race of the FIA GT1

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Matech Competition Ford GT pairing Romain Grosjean and Thomas Mutsch completed a comprehensive victory in the first-ever Championship Race of the FIA GT1 World Championship in Abu Dhabi.

Starting from pole position, Mutsch drove the first stint and led the first half of the race from Bertolini. As with the Qualifying Race, the racing was intense under the bright lights of the Yas Marina circuit.

Following the driver switch at the half-hour mark, Grosjean reeled off a series of lap times which were two seconds quicker than his nearest challenger to win by 20 seconds.
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 09:10 AM
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RIGHT ON!
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 11:11 AM
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Nice! The GT takes First ever "Championship Race of the FIA GT1 World Championship in Abu Dhabi"!

And that track is amazing as the sun sets and the lights come up...

Any news if ESPN or SPEED will replay it?
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 07:50 PM
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You can watch online at http://www.gt1world.com/gt1tv.
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 11:05 PM
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May it be a sign of good things to come for the Ford GT1 racing program this season! BTW, both links not working (for me, anyway).
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Old Apr 22, 2010 | 06:14 AM
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the links worked great for me
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Old Apr 23, 2010 | 02:02 AM
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OK, video link working... Surprised to see the Ford listed as having the least hp but pretty big torque output given the engine displacement. Heck, even the Nissan GT-R's V8 is larger. BTW, that track looks beautiful.
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