(by David Ellis Motorsport) (2000)
This V8 GT Race Car was previewed in the paddock at the 2000 AMOC St John Horsfall race meeting. Whilst not a factory development as such, it has been constructed by David Ellis who has been involved in racing Aston Martins for some time. The car sits on a carbonfibre monocoque tub with a steel tubular front subframe and push rod suspension. It is clothed with a Carbonfibre Body loosely based on the 1990's Vantage. The front mounted Aston Martin Virage V8 engine with 4 valves per cylinder and race spec fuel injection is designed to deliver 700 bhp. Weight is an impressively low 850kg.
I’ve been waiting eight years to see this car on the track. The eventual introduction of the ‘Super GT’ race within AMC Club Racing has at last allowed the car to compete at the popular club meetings. The pictures below were taken at the 2008 AMOC St.John Horsfall race meeting at Silverstone in June 2008.
David Ellis has a website for this interesting car, try www.gt700r.com.
