Mercedes SLS GT3

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rix313
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Fri Aug 16, 2013 9:28 pm

Hey guys, thought I'd share some pics of our SLS GT3 cars which I work on at Fortec Motorsport :) We do British GT and Blancpain Endurance series. I've been working as a race mechanic for the past few years and this is the most recent team I've been working for. The SLS are always very popular with the spectators at the race meetings, they have a lot of characture :) We've named our cars 'Fenton' and 'Mutley' :mad:

For those who don't know 'GT3' cars are based on their road going cousins. They have to be the road car chassis and engine with things like suspension etc pick up points remaining the same as well. The body work is based on the road cars but is often wider to allow for the wider wheels and made from carbon fibre for obvious weight saving reasons.

They were both shiny new this year:

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A bit of prep work:

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A couple of weeks ago we did the Spa 24hr race. The premier GT3 race in the world. 65 cars started and only 27 actually saw the finish flag! We were that 27th car after suffering a gearbox failure in the night but we got the car back out there:

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Just a select few :) We've had a busy year so far and not much sign of it letting up just yet! We have a Zandvoort test next week and then the 6hr VLN race Saturday, more testing, British GT, Blancpain then some long distance stuff in the middle east with any luck.

As we go on this year I'll try to put more pictures and stuff up :) If any one has any questions feel free to ask and I will do my best to answer :)

Also check out our Facebook and Twitter. Search for 'FortecGTmechs'

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Fri Aug 16, 2013 9:44 pm

Great thread, enjoyed that, looks like you have a dream job.

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Fri Aug 16, 2013 11:15 pm

That is a brutal looking car :twisted:

Do you get to test drive them winkeye
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Sun Aug 18, 2013 2:30 am

Errrrrr no lol. Although at Spa, the number 1 mechanic got to do a lap of the circuit then drive it in convoy down into Spa town for the parade ahead of the 24hr :)
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Sun Aug 18, 2013 12:21 pm

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Mon Aug 26, 2013 6:59 pm

We've just come back from the Nurburgring after entering the 6hr VLN race. Sadly we didn't finish after we had light contact with the barrier on the nordschleife. Poor Fenton is now stripped down again and off to the body shop tomorrow. VLN is the worst championship I have ever had to do and thankfully it was so bad we shan't be doing another one!
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