Maserati Corsa. Granturismo MC Trofeo series, Donnington. 17th July.

Andyk · Jul 18, 2011

miles, after seeing the white one in Paris I would only go white......It sort of suits that racing stance....Perhaps because all the racers start off white..

Maser Sod · Jul 19, 2011

Andyk said:
What did you think of the black MC Stradale..?

Made me laugh that the MC Stradale has carbon ceramic discs, but the 'real' race cars have steel discs

Andyk · Jul 19, 2011

Suppose they had to seen as though all other 'track' focused cars seems to have them these days..

Maser Sod · Jul 19, 2011

It's only when you see the 'real' race cars, the Corsas, that you realize what a massive, massive difference there is between them and the 'track-oriented' GranTurismo's.

They were the same shape, but I would struggle to find similarities beyond that.

Did I post the picture of the MC Stradale's carbon door handle? Another 600 grams saved there, good effort.

Andyk · Jul 19, 2011

Pat, I get the impression you are not its biggest fan....................

Maser Sod · Jul 19, 2011

If you look Porsche's track-oriented cars, it's a proper case of WYSIWYG.

<rant>What irritates me is Maserati creating these cars at such a premium. In the 'good old days', a 4200 was a tickle under 60K and a Gransport about 8-9K more. To me they were reasonably good value for money vis-a-vis the 911. Maserati are milking a seven-year-old platform and charging ever higher prices for it, with little R&D given back to the punters in return for their dollar.

Whilst I might never buy a GT-R, I do admire Nissan for producing a state-of-the-art performance car that retails for 70K. I look at the top end Masers and I'm reminded of that John Lydon quote just before the Pistols split up - I'm sure you know the one.</rant>

Klive · Jul 19, 2011

The Safety Car on the Saturday in the rain

Maser Sod · Jul 19, 2011

Shame I missed you this w/e, long time since we caught up: I think it was a Cotswold meet a good 3 years ago - or more!

Hope the car is running good.