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Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Norbert Haug: "The
Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 will start a new era in Mercedes-Benz
customer motorsports. This car is an exciting and spectacular
sporting tool for committed private teams and talented private
drivers. Together with our well-proven sports and touring car
partner HWA, AMG will establish a customer motorsports
department, and ensure the usual high level of Mercedes service
for its motorsports customers."
The new SLS AMG GT3 is an emphatic
continuation of AMG's commitment to motorsport. AMG has been a
pioneer in the motorsport world ever since its foundation in
1967. Ola Källenius, Chief Executive Officer of Mercedes-AMG
GmbH: "With the SLS AMG GT3, AMG is once again showing its vast
experience gained in over 40 years of motorsport, and its high
expertise when it comes to developing unique, high-performance
vehicles."
The new racing version of the SLS AMG is developed
and produced by AMG in close cooperation with HWA AG. HWA is
responsible for the AMG-Mercedes DTM racing team on behalf of
Mercedes-Benz Motorsport. The HWA team is one of the most
successful in international motorsport, as witness nine driver
championships in the DTM and ITC, as well as two championship
titles in the FIA GT Championships. No other brand has won as
many DTM races and DTM titles as AMG-Mercedes. Interested racing
teams can enter the new SLS AMG GT3 in all race series under the
FIA GT3 regulations, for example the FIA GT3 European
Championship, the ADAC GT-Masters and the endurance championship
organised by the VLN (Association of Nürburgring Endurance Cup
Organisers, with 10 motorsport clubs) as well as the 24-hour
races at the Nürburgring or Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium).
Photos: Mercedes-Benz
(Oct 11, 2010)
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