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"  When you tune in to watch the 12 Hours of Sebring this weekend, look for the classic Gulf blue and orange paint scheme. Those colors will mark the latest edition of Aston Martin&amp;#039;s Vantage GT2 race car, now termed GTE. While you&amp;#039;ll see the basic form of the production Vantage, all the bodywork but the roof is done in carbon fiber and further refined for aero, including a low front splitter and tall rear wing. Under the bodywork is the bonded aluminum structure of the V8 Vantage production car and, of course, a full roll cage.  The comp version of the 4.5-liter V-8 is based on the production block, but with the usual upgrades to such components as heads, rods, valves, cams and, of course, the exhaust (which we like to think of as the sound system). Although the transmission is a rear transaxle as in the production car, it is a 6-speed sequential comp box. While the suspension has the basic A-arm configuration of the production Vantage, it&amp;#039;s all done with racing pieces, Koni shocks and is, of course, adjustable. The brakes are Brembos, six pistons at the front and four to the rear. Drivers for the Aston will be Darren Turner from England, Germany&amp;#039;s Stefan M\u00FCcke and a man we know well from his CART and IRL years, Mexican Adrian Fernandez. More:               Exclusive Photos: 24 Hours of Sebring 2012 &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; More: Racing News &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; Related posts:  Spotter Guides \u2013 12 Hours of Sebring 2012 Andr\u00E9 Lotterer Wins the Pole \u2013 12 Hours of Sebring 2012 The Hairpin \u2013 12 Hours of Sebring  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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