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Lexus IS F to take on SPEED World Challenge GT

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    Lexus IS F to take on SPEED World Challenge GT

    Filed under: Motorsports, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Lexus

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    There hasn't been any news on an IS F racecar since we heard rumors that the sedan, unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon, was really a reskinned 2004 Opel Vectra DTM. While Lexus might not be supporting a factory-backed motorsports program for the IS-F, that doesn't mean that privateer teams can't develop a car on their own. DRC Motorsports has done just that and has built two IS-F racecars that will compete in the GT class of the SPEED World Challenge. Dubbed the IS GTF, it will be sporting a 4.7-liter V8 putting out 510 horsepower and attached to six-speed sequential transmission. The first car will make its debut this weekend at Mid Ohio with Jeff Altenburg, last year's SWC Touring Car champion, behind the wheel, and the second car, driven by Robb Holland, is scheduled to make its maiden run the following race at Road America. Both cars are scheduled to run the remainder of the race season. If you want to watch the new IS GTF in action, SPEED will be airing the race on Thursday, July 24 at 1:00pm (EDT) following the Touring Car race.

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    Autoblog, Jul 18, 2008
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    looks ugly..
    DrunkSaru, Jul 18, 2008
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    that

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    sick

    ill be tuning in to check out this car.
    turbo4age, Jul 18, 2008
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    i agree
    Azn_SpICe, Jul 19, 2008
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    No kidding. Finally, an ISF with a functional widebody and wing! So far they've all been show rice nonsense.

    BTW guys, here's a shot from the Performance Driving Academy I went to in May. In stock form, it's pretty damned capable on a roadcourse. I took it to the breaking edge, the point at which any other car I've ever driven at that speed would have spun off. It didn't flinch. Jeff Andretti and Elivan Goulart led me around the track in the lead/follow exercise....holy jeebus.

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    looks pretty sick
    fruitlandcorp, Jul 19, 2008
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    i like the body as is..how it comes...but as for that blue one up there...YUCK.
    Azn_SpICe, Jul 20, 2008
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    SaberJ2X Lurk MOAR

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    I love the blue one.....
    SaberJ2X, Jul 20, 2008
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    the wide body kit killed it for me.
    Azn_SpICe, Jul 20, 2008
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    its not bad, for a track car. obviously it wasn;'t built to drive on the street so its nice "street" ready look-wise
    fruitlandcorp, Jul 22, 2008
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    that's true..but i still wouldn't drive it on the track like that lol
    Azn_SpICe, Jul 22, 2008
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    hell, i would. Instead of the 60-90mph I was doing in the stock one on a roadcourse, I could hang out over 100, lol.

    Mo fasta is mo betta.
    ShallowPockets, Jul 22, 2008
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    yes, faster is better, but i was referring to the look of the car itself.
    Azn_SpICe, Jul 22, 2008
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