Nine Aston Martins Rev Up for 24 Hours of Dubai

The Dubai 24 Hours has become a major event on the international sportscar racing calendar and the 2010 race has attracted some 80 competitors from all over the world. A record number of nine Aston Martins have entered the Dunlop 24 Hours of Dubai which kicks-off today and takes place at the Dubai Autodrome on the FIA sanctioned 5.39 km GP circuit.

The Aston Martin Vantage N24/GT4 race car was first launched in January 2007 and since then it has established various success in 24 hour races around the world including a 2nd, 3rd and 4th overall in the 2008 Britcar 24 Hours at Silverstone, UK and class victories in the 2008 and 2009 Nurburgring 24 Hours.

Eight of the Aston Martin Vantage GT4s and N24s will compete in the SP3/GT4A class for GT4 cars with one modified Vantage N24 competing in the SP2/GT3A category for cars with more than 4,000cc and/or more than six cylinders.

According to Aston Martin Racing, three of the cars are based locally in the UAE with the other teams traveling from Europe and the UK to compete in the 24 hour race.

Aston Martin SP3/GT4A entries:

• AUH Motorsports (x2 cars),UAE
• Brunswick Automotive,UK
• DXB Racing, UAE
• Gentle Swiss Racing, Switzerland
• Nicholas Mee Racing (x2 cars), UK
• Speedlover Team, Belgium

Aston Martin SP2/GT3A entries:

• (GRC Racing, Denmark