Lamborghini has put its track-only Gallardo Super Trofeo through its paces on the Vallelugna circuit near Rome.
This stunning hardcore Gallardo is in testing ahead of the launch of Lamborghini’s new one make championship - the Blancpain Super Trofeo - which begins at Silverstone on 9 May next year.
Based on the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4, the Super Trofeo has its power hiked up to 570bhp. It uses the e-gear transmission but gets heavily reworked suspension to improve its handling on the track.
Competition tyres from Pirelli and a beefier brake system with race-tuned ABS should give the Lamborghini serious grip and improved stopping power.
New aerodynamic features, like the adjustable carbon fibre rear wing, aid downforce. Inside the road-going Lamborghini Gallardo’s cockpit has been stripped back to a single racing seat and racing instruments.
Lamborghini said the motorsport Gallardo beat the lap record around the Italian track.
The new Lamborghini championship is aimed at both professional and amateur racers, with tyre changes banned in an effort to keep costs (relatively) low.
“The Gallardo Super Trofeo should be easy for gentlemen drivers to control, yet challenging for professional drivers,” said Giorgio Sanna, Lamborghini’s chief test driver.
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Re: Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo
Actually it is a good idea. One of the main reasons the economy is still rapidly declining is because spending has gone down dramatically, therefore the GNP goes out the window which is critical. People need to start spending money again, and lets face it, now is the time to buy while prices are low.
Obviously this track beast that Lamborghini are coming out with won't save the economy nor will the race series but you just know people will cough up the dough in order to tear these up around a track.
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Well, the definition of a gentleman is a bloke who gets out of the bath to pee. On that basis, I guess a gentleman driver is a bloke who gets out of the car to pee!
Having watched the Top Gear Brit Car Race, I guess Hammond isn't a gentleman!
Re: Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo
There's only 30 slots on the grid. I don't think they'll have any trouble filling them for around the price of a Murcielago.