The race organizers made sure it was an action packed week-end at Adria with the Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo, sponsored by Blanpain, keeping the spectators happy in between the FIA GT and the GT3 races.
On Rod’s first Speedhunting in Italy post you may recall we saw a Gallardo race car zoom by as I was shooting the outside of the museum building. Well, unsurprisingly, we saw it a few days later in Adria. Here it is during a pit stop and driver change.
Based on the LP 560-4 these track going Gallardos sport a more aggressive body thanks to a front lip spoiler and canards on the vented sides of the new bumper. Under the skin the 5.2L direct injection V10 has been slightly tuned, allowing it to develop 10 HP over the already impressive stock 560 HP.
During the 40 min races the teams are allowed a driver change but the tires must last the whole race. Lamborghini partnered with Pirelli to develop a special compound slick tire that will take the abuse the AWD Gallardo dishes out.
I really liked the look of the official Blancpain Team cars, one is the inverse of the other! He he
The LP 560-4 sports a completely redesigned rear end with a much smoother design compared to the older Gallardo. The tail lights take some styling cues straight from the Reventon, complementing the Gallardo’s angular lines well.
Managed to sneak a peek at the front section of the car where you can see the racing radiator, the lightweight battery and the centrally mounted air jack
Check out the rear view with the big adjustable carbon wing. I bet Gallardo owners in Japan are going to go for this Super Trofeo look sooner or later!
I think all sports cars should come with integrated air jacks!
I’m a sucker for Lamborghini design. Just look at those details…
The Super Trofeo cars get an upgraded braking system and adjustable suspension.
The number 77 car had to come into the pits as it was suffering from brake problems. You can’t see very well, but the brake pads were smoking like crazy.
Grabbed a few high-shutter shots from the pit wall. The Super Trofeo is the only permanent AWD one-make series in the world.
Lamborghini plans to to develop the series more and try to make it the most exciting and most powerful one-make trophy around. I really enjoyed watching the practice and race, hearing those smooth V10 scream past the start/finish line at well over 200 km/h, before going hard on the brakes for turn 1. Next up from Adria is a look at some GT night racing…
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