Alfa returns racing at Nordschleife with Giulietta QV in VLN series

[alfamisa]

The privateer team Scuderia Giudici will build and race a Giulietta QV in the German endurance championship VLN with 10 races at the Nordscleife. But also intend to compete in Campionato Italiano Turismo Endurance and the Divisione Super Production.

Details are still sketchy as to the driver line up, certainly Alfa legend Nicola Larini is one, others could be son of the team owner Gianni Giudici, Diego Romanini or another Alfa star Alessandro Nannini.

Here is an interview with well accomplished potential driver Diego Romanini (sub titles in English).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkkgM6jgkJY

So far these are artist representations of how the Giulietta QV 1750 might look;

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Build progressing...

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The build is nearing completion;

[Evan Bottcher]

Drool... 

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The seat is in and set for Larini and Romanini.

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More detail pics of build and lunch with the team owner, Gianni Guidici with Alessandro Nannini (to his right) expected to do a guest drive and on the other side regular drivers Diego Romanini and Nicola Larini.

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Giulietta QV for VLN finished and track shakedown completed.

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FYI here is the gallery of the finished Giulietta QV project in detail, including "prova di pista".

http://www.automobilismo.it/gallery/sport/2015-alfa-romeo-giulietta-quadrifoglio-verde-scuderia-giudici/2015-alfa-romeo-giulietta-quadrifoglio-verde-scuderia-giudici_7

Once this QV starts racing who knows what might flow from this project...Forza Alfa Romeo!

[alfamisa]

The Giulietta QV made it's long awaited debut with a great first up result indeed;

Class; SP2T

Race time; 4hrs 1min 37sec.
Qualifying; 1st (Pole position on debut!)
Race; 3rd in class

Bravo Nicola, Diego and B Giudici Srl.

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A few more pics from Nordschleife VLN;

Note the subtle change of the front scudetto to 2015 TCT QV. This is to run the sequential i.e. TCT under the rules as the build and tested Giulietta was based on the previous version with stick shift manual.

[Ando117]

That looks absolutely awesome
Fantastic build!!!

[Evan Bottcher]

Ouch. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1MsNqe6ZBDE

[alfamisa]

Ouch. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1MsNqe6ZBDE

Ouch indeed. At the latest VLN event at Nordschieife on last weekend at 3hr 44mins of the 6hr race, Nicola Larini had this little off that resulted in this damage (see pics).

It appears Nicola was ok but as yet no word of any health issues.