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Aston Martin Racing has the DBR9, the British brand will return to international motorsport in the year 2005 reveals a spearhead.The car was a select audience for the first time on 4 November 2004 at Aston Martin’s headquarters at Gaydon in the UK. An intensive testing program now follows for Aston Martin Racing DBR9 debut before the race scheduled for the 12 Hours of  Sebring, Florida, March 2005.Aston Martin Racing will run two cars at Sebring and then to Europe for the Le Mans 24 hours in preparation in June 2005. This will mark Aston Martin back to the game completely in 1959, won by Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby. In recognition of this, the DBR9 will follow the Le Mans-winning DBR1 and Works DB3S and wear the same green and yellow livery as the cars that dominated sports car racing in the late 1950s.Aston Martin Racing will be 12 works cars built to be guided by three teams in the major international GT series. to hold a limited edition of only 20 racing cars, prepared to the same specification, will also be built and made available to selected customers race or in private collections.The DBR9 GT racing car based on the latest Aston Martin production sports car – the DB9 – but is much use for the last competition. The DB9′s bonded-aluminum body architecture is shared with the DBR9 and provides both with a lightweight rigid chassis. The race engine uses the same aluminum block and cylinder head as the DB9′s 450-hp 6-liter V12 unit, but change is expected to generate Racing in the region of 600 hp.The DB9′s double wishbone suspension is retained on the DBR9, but have upgraded components and a revised geometry for racing. The Formula One style carbon brakes are fitted front and rear and mounted a six-speed sequential gearbox competition is at the rear.The DBR9 from Aston Martin Racing Team has designed our own design, the extensive use of Computational Fluid Dynamics made to the aerodynamics before producing the final to optimize the body surface. The panels are hand-made from carbon fiber composite material, so that the car corresponds to its minimum weight of 1100 kg and a power of 550 bhp per tonne – more than twice the weight of the road version.Dr. Ulrich Bez, Chief Executive Officer of Aston Martin said: “We have increased the awareness for Aston Martin around the world and motor sport will allow us to do so.”We have four years is the ideal partner in David Richards and Prodrive and Aston Martin have together created racing. DBR9 is the first step in our return to motor sport and I know that our customers and fans look forward to your visit Aston Martin Racing again at international level in 2005. ”