Gabura Racing Technologies GmbH
Description
Our main profiles are automotive/motorsport engineering, construction of custom-made race cars/sports cars and manufacturing of racing transmissions. The team of Gabura Racing Technologies GmbH (GRT) has been actively involved in the car industry and motorsports for decades. Our engineers gained an immense amount of experience at the race tracks, where innovative ideas, fast solutions, precision and reliability are key to success: this philosophy is also reflected in our products.
With its professional background, GRT supported private teams to win national and international championships by engineering and manufacturing custom made engines, transmissions, differentials and other unique parts for race cars.
What is more, we have already built complete race cars for different motorsport-series, equipped with in-house developed unique drivetrain, suspension, electronics and body-kit components. As we have great passion for classic cars, we are also qualified to design and manufacture individual parts for old-timers or manage the complete restoration process.
Das Team der Gabura Racing Technologies GmbH (GRT) ist seit Jahrzehnten in der Automobilindustrie und im Motorsport zuhause. Unsere Ingenieure haben reichlich Erfahrung auf und neben Rennstrecken gesammelt, wo innovative Ideen, schnelle Lösungen, Präzision und Haltbarkeit die Schlüssel zum Erfolg sind: Diese Philosophie verfolgen wir bei allen Produkten.
Mit unserem Know-How entwickelte und hergestellte individuelle Rennmotoren, Getriebe und Differentiale sowie Spezialanfertigungen für Rennfahrzeuge steuerten wesentlich bei privaten Teams dazu bei, nationale und internationale Meisterschaften zu gewinnen.
Ausgestattet mit seÍlbst entwickelten individuellen Antriebssträngen, Fahrwerken, Elektronik oder auch Karosserieelementen haben wir bereits viele erfolgreiche Rennwägen für diverse Rennserien aufgebaut. Auch für historische Fahrzeuge ist unsere Begeisterung ungebrochen, mit Leichtigkeit übernehmen wir gerne den gesamten Restaurationsprozess oder entwerfen und fergen Bauteile.
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facebook.comTesting,… one, two, three… testing. The 4.4 V8 bi-turbo of the current BMW M5/M6 is on the dyno. For the first time, the S63B44T0 engine is running with Life Racing fully programmable ECU. Gabura Racing Technologies
There is some magic inside this box. Life Racing’s fully programmable ECU caters for the engine and transmission control of the GRT V8i. The British brand is well known in the automotive and motorsport sector supporting large OEMs and racing programmes such as WEC, R5/R2 rally cars and numerous FIA / IMSA single seater racecars championships. Gabura Racing Technologies
Check out the werk-video starring the BMW i8 and that super-sexy movie star industrial robot, brought to life by the creative guys from OMG Visuals, using their own plug-in software, called OMG Motion Control. Gabura Racing Technologies
We really want to stay close to the supercool design of the original BMW i8 but have to change almost every body-panel because of the radical mechanical modification. So only the gullwing doors and roof panels remain untouched, while the front and rear bumpers, the hood, the front and rear fenders, and also the side skirts are all newly designed – made of very stiff and lightweight carbon-fiber. To be continued... Gabura Racing Technologies
Gabura Racing Technologies will not play around with sound generators – except for the Star Wars/Episode i8 video, which you can watch @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HHKVXYXJfo. We are going to make pure, hardcore V8 heavy metal in stereo with two massive titanium exhaust “speakers”. This is the most noticeable feature at the back but the bumper also had to be re-designed. To be continued... Gabura Racing Technologies
The GRT V8i will be a purely petrol and rear-wheel drive supercar with much more power than the original BMW i8. So, instead of the slim wheels and reduced rolling resistance tires, we are going to use bigger wheels and very wide, high performance tires. To make room for them, the design team created wider front and rear fenders and new side skirts for the GRT V8i. To be continued... Gabura Racing Technologies
We need some air. Well, lots of air, for the turbos and for the cooling of the V8. So we designed huge air intakes for the front spoiler and “opened” the kidneys. There is a sharply contoured power-dome on the hood to make room for the S63B44T0 engine from the current BMW M5/M6 – using dry sump lubrication, we can install it lower, nevertheless, this V8 is a tall engine. Also, the GRT V8i is wider both in the front and the rear, therefore, visually, it looks lower and more muscular. To be continued... Gabura Racing Technologies
Check out the first design sketches of the GRT V8i. We raised the bar very high and gave a quite challenging task to the design team: as there is such hype around the BMW i8, stay as close to the original design as possible, while making a lot of modifications because of the complete re-engineering. Can you spot the differences? We are going to analyze the details soon... Gabura Racing Technologies
So, the BMW i8 is completely naked now. The light but very stiff CFRP (carbon fiber reinforced plastic) passenger cell with aluminium chassis is a perfect base for a supercar. The disassembly was the easier part of the job, now comes the hard stuff: let’s start designing the GRT V8i super-sportscar. To be continued... Gabura Racing Technologies
The 96 kW/131 HP electric motor and the 170 kW/231 HP 1.5 liter, three-cylinder turbocharged engine are out. The S63B44T0 V8 from the BMW M5/M6 does not have enough space at the back, so we are going to install the 4.4 liter bi-turbo engine in the front. For an ideal weight balance, the massive 6-speed sequential racing transmission, the large fuel tank, the oil tank and the battery will be mounted at the back. Gabura Racing Technologies
Removing the 355 V high-voltage lithium-ion battery. The tunnel will be ideal for the prop-shaft. Gabura Racing Technologies
The original suspension of the BMW i8 is ideal for the hybrid-power and virtual 4WD, but not for a purely petrol and rear-wheel drive supercar - this is why it has to go. To be continued... Gabura Racing Technologies
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