The Opel GT, from the hands of Erhard Schnell, was the very first creation to come out of Opel’s own design studio. I discovered a fun-to-drive car and I was convinced it had what was needed to beat Porsche in Group 4 in the 2-liter class.” “I went to Rome to take delivery of the very first Opel GT in Italy and drove it back to Bolzano on the roads that formed part of the Mille Miglia course. Never one to take no for an answer, Artioli kept pushing the project. Yet when Artioli came knocking, Conrero was not eager to jump ship: He did not trust the Opel’s fully cast-iron engine and thought that there was too much work needed regarding the brakes and suspension. But Alfa’s push toward its own Autodelta team left Autotecnica Conrero sidelined in 1969. Virgilio Conrero had already forged a reputation tuning Alfa Romeos throughout the ’50s and ’60s, claiming “over a thousand victories” along the way.Ĭonrero made his own 13 models and joined Alejandro de Tomaso for a Formula 1 effort in 1961.
“I had made contact with Conrero, who was in my mind the man to get for this car in this class,” Artioli continues. This would have been the boost we needed for the brand. I was convinced it would stand a chance against Porsche in its category under the new Group 4 rules. “But with the GT coming, we really needed to establish it in racing as well. “Helmut Mander winning the hillclimbs at Mendola and Bondone and the European championship in the 1.9-liter Kadett was already a big step forward. “We needed to improve that image in order to consolidate the brand,” Artioli continues. “I have to say, originally Conrero was not convinced there was a race car hidden underneath the GT,” remembers Romano Artioli, now of Bugatti EB 110 fame and at the time a leading Opel dealer in Italy. In 1971, that’s exactly what the Opel GT did on its first Targa Florio outing thanks to Autotecnica Conrero, a name long associated with Alfa Romeo at the time. If you don't think any of the above situations apply, you can use this feedback form to request a review of this block.Unless you’re driving a Porsche, beating a Porsche is the common yardstick in motor racing. Contact your IT department and let them know that they've gotten banned, and to have them let us know when they've addressed the issue.Īre you browsing GameFAQs from an area that filters all traffic through a single proxy server (like Singapore or Malaysia), or are you on a mobile connection that seems to be randomly blocked every few pages? Then we'll definitely want to look into it - please let us know about it here. You'll need to disable that add-on in order to use GameFAQs.Īre you browsing GameFAQs from work, school, a library, or another shared IP? Unfortunately, if this school or place of business doesn't stop people from abusing our resources, we don't have any other way to put an end to it. When we get more abuse from a single IP address than we do legitimate traffic, we really have no choice but to block it. If you don't think you did anything wrong and don't understand why your IP was banned.Īre you using a proxy server or running a browser add-on for "privacy", "being anonymous", or "changing your region" or to view country-specific content, such as Tor or Zenmate? Unfortunately, so do spammers and hackers. IP bans will be reconsidered on a case-by-case basis if you were running a bot and did not understand the consequences, but typically not for spamming, hacking, or other abuse. If you are responsible for one of the above issues. Having an excessive number of banned accounts in a very short timeframe.Running a web bot/spider that downloaded a very large number of pages - more than could possibly justified as "personal use".Automated spam (advertising) or intrustion attempts (hacking).Your current IP address has been blocked due to bad behavior, which generally means one of the following: