Aston Martin N24 V8 Vantage

The Aston Martin N24 V8 Vantage is being offered by Aston Martin as a ‘turnkey’ racecar eligible for a variety of championships. Named after the Nurburgring 24 Hour Race (where it debuted) they are being campaigned successfully in the new European GT4 championship, French Rally championship and in various national series such as the UK’s AMOC championship.

The special exhaust system supplied with the car is significantly lighter than the standard V8’s system but, as it is designed to suit the most stringent scrutineers, it is surprisingly quiet – actually quieter than the standard system up to 5000 rpm.

QuickSilver were approached by a team running a couple of N24s in various championships with the request to make an exhaust system that was lighter and produced a more appropriate racecar sound – louder. For use where the increased volume was acceptable.

The QuickSilver Team redesigned the silencer internals and manufactured the result using thinner-gauge material to successfully meet these parameters.

The QuickSilver system provides a louder soundtrack throughout with a wonderful howl at higher rpm.

A weight reduction of over 5.4 kgs over the standard unit means handling & braking are improved even further.

The strikingly coloured car pictured is run by the Ecurie Bagatelle team in the European GT4 Championship and owned by David & Sandra Brooker-Carey to publicize their new Motorsport, Equestrian, Museum and Hotel facility in the Dordogne area of south west France. Opening in 2009 see: www.projectbagatelle.com

We are grateful for the help and input of Steve Hay at SMH Motorsport see: www.smhmotorsport.co.uk