DeltaWing unveils new GT race car, paves way for street version

The DeltaWing has been one of the most innovative motorsports stories in years, proving that you don't need silly horsepower numbers to be fast. That car competes in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship in the prototype class, as well as at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

But this weird looking creature isn't just a flash in the pan; Don Panoz and his team have today unveiled new plans to expand, eventually leading to a DeltaWing sports car you can actually buy for your driveway.

The first step in the expansion arrives in the form of a GT-style race car, designed to compete against the likes of the Corvette, Ferrari 458 Italia and others in the booming GT class. Once again, the ideology is the simple: utilize a narrow front track to reduce drag and weight, therefore requiring a smaller, far more efficient engine for propulsion. The GT car is expected to appear in 2015, and will run alongside the team's current car.