Sometimes it just isn’t enough to own an incredibly beautiful race-bred Aston Martin. Now and then, you just need to own the actual bloody racecar.

So it is with confirmation today of the specs for the production V8 Vantage N24, the lighter, quicker, racing incarnation of the already amazing V8 Vantage road car.

Finishing eighth in last years Bahrain 24-hour race, it’s named after the Nürburgring 24 hour in which the car finished 24th. It’s had 300kg of weight lifted from its frame (features like air conditioning and airbags aren’t just waste valuable time on the track), and improved air filters, lubrication system and free flow exhaust give it a lazy 30bhp increase to a staggering 410bhp at 7500rpm.

They’re also dead serious about buying these things to race:

As supplied it is eligible for series such as the VLN Endurance Championship at the Nürburgring, the Britcar endurance series, the Dutch Supercar Challenge, the Australian GT Championship and the European Endurance Championship. In addition, the Vantage N24 is also potentially eligible for the proposed European GT4 series, the Grand-Am Cup and SCCA Touring Car Class in the USA.

The Vantage N24 is on sale now with prices starting at £78,720 plus local taxes and delivery.

Well, I’ll need one for racing. And a second one for backup. Oh, and a third for testing…

Aston Martin Confirms Specification of V8 Vantage N24 [via Sybarites]