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5 Jan 2011, 12:30 (Ref:2811454)
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Unofficial confirmation that Porsche will launch a coupe version of the 918 at the Detroit Motor-show.
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10 Jan 2011, 11:15 (Ref:2813615)
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15min till its debut
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10 Jan 2011, 11:22 (Ref:2813620)
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10 Jan 2011, 11:27 (Ref:2813623)
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This better be good with all the fuss they´re making about it...
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10 Jan 2011, 11:35 (Ref:2813625)
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918 RSR with a nod to the 917 in the shape of a fan on top of the engine.
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10 Jan 2011, 11:36 (Ref:2813626)
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So what class is this car supposed to race in?
It's a hybrid btw.. |
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10 Jan 2011, 11:41 (Ref:2813630)
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Probably an E1-XP class at the Nurburgring first of all, and if they enter it for Le Mans, they will probably have to run it as the 56th unclassified entry.
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10 Jan 2011, 11:42 (Ref:2813632)
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More than 700hp.. there's no way this is racing at the Nürburgring without being majorly restricted.
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10 Jan 2011, 11:46 (Ref:2813633)
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it wont be the first time that Porsche race a rare model,year1986 Porsche raced a 959 under the name of 961 at LM24,finished 7th overall behind some strong protos,that time it was in GTX class.
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10 Jan 2011, 11:47 (Ref:2813634)
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The show car have racing number #22 on both sides,it's the McQueen's 917 number in film Lemans
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10 Jan 2011, 11:47 (Ref:2813635)
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918 RSR race car
V8 @ 10300rpm ~560hp flywheel hybrid 2x75KW front wheels total power ~765hp they energy is relesed at a push of the button. I don't get where this will race, it is not for the gt2 class. ad its not a lmp1 or lmp2, -hesaid it will be a further racing technology lab car, that will race in international motorsport, maybe N24 link to web special |
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10 Jan 2011, 11:48 (Ref:2813636)
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I just don't understand the purpose of this, why built a race car that dosen't fit in any current regulatory setting? Just because they can?
I understand they want to push the whole hybrid thing but they should have either built a new GT2 based on this or an LMP. Racing an unclassified car for PR purposes is just lame and very un-Porsche like. |
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arakis put it well, this car might be a technological test bed for future developments in Porsche road and race cars. And there's no better testing for automotive technology than the racetrack.
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well they cant race audi because of inhouse politics, so why not race themselves
 maybe aco grants them an experimental entry at le mans, or the ILMC, when they check it isn't fast enough to win overall-I guess a proper ferrari equvalent to this would be the 599xx or the enzo fxx btw this seems rediculus to me Inside Line says: Check back with us in 40 years; this one could be just as fondly remembered then as the 917K is today. — Paul Lienert, Correspondent |
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The 918 dosen't seem to be so they shouldn't be allowed to race it anywhere other than the Ring where they have a semi-open class. If this thing gets to race at Le Mans it will be a joke. How about Peugeot or Audi just build a car beyond all rules and chose to race it unclassified? If the car wins, that's all the casual fan will see. It's a cheap way of getting recognition for racing a car that dosen't fit the rules... If they want to test it they can..on their own test tracks. But if they want to race it, it should comply to the rules. |
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