LexVan

Geoff, how many did you sell during the 25.5 hours of your announcement??

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brake dust

Eduardo, great posts - as usual. Should start a sticky thread on the 960.

Interesting that Porsche may be going to a flat 8 vs. a V8 in the 960. Thought they would use the 918 lump. What is the likelihood of the flat 8 being used in a 911RSR? The current 911RSR is not very competitive - even with a full factory effort. Or are we seeing the end of the 911 being raced in top flight endurance racing in favor of the mid engine 960.

Z356

Thanks, brake dust. All good questions re: the motor! I think that Porsche is looking at all options but turbocharging appears the most likely to be used since it's the most fuel efficient. That will give Porsche a 'politically correct' engine in these 'Green-Era' of the motorsports without resorting initially to a heavier Hybrid solution (like they did with the 918). But it all will depend on what final agreement is reached by the FIA-ACO regarding future gt racing regulations since that is the targeted 'class' where Porsche must compete and, hopefully, dominate!

http://sportscar365.com/gt/gt-convergence-called-off/

So at present the 911RSR banner is being kept alive by an all-out effort of the factory team, which includes Porsche Motorsports & Porsche-controlled Manthey Racing! The independent/privately-owned Porsche teams, which had been the mainstay of Porsche competition racing in past years (e.g. Flying Lizard, TRG, et al.), have mostly now abandoned Porsche. That is perhaps the best indication we have that the Porsche 911-based gt motorsport program is presently in serious trouble, since they have few paying customers for new race cars or replacement parts & engines! Financially, that will eventually spell the end to the Porsche motorsport program unless they can make it profitable again by having a competitive model that attracts, as in the past, a large number of 'private' racing customers world-wide. So Porsche needs a competitive sport car in this category for 'prestige' & keeping up its 'winning reputation'. But as importantly, they also need a profitable racing/production model that will be in wide demand and add to their bottom line!

So who/what is coming to the rescue? My bet is that 'the-great-white-hope' will be totally new competition model - the Fe-Fi 960/988!

We will continue this conversation on a different thread.

Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel

GreenLantern

I'm in for the 960/988.

Whoopsy

I just heard this morning that in Canada, there is now a official wait list of 5 people, but very likely these 5 will get their allocations. Reason being initially Porsche had asked all the dealer principals to take 1 car, and now Porsche is asking the principals to give them up for customers.

I have to imagine it's the same thing going on in the US, so for those that are still on the fence or just missed out, this is your chance.

Footsoldier

http://www.motoringresearch.com/feat...old-1119956278

Whoopsy

What I posted is not quite public knowledge.

All 918 orders are spoken for, but since a bunch of them are from dealer principals, those orders are easier to re-allocate to customers on wait list.