Rob Edwards

Brad, everyone knows that the 928 was DOA as a NASCAR candidate because it's not a sedan. And I can't understand how you missed the factory's short foray into NASCAR with the Panamera in 2009. Unfortunately, the Panny effort was canned was that its profile didn't fit within the scrutineering templates required for the CoT, and the Porsche faithful were apoplectic about the plan to do a Chevy R7 motor swap.

But it would have been pretty fine coming out of Turn 1, 3 abreast at Talladega:

White Lightnin'

Hell, What are you smoking?!?

928mac

The one I was watching was not the super car so they were topping out at 180 mph and going past 7000 rpm at 175, That is why I said that the 928 would not be far behind in stock configuration.

Of course it would have to be striped and a roll cage installed as well as lots of other mods.

I guess what bothers me the most are the smart a#$ comments and the lack of thought before saying things like what are you smoking.
I assume, because we have never met, this is by people that don't no and just like to shoot their mouth off.

Rennlist strikes again.
Some of You guys really need to grow up.

James Bailey

I just spent several days working on two old Nascar racecars. They will be "featured" on the show Car Warriors. One had significant damage to the right front suspension as a result of doing a barrel roll off a ramp for a TV pilot.....the only real body damage was to the rear spoiler which touched down while the car was upside down. both cars were fully tubeframe purpose built cars. The lower A-arms are huge use heavy duty truck ball joints three times the size of what you find on a car....They have NOTHING in common with a street car. As noted the current cars can make 850 HP and pull nearly 10,000 RPM Nascar rules deliberately screw up the aerodynamics to try to slow them down ! This thread is just another example that love is blind

blown 87

I wana be a fireman when I grow up, drive that big red truck.

James Bailey

Also the 15 inch rims would not fit over the 928 brakes ........and NASCAR is North American Stock Car Racing.....none of them Foriegn cars are allowed. Toyota had to build a factory in the US and make a "special" pushrod engine (plus pay a lot of money) to get into truck racing then Sprint Cup. It will be interesting next year when they go with Fuel Injection for all the top level cars. You also need around $4,000,000 to run a single car for one season

soupcan

Your a mean little poopy head who needs sensitivity training, can't you tell he's hurting. Booo!!

White Lightnin'

No need to get your panties in a bunch Brad... as others have already stated, the rules of NASCAR prohibit any real car from competing.

Cubic dollars over cubic inches over aerodynamics. That, and having to have a homologated model for sale to the general public built in America, would've always ruled the 928 out. Common sense.

My response of 'what are you smoking' would be no different than responding to a 13-year old poster on a weapons forum theorizing about creating a functional light saber.

Just ain't gonna happen... ever.

The unwashed masses of toothless wonders that watch NASCAR and think "Man, I could race too" also haven't thought about the realities of that competitive form of entertainment either.

I'm from North Carolina and don't watch NASCAR (North And South Carolina Association of Retards) because I have exceeded the brain cell limit for inclusion.

BTW, in 1988 the Porsche 928S4 was faster than a Lamborghini Countach on a NASCAR Super Speedway at 1/3 the price. But, the Lambo wouldn't have been competitive in NASCAR either. Go figure.

It seldom hurts to research a theory in advance... no hard feelings.

Speedtoys

With ALARMING reliability.


On pushrods.

hacker-pschorr

My point still stands, watch how fast they reach and maintain their top speed. They would be 4-5 laps ahead of a 928 before it reached 170mph.

That's assuming a 928 could even reach that speed on whatever track you were watching. Take one of the 1/2 or 3/4 mile ovals it would be a massacre even if you cut the HP on the stock car in half.

Last year at Road America the Nationwide cars were lapping in the 2:16 - 2:17 range in testing. That's in the ballpark of Mark Anderson's lap record and I think he would be the first to tell you neither him or the car would be able to maintain anywhere near that pace in a 400 mile race around RA.

You asked about comparing a full blown, 700hp race car to a 30 year old street car. Sorry, but to most people it is kind of an asinine question.

White Lightnin'

What's really alarming is the thought that a motor that has to survive a 3.5 hour, 500-mile torture test somehow equates to it being reliable. And, the next race gets a new motor.

Take my motor and tranny that have never been cracked open at 23 years old and over 200,000 miles... that is reliablility.

But, to each their own definition of reliability.



Indeed.

Brad, read that article from Excellence Magazine posted above. It is chock full of 'intelligence-lacking' innuendos from the very beginning article category "Schwindle" (a con, ploy, scheme, scam) and the 'redneck nicknames' of the contributors "Mack" & "Skeeter" to how the "Porsche mirror design" being the 'winning edge' and the "Frying Gizzards Motorsports" team running in NASCAR.

That article has some of the best tongue-in-cheek smart a$$ comments on the 'NASCAR lifestyle' I have ever read!

Priceless!

blown 87

Bump a 928 engine up to that power level and see how long it lasts under that kind of race conditions.

The motors that amaze me are the Fuel motors, that they can last mere seconds is beyond my understanding.

Over a thousand HP/Cylinder, running on what amounts to liquid dynamite, is something every gear head needs to feel at least once.

dprantl

It should be a little embarrassing for Porsche that the 928 could not drive an oval at top speed for prolonged periods of time. Even a lowly SAAB could do it, and with a forced-induced 85hp/liter engine instead of a sleepy NA 63hp/liter. Claiming that the 928 was not designed for racing is truly a pathetic excuse for a car company with Porsche's racing heritage and auto lineup at the time. I find it humorous that this discussion started, since the 928 would probably blow up a rod bearing in short order under such conditions.

Dan
'91 928GT S/C 475hp/460lb.ft

blown 87

IIRC SAAB took a 900, 900 Turbo, 9000 and a 9000 Turbo to Taladega and ran them flat out for 24 hours, set some kind of record, they only stopped for fuel and driver changes.

dprantl

It was in 1986 with 9000 Turbos, and it was for 20 days and nights. 62,000 miles at top speed...

Dan
'91 928GT S/C 475hp/460lb.ft