Thank You Porsche for One Last N/A Generation!
03-19-2018, 03:35 PM
#1
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Thank You Porsche for One Last N/A Generation!
First off HUGE Congrats to Porsche for the win! I have never seen a car pushed so hard past the limits to make up the obvious power advantage of the BMWs. Major, major kudos to the P1 and P3 finish!
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That being said, there are a few things that I noticed while at this event. I was woken up by two distinguishable sounds in the morning...that of the C7 Corvette and the Porsche RSR. And no matter where I was on the track, I could hear them coming from a mile away. Obviously I was much more partial to the sound of the RSR. While watching the race, every time those RSR's came flying by, the emotion and excitement in everyone's faces was noticeably enhanced versus when the turbocharged Ferraris, BMWs, etc came "whooshing" by. I couldn't help but thank Porsche (and in part Chevrolet) for keeping the excitement via sound alive, as that is a massive part of the experience for me. I can barely remember the sound of proper F1 cars from when I watched the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal when I was younger, and now that the F1 sound has gone I certainly don't want to lose that experience in GTLM or on our street cars any time soon. That being said, hats off to Porsche for sticking to the N/A platform not only in Motorsports but in the GT street cars for another generation!
03-19-2018, 04:40 PM
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03-19-2018, 04:42 PM
#4
Three Wheelin'
First off HUGE Congrats to Porsche for the win! I have never seen a car pushed so hard past the limits to make up the obvious power advantage of the BMWs. Major, major kudos to the P1 and P3 finish!
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That being said, there are a few things that I noticed while at this event. I was woken up by two distinguishable sounds in the morning...that of the C7 Corvette and the Porsche RSR. And no matter where I was on the track, I could hear them coming from a mile away. Obviously I was much more partial to the sound of the RSR. While watching the race, every time those RSR's came flying by, the emotion and excitement in everyone's faces was noticeably enhanced versus when the turbocharged Ferraris, BMWs, etc came "whooshing" by. I couldn't help but thank Porsche (and in part Chevrolet) for keeping the excitement via sound alive, as that is a massive part of the experience for me. I can barely remember the sound of proper F1 cars from when I watched the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal when I was younger, and now that the F1 sound has gone I certainly don't want to lose that experience in GTLM or on our street cars any time soon. That being said, hats off to Porsche for sticking to the N/A platform not only in Motorsports but in the GT street cars for another generation!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mZgz6XHY24
Boring...Boring... Love the commentary.
03-19-2018, 05:49 PM
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Pilet's stint just before Tandy got in the car was epic. He was wringing every last ounce out of it. Was great.
Contrary to what people think, this car still is NOT a true mid-engine car, compared to the others. They weight percentage only shifted by 1% with the engine move, and even G. Bruni, who drove true mid-engine chassis Ferrari's for years said the car was still very different in terms of handling dynamics. Sure, the engine/tranny position swap helped, but not as much as people may think. The weight distribution of this car vs. all other "mid-engine" cars is still different. It's still very much a 911, IMO.
Contrary to what people think, this car still is NOT a true mid-engine car, compared to the others. They weight percentage only shifted by 1% with the engine move, and even G. Bruni, who drove true mid-engine chassis Ferrari's for years said the car was still very different in terms of handling dynamics. Sure, the engine/tranny position swap helped, but not as much as people may think. The weight distribution of this car vs. all other "mid-engine" cars is still different. It's still very much a 911, IMO.
03-20-2018, 01:56 PM
#6
Drifting
Pilet's stint just before Tandy got in the car was epic. He was wringing every last ounce out of it. Was great.
Contrary to what people think, this car still is NOT a true mid-engine car, compared to the others. They weight percentage only shifted by 1% with the engine move, and even G. Bruni, who drove true mid-engine chassis Ferrari's for years said the car was still very different in terms of handling dynamics. Sure, the engine/tranny position swap helped, but not as much as people may think. The weight distribution of this car vs. all other "mid-engine" cars is still different. It's still very much a 911, IMO.
Contrary to what people think, this car still is NOT a true mid-engine car, compared to the others. They weight percentage only shifted by 1% with the engine move, and even G. Bruni, who drove true mid-engine chassis Ferrari's for years said the car was still very different in terms of handling dynamics. Sure, the engine/tranny position swap helped, but not as much as people may think. The weight distribution of this car vs. all other "mid-engine" cars is still different. It's still very much a 911, IMO.
Nick made an unforced error in the bus stop at Daytona, as he has a tendency to overdrive at times:
Off the top of my head = Fuji 2015 (driving for KCMG), Road America 2016, Petit 2016, Daytona 2018
03-20-2018, 02:11 PM
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Long live the 911!
