The 991 RSR
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Bergmeister said it was suffering from oversteer in slow corners due to lack of time in set-up. The new for next year DFI engine will definitely make a difference on fuel mileage which will become a big problem this year at Le Mans. It is indeed early on as they have already identified problems. I don't see it becoming the class of the field but we also have to factor in the BOP that Aston is receiving. Even the GTE AM Astons were right up there and faster in many instances than the GTE PRO cars. Less weight and more power will tend to do that.
I think that come 2014's installment of the 24 heures we will have a better indicator of where the 991 RSR is really at.
I think that come 2014's installment of the 24 heures we will have a better indicator of where the 991 RSR is really at.
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Bergmeister said it was suffering from oversteer in slow corners due to lack of time in set-up. The new for next year DFI engine will definitely make a difference on fuel mileage which will become a big problem this year at Le Mans. It is indeed early on as they have already identified problems. I don't see it becoming the class of the field but we also have to factor in the BOP that Aston is receiving. Even the GTE AM Astons were right up there and faster in many instances than the GTE PRO cars. Less weight and more power will tend to do that.
I think that come 2014's installment of the 24 heures we will have a better indicator of where the 991 RSR is really at.
I think that come 2014's installment of the 24 heures we will have a better indicator of where the 991 RSR is really at.
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+1 The fuel efficiency issue is a big one....
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What Kristen had to say...
Due to continued discussions on direction of the GTE class we postponed the development of the DI engine ...too big a Financial risk...says Hartmut Kristen (head of motorsport @ Porsche).
BTW basis for homologation of the RSR was the C4S !!! Hence no GT3 in the name!
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Just reading in the sport auto (german car mag that does the supertests inluding ring times quoted here and elsewhere):
Due to continued discussions on direction of the GTE class we postponed the development of the DI engine ...too big a Financial risk...says Hartmut Kristen (head of motorsport @ Porsche).
BTW basis for homologation of the RSR was the C4S !!! Hence no GT3 in the name!
Due to continued discussions on direction of the GTE class we postponed the development of the DI engine ...too big a Financial risk...says Hartmut Kristen (head of motorsport @ Porsche).
BTW basis for homologation of the RSR was the C4S !!! Hence no GT3 in the name!
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Is there publicly available evidence of this? I'm not so much doubting what you say as I am intrigued to look at the papers themselves. Perhaps they will answer the immediate question that pops into my head, "why?"