fbroen

Was there ever an option for any team other than Manthey to run a 991 this season? That is, regardless of thoughts on 991 RSR, not much of an option to be hesitant about.

tcsracing1

Flying Lizard.

917962

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.

Mike in CA

+1 The fuel efficiency issue is a big one.....

brake dust

Unfortunately, the ACO Balance of performance took the DFI fuel saving advantage away from Ferrari. Probably would happen to Porsche as well The biggest concern is that the 991 lacked top end speed. Will need that for Le Mans

markus_t19

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!

brake dust

Interesting - didn't know that! Will this version run in 2014 as well?

jumper5836

So they can do that even though the engines are completely different?

outline

The engine is already fully homologated. It can be used for 8 years after it stops appearing in any road car. Homologation doesn't expire with the end of production.

Conekilr

RSR Testing

P_collector

Thanks..but I dont get it - the widespread opinion was that the 991 GT3 engine will appear next year in the 991 RSR..now these words make this more unrealistic..so what will happen 2014?

Nizer

Mezger

P_collector

..thanks buddy..its that what I always suspected..and got hammered for it...we will just wait and see..but these words are certainly a blow for the "2014 RSR 991 GT3 engine believers"...

all the best,

peterbigblock

I'm still learning the finer points of ALMS and Grand-Am racing rules, specs, etc. Why was the C4S used instead of the GT3 for homologation?

lordpantsington

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?"