OT: Todays Cars
05-11-2003, 11:44 PM
#16
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by chris walrod:
<strong>...But until I see WRX's and Evo8's entered at Daytona 24hr or even Sebring's 12hr race, I will not lump them into the class of car that Porsche has always been.
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</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Subaru has been racing and winning for years in one of the most exciting and challenging race series the world has ever seen, WRC. They have a great racing heritage. Furthermore, they field factory race cars today, unlike Porsche. Those cars are closer to the ones you can buy than any other top tier racing series. Because of this, Subaru has MORE right than Porsche to brag of racing credibility, IMO.
As much as it pains me to say this, what Porsche has is a racing HISTORY, not a racing PRESENT.
Too busy making SUV's I guess... <img border="0" alt="[soapbox]" title="" src="graemlins/soapbox.gif" />
<strong>...But until I see WRX's and Evo8's entered at Daytona 24hr or even Sebring's 12hr race, I will not lump them into the class of car that Porsche has always been.
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</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Subaru has been racing and winning for years in one of the most exciting and challenging race series the world has ever seen, WRC. They have a great racing heritage. Furthermore, they field factory race cars today, unlike Porsche. Those cars are closer to the ones you can buy than any other top tier racing series. Because of this, Subaru has MORE right than Porsche to brag of racing credibility, IMO.
As much as it pains me to say this, what Porsche has is a racing HISTORY, not a racing PRESENT.
Too busy making SUV's I guess... <img border="0" alt="[soapbox]" title="" src="graemlins/soapbox.gif" />
05-12-2003, 12:19 AM
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I'm with PeterS. Its time Porsche put the kabash on its SUV program (and other similar misdirected adventures) and got back to doing what we like - participating at the highest levels of endurance racing. Otherwise it risks becoming like any number of British car companies - great legacy but not much else. I should know - I used to own a Jaguar :-(.
