Thank You Porsche for Hanging On To The N/A Platform
03-19-2018, 03:40 PM
#1
Former Vendor
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Thank You Porsche for Hanging On To The N/A Platform
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!
.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, 04:38 PM
#3
Former Vendor
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03-20-2018, 09:53 AM
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03-20-2018, 01:21 PM
#7
I'm visualizing it as well, lol, and actually I already drive a 4.0 N/A car to work every day so it isn't too hard. No not a 991.2 GT3 or a 997 GT3 RS 4.0, it's an e92 m3 and it sounds fantastic!
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03-20-2018, 01:25 PM
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03-20-2018, 01:39 PM
#9
I miss my M3 too even though I sold it to get my 981 Spyder. I am bummed that they went turbo. Was looking forward to either the next gen Spyder or GT4 with that 4 L detuned motor as was rumored.
03-21-2018, 08:12 AM
#10
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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!
.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
03-21-2018, 10:16 AM
#11
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Thank you : )
03-21-2018, 12:27 PM
#12
lol
PS. Thanks for the racing clip John!
Very cool. Its the primary reason why I find it most difficult to be such a loyal F1 fan these days.
03-21-2018, 12:29 PM
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03-22-2018, 03:20 PM
#14
Lol well said!