Porsche shows how easy it is to make a lot of money

[BadAim]

Originally Posted by 335th_GRAthos

Impressive freedom for a country with such low speed limits!

Just to remind you that in Germany we have no speed limits
(for some parts of the speeedways, at least)

Funny, that.

[ElAurens]

I have a fair amount of seat time in Porsche 356s and early 911s. Good cars, and the 356 is absolutely my favorite German car, period.

However, only the Italians truly understand the art of the passionate automobile...


1967 Ferrrari 330 P4. The most beautiful car, ever.

That said I have a Triumph TR3 as my "collector" car, as only the British understand the verities of the small roadster.

[baronWastelan]

Italian artistry and passion versus German science and stubborness: the greatest rivalry in history. When that rivalry ceases it will herald the end of civilization as we know it.

[Rickusty]

Originally Posted by baronWastelan

Italian artistry and passion versus German science and stubborness: the greatest rivalry in history. When that rivalry ceases it will herald the end of civilization as we know it.

You're right... and when that will happen, the Chinese will take us over!
Let's try to work hard and together fellow europeans.

There it goes my rant of the day...

Cheers
Rick

[baronWastelan]

Don't you like to see "Made in China" or "Hecho en Mexico" on your replacement parts? Why would you want parts made in Europe, where the workers are treated with dignity and can earn a comfortable standard of living, and doing all the manufacturing without poisoning the earth?

[baronWastelan]

GRAND-AM: Porsche Motorsport Mid-Ohio race report

[Brumos Racing... Hurley Haywood ... 911 ... almost sounds like copy/paste from 1970's ]

Jacksonville’s Brumos Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Wins Rolex Grand-Am GT Season Title

Lexington, Ohio - September 17 -- Andrew Davis and Leh Keen finished fourth at the Emco Gears Classic at Mid-Ohio Saturday to capture the Rolex Grand-Am GT championship in Brumos Racing’s first season in the GT class. The co-drivers of the No. 59 Brumos Porsche GT3 were trailing Sylvain Tremblay and Jonathan Bomarito, drivers of the No. 70 Mazda RX-8, late in the event. However, Keen beat Bomarito out of the pits following the final pit stop and held that advantage for the remainder of the event.

Their fourth-place finish was enough to overtake the Bill Lester/Jordan Taylor Chevrolet Camaro as Lester spun and lost a lap in the opening minutes, and the team finished eighth. Here are the final points in Rolex Grand-Am GT:

Leh Keen/Andrew Davis 319, Jordan Taylor/Bill Lester 317, Jonathan Bomarito/Sylvain Tremblay 315

“At the beginning of the year, Brumos Racing team manager Hurley Haywood sat us down and told us we were going to race to win races and championships. Winning the championship in our first year shows what Brumos is made of. This championship feels better than my first, doing it the way we did it and how it all unfolded, bringing Brumos back to GT. At first we wanted just to get a podium. Then we kept winning and winning,” said Leh Keen, who was racing for the storied team for the first time this year.

”My stint was very eventful. Coming from the back to the front was a lot of fun. Our strategy helped, but once I was up front, I was able to drive away. It was great to lead a few laps after our disappointment in qualifying,” said co-driver Davis.

Brumos won two races during the season – Watkins Glen Six-Hour and Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – en route to the championship in their first year of Grand-Am GT racing since the ‘90s.

Jens Walther, president of Porsche Motorsports North America, Inc., was particularly proud of the Brumos Racing win as their 911 GT3 Cup car as the team’s hard work earned them the Rolex Grand-Am GT championship.

“Leh Keen and Andrew Davis never quit during the season, including today when they had to start from the back of the pack. The Brumos team worked hard to keep the car on the track, and it paid off in a championship. We are proud of all our Porsche customer teams, and we are so happy for owner Dan Davis and the entire Brumos Porsche organization,” said Walther.

Since the Rolex Grand-Am championship was initiated in 2000, Porsche drivers have won the GT championship eight of the 12 years in the Porsche 911 GT3 R, GT3 RS, and GT3 Cup cars. Brumos Racing had previously won the Daytona Prototype title, but this was their first GT championship.

http://www.motorsport.com/#/grandam/...o-race-report/

[ElAurens]

Too bad the rest of the "Canned Ham" series is so pitiful.

The "Daytona Prototype" spec racers are the most hideous contraptions ever put on a road course.

But that's what happens when NASCAR people get involved with road racing. They hate it and continually try to make it go away, just like they have done with their buy out and control of AMA PRO motorcycle racing.

The fans stayed away from the Mid Ohio AMA PRO weekend in droves. It used to be the second or third highest attendance race weekend on the Mid Ohio calendar, but not any more.

NASCAR is the death of real racing.

Be sure.

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by baronWastelan

Italian artistry and passion versus German science and stubborness: the greatest rivalry in history. When that rivalry ceases it will herald the end of civilization as we know it.

if you had more brass than sense, which car would you buy?

I'd get me one of this: not the best performance, but it looks and sounds like god having an orgasm

http://www.motorauthority.com/review...c-competizione

[ElAurens]

This...



Ferrari 250 Tour de France.

[baronWastelan]

I'd have a custom built street legal 917 coupe using one of the 16 cylinder engines that Porsche developed in 69 - 70 as an alternative to the turbo 12, but never used. I don't really care so much for the 800 HP, but the sound of an air-cooled flat 16 behind me could be quite amusing. Not to mention the possibility of laying rubber at 180 MPH.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...cyl_engine.JPG