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New Racing Version for International GT Sport
Stuttgart. Following the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is entering yet another racing car in the 2010 motorsport season: The 911 GT3 R will be raced in series based on the international FIA GT3 regulations, thus succeeding the 911 GT3 Cup S. The main focus in developing this new model was on even better drivability and even easier handling.The 911 GT3 R is powered by a four-litre six-cylinder boxer engine delivering maximum output of 480 bhp (353 kW) transmitted to the rear axle by a sequential six-speed dog gearbox.
The starting point in developing the 911 GT3 R weighing just 1,200 kg or 2,646 lb was the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup presented in September for one-make cup racing. Thanks to its increase in engine size by 0.2 litres, the GT3 R offers 30 bhp more than the Cup model. Both cars are based on the extra-wide body of the 911 GT3 RS street-legal sports car.
An anti-lock brake system (ABS), traction control and an e-gas wîth 'throttle-blip' function make it much easier to get used to this new GT3 racing car than its predecessor, meaning that the new model is also more appropriate for the ambitious amateur racing driver.Flared wheel arches added on to the body both front and rear bear clear testimony to the wider track than on the former model. And like all second-generation versions of the 911, the new 911 GT3 R also comes wîth striking LED rear light clusters.
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| Engine : 4.0 L., 6-cylinder Power: 480 hp | |
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| ENDURANCE WINNERS CONQUER THE CHALLENGES | |
 | After 12 hours of intense racing, the winners of the 61st Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring were greeted by fireworks as they crossed the finish line at Sebring International Raceway. America's oldest circuit is also one of the world's most challenging, in part owing to the flat and featureless landscape. Long straightaways, tight corners and switchbacks contribute to driver fatigue making concentration paramount to staying on the bumpy track which itself generates tremendous stress on the suspensio...[Read more...] |
| TRACK AND PERSONAL RECORDS ACHIEVED DURING QUALIFYING | |
 | A new track record was just one of the highlights from the Qualifying Rounds leading into the 61st Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring. And, when the green flag is dropped at 10:30 a.m. EST on 16 March 2013, 42 entries across five classes – P1, P2, PC, GT and GTC – will have their sights set on making history their own at one of America's oldest circuits: Sebring International Raceway. Swiss driver Marcel Fassler drove the #1 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron Quattro to a fastest lap time of 1:4...[Read more...] |
| Testing: The Roar Before the Rolex 24 | |
 | Four days into the New Year, new teams and new cars are taking their first laps at Daytona International Speedway as the landmark 2013 sports car racing season gets underway with this weekend's three day test event: the Roar Before the Rolex 24. The dreary weather did not dampen the excitement among drivers and race organizers to go racing as they prepare for the historic merger of GRAND-AM and ALMS, as well as the debut of the new GX class at the 51st running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona later ...[Read more...] |
| Champions Crowned at Lime Rock Park | |
 | While the setting for the Championship Weekend at Lime Rock Park may be bucolic, the hills today reverberated with the sounds of intense action from the 13th and final race of the 2012 GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series. The yellow flag was in regular use as, right out of pit row, the race started under a full course caution after the #70 SpeedSource Mazda RX-8 went off the course in turn one during the last parade lap. A stop and go pace followed for much of the first half of the race – a seco...[Read more...] |
| American Le Mans Series Kicks Off Mazda Raceway Season | |
 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca kicks off its 55th season with the American Le Mans Monterey, presented by Patrón, an exhilarating six hour endurance race, May 11-12. Featuring multiple classes of high-tech sports cars competing together, the American Le Mans Series sees constant passing and on-track battles throughout each race. The six hour endurance race takes competitors from daylight, to dusk and into the darkness, pushing drivers' and crews' mental and physical abilities. The 2011 Americ...[Read more...] |
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