2011 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup

Developed for Porsche One-make cups, the new version of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup for the first time is based on the 911 GT3 RS. The power unit featured in the new 911 GT3 Cup is largely identical to the production engine of the 911 GT3 RS with the same output of 450 bhp and the same maximum engine speed of 8,500 rpm.

In the upcoming season it will be raced in no less than seven cup trophies - not only in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup on the occasion of Formula 1 races, but also in the Porsche Carrera Cups in Germany, Asia, Japan, and Italy, as well as the GT3 Cup Challenges in the USA and the Middle East.

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Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) intern Anna Frey designed the livery that will appear on a 911 GT3 Cup racecar the company will campaign in the Porsche Carrera World Cup Race this Saturday at Germany's infamous Nürburgring race track.

'I am very excited my design was selected,' Frey says. 'I have loved cars since I started attending car shows with my father when I was growing up. The opportunity to intern at Porsche has been very rewarding and exciting. And the thought of my design appearing on a Porsche race car in front of thousands of people – and 100 other Porsche race cars – is quite amazing!'

Frey, a recent graduate of Georgia Tech, in Atlanta, GA, majored in industrial design. Her paint scheme was selected from four final contenders by PCNA employees and won out over several designs drafted by professionals.

American Le Mans Series (ALMS) GTC Champion Melanie Snow has been chosen to pilot PCNA's 911 GT3 Cup racecar and will be joined by six PCNA 'pit crew' employees. The inaugural Porsche Carrera World Cup race, which is held during the same weekend as the 39th ADAC 24 Hours of Nürburgring Race in Germany, June 25, 2011, will be documented by the team and will share all the off and on-track excitement on the 'The Hub', Porsche Cars North America's new social media press site.

The Porsche employee team, selected from submitted video and written essays detailing their motorsports passion, will be on hand to capture and share the insider's view on what it takes to compete internationally, what it feels – and sounds – like from the driver's seat, and who's who in the world of Porsche motorsports.

In addition to featuring photos and videos posted by the on-site Porsche employee team, 'The Hub' will also serve as a Porsche motorsports history destination, including historic racing images from Porsche archives and Porsche motorsports milestones.

Lufthansa German Airlines is supporting the PCNA crew with logistics and air travel to and from Germany. 'This racing endeavor is an exciting opportunity to showcase the relationship between these two iconic German brands,' said Nicola Lange, Director Marketing and Customer Relations The Americas, Lufthansa. 'Our Lufthansa team is incredibly enthusiastic to be a part of the team and support Melanie Snow and the Porsche Cars North America 911 Cup car effort at the Nürburgring.'

Snow joins more than 100 participants from 25 countries on the starting grid at 10:30 am local time, at Germany's legendary Nürburgring on June 25, she'll not only have a unique ground support crew; she is slated to be the only female racer to compete in the Carrera World Cup.

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