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2012 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR is ready to race
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The new Porsche 911 GT3 RSR is ready to race. The top model of Porsche Motorsport’s customer racing vehicles will head into the 2012 season with extensive modifications. Particularly striking at first glance are the changes to the body: the width of the new GT3 RSR has grown by 48 millimetres. Built to conform to the A.C.O. “LM” GTE regulations, the 911 represents the crowning pinnacle of a range of successful customer sport race cars that are based on the 997 type 911 GT3 RS street sports car.
Powering the new 911 GT3 RSR is a particularly efficient six-cylinder boxer engine with a four-litre capacity. With a mandatory air-restrictor, it generates 460 hp (338 kW) and drives the 310 millimetre wide rear wheels. The diameter of the front wheels has increased by 30 mm to now measure 680 millimetres. The Porsche sequential six-speed gearbox is operated via paddle shifts on the steering wheel.
The nose and rear panels are adapted to the flared front and rear wheel arches, as are the door sill and the wheel arch coverings. The aerodynamic concept is complemented by a new ducting of the intake air. Openings in the rear side sections, as known from the turbo variants of the Porsche 911, replace the air scoop on the engine hood, which is very similar to the 911 GT2 RS street sports car.
The new 911 GT3 RSR can be raced at the Nurburgring 24 Hours, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the Le Mans Series, the American Le Mans Series as well as the International GT Open and in other series and races.
Chuck Porter’s Mercedes 300 SLS – ADAC Eifel Rennen 2010
Posted by: | CommentsAt the ADAC Eifel Rennen this weekend we spotted the Chuck Porter Mercedes 300 SLS, the “S” defines that it was a wrecked 300 SL Gullwing and Chuyck Porter went about rebuilding the Mercedes marque.
After Mercedes-Benz retired their highly successful 300 SLR program, many racing teams and amateur drivers started creating their own versions from the 300 SL production cars. These became known as the SLS and most were prepared with a wide variety of modifications. One of the most famous of these is the Porter roadster which was actively campaigned in America.
Chuck Porter used a wrecked 300 SL Gullwing to create his own SLS. A new body was designed out of his body shop in Hollywood, California and executed by Jack Sutton from .064 aluminum sheet. For the most part, the body stayed faithful to the Mercedes-Benz styling. It featured a much wider front opening, no windscreen, removed doors and a custom interior.
Despite working from a fire-damaged hulk, Porter persisted with the SLS. After it was done, the car was considerably taller than the SLR, since the production SL is much taller than the SLR’s grand-prix chassis. This didn’t stop it from keeping up with the fastest cars in its class with drivers like Ken Miles, Billy Krause and Porter himself.
The car was used from 1956 until 1962, later being fitted with a few different American V8s. Throughout this colorful career, the Porter Special challenged even the Ferraris and Maseratis of the period. This was possible even though the engine was pretty much stock except for a factory performance camshaft.
Sports Car Illustrated tested the Porter SLS against a factory aluminum-bodied 300 SL Coupe and found the SLS to be considerably faster. In 1999 the car was restored by HK-Engineering and subsequently raced at the Monterey Historic Races.
Historic Pictures courtesy of Bill Tibbetts hopefully well see some more of the historic moments in time from Bill !
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ADAC Eifel Rennen – Bugatti Type 37 Racing
Posted by: | CommentsAt the ADAC Eifel Rennen this weekend we spotted the Bugatti Type 37 Racing, the valuation of this model of car varies from £200k.
The Type 35 was powered by a four cylinder in line, overhead camshaft, 3 valves per cylinder, 1496cc, 60hp; Gearbox: four speed, transmission to rear wheels; Suspension, front: Bugatti axle on semi-elliptic leaf springs, rear: solid axle on quarter elliptic leaf springs; Brakes: four wheel drum, cable operated. Right hand drive.
Blue with black leather inter.
At the French Grand Prix at Lyon in 1924, Bugatti unveiled a new production racing car, the famous Type 35. They were officially campaigned in every possible competitive event until 1930, during which this little jewel recorded a huge number of successes in the hand of Works drivers and private drivers. Today, it remains the symbol of the Bugatti marque. Throughout production, there were a number of variations offered by the factory for the Type 35, including supercharged versions, but always based on the eight cylinder engine. A four cylinder variant was introduced at the end of 1925 and designated the Type 37. It benefitted from the same chassis, and with a few alterations, the same chassis as its bigger sister. The Type 37 was renowned for its lightness, nimbleness and reliability, and was good for 145kph. Over the four years of production, approximately 270 examples were completed, of which many have disappeared, due to being worn out by active sporting careers. So, original examples with continuous history such as the car on offer today, are extremely rare.
Thanks to Ralph the owner of the vehicle for the Model number of this car you can see his personal website here :- www.bugatti37.de
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Nurburgring 24h SP8 Class results #n24 #gazoo @astonmartin @lexus_eu
Posted by: | CommentsThe Gazoo team lead the Lexus powered LFA to the SP8 victory in a closely contested battle with the Aston Martin team.
The sound of this cars V10 blipping its way thorugh the gear changes; were really spellbinding you could tell the LFA’s was on route.
Overall the LFA driven by Kinoshita Iida Wakisaka in car 50 finished in overall 19th in the 24h.
The two works Aston Martins finished second and third in the SP8 class, One of the Lexus LF-A of Gazoo Racing kept the two works Aston’s at bay. The V12 Vantage Car 6 had held the class lead until mid-morning when a combination of fuel pump and driveshaft problems left the car driver and motoring journalist Richard Meaden stranded on track.
The team only lost sixteen minutes in repair a true tribute to the team effort shown, returned the car to the race, drivers Chris Porrit, Meaden and Peter Cate able to pull back inside the top 40 – their teammate Oliver Mathai having been taken ill earlier in the race.
It finished just behind Car-7 – the Aston Martin Rapide, which enjoyed a trouble free run thoughout the 24h race.
The race, and the Nordschleife track, was as unforgiving as ever, with only 123 cars surviving to be classified finishers.
Nurburgring 24h Final Day Gallery
Posted by: | CommentsADAC 24h Photo’s taken on 16.05.2010 of the final days Race well done to BMW for a historic win.. – MAIN GALLERY HERE
2010 ADAC 24h Race Photo Gallery #nurburgring
Posted by: | CommentsADAC 24h Race Photo’s taken on 15.05.2010 – MAIN GALLERY HERE
2010 ADAC 24h Race Motorsport Gallery #nurburgring
Posted by: | CommentsADAC 24h Photo’s taken on 14.05.2010 – MAIN GALLERY HERE
Nurburgring’s ADAC Zurich 24h Night Qualifying
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I started the 2nd qualifying event down at the karussell it was cold misty and very difficult conditions.
This lead to the qualification event to be finished an hour earlier down to visibility on the Nordschleife.
This was the final standing of the top 10 cars. (SEE GALLERY HERE)
P-1 Car 43 – the Farnbacher Ferrari F430 GTC 9.20.552
P-2 Car 9 – Porsche Team Manthey GT3-R Hybrid 9.26.421
P-3 Car 12 Mamerow Racing GT3-R 9.35.280
P-4 Car 26 BMW M3 GT2-S 9.37.984
P-5 Car 100 Team ABT Sportsline Audi R8 LMS 9.38.334
P-6 Car 1 Manthey Racing GT3-R 9.38.502
P-7 Car 2 Team ABT Sportsline Audi R8 LMS 9.39.743
P-8 Car 41 Gazoo Racing Lexus LFS 9.40.191
P-9 Car 98 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS 9.40.981
P-10 Car 22 Vulkan Racing Dodge Viper 9.45.496
