03-04-2012, 07:22 PM
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Officially Welcomed to the 'Fest
Location: Nor Cal
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 2,084
Mein Auto: 330i
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Though racing Unclassified and so having to start from the back of grid, the Porsche GT3R Hybrid 2.0 made its mark dominantly on the West Coast in the USA at the ALMS Laguna Seca race (Monterey/California) in Sep 2011.
The GT3R finished in 10th position, behind the faster LMP type machines but finishing clear of the world-class field of factory GT cars. The honors included setting overall fastest race lap amongst the GT vehicles, consistently matching or beating the pace of the strongest of them, as well as proving efficiency by stopping only 3 times for fuel as compared to at least 5 stops from fastest of the GT competitors.
The hybrid system, with Williams Hybrid Power's MLC electric flywheel at its core, ran without fault throughout. This marks another solid proof of prototype for WHP and, once again, a positive result with important partner Porsche Motorsport.
http://www.porsche.com/usa/eventsand...3r-hybrid-997/
http://www.porsche.com/microsite/int...rnational.aspx
Last edited by MCSL; 03-06-2012 at 08:51 PM.
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