Porsche RS Spyder to compete in Europe
Dutch team to race Porsche at Le Mans
A Dutch team will become the first customer entrant of a Porsche RS Spyder in Europe. The Penske-run ‘works’ cars have proved very successful in the ALMS series in the US over the past couple of seasons, but this announcement will see Porsche returning once again to the sharp end of the grid at le Mans.
VM Motorsport by Equipe Verschuur will contest the full 2008 Le Mans series as well as the famous 24 hour race.
Team principal Frans Verschuur says about the Porsche project: “It is a logical next step in the development of our team. In the past few years, the Le Mans Series with its 1000-kilometre races at famous race tracks has developed itself to a professional race category and is a very attractive playing field. Additionally, we plan to enter the Le Mans 24 Hours, which is of course a major challenge for any team.”
The near-500bhp LMP2 car will be built at Weissach this autumn while drivers for the team are yet to be decided.
Will it? The ACO run much more restrictive regs. for LMP2 vs those they run under in the ALMS.
OK, it should mean all the steps on the LMP2 podium actually get used at 5PM on Sunday - but can't see them worrying the LMP1 oil burners next year.
The key difference between ALMS regs. and the ACO regs. that the 24Hr and LMS is the size of the intake restrictors - the ALMS regs give LMP2 cars a much bigger intake/smaller restrition and brings power up to the same sort of level as LMP1 and you have lots of cars racing for outright victory. The ACO have actually reduced the intake size/increased the restriction to ensure a gap between classes and to try and improve reliability in LMP2 (as cars should be less stressed). Can't say it worked that well this year ^_^
No, me either.
The RS Spyders are stunning in the flesh though.
The Porsche motorsport people told me that the second Solaroli car is still in their workshop, and you could have it if you gave them $1.5 mil.
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