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Not completely true Dr... They were fighting for the lead in ALMS, until lucky Salo got 1 lap on everyone, by the safety car!
Finished 1-2-3-4 at the Spa 24 hours, us being the 3rd placed car. It has won numerous times in the LMS this year and ALMS (ok, because Ferrari’s got taken out).
So I would hardly say it is getting murdered. But yes the F430, has an advantage in sprint races over the 997 RSR, but hopefully with the new update from Porsche coming, it should level things out a bit. This car was designed for 24 hour races remember and it has delivered faultlessly on that front. Winner of the Nurburgring 24 hours, the Le Mans 24 hours and the Spa 24 hours already this year!
Finished 1-2-3-4 at the Spa 24 hours, us being the 3rd placed car. It has won numerous times in the LMS this year and ALMS (ok, because Ferrari’s got taken out).
So I would hardly say it is getting murdered. But yes the F430, has an advantage in sprint races over the 997 RSR, but hopefully with the new update from Porsche coming, it should level things out a bit. This car was designed for 24 hour races remember and it has delivered faultlessly on that front. Winner of the Nurburgring 24 hours, the Le Mans 24 hours and the Spa 24 hours already this year!
But they haven't won numerous times in the ALMS this year. Looking back through the results, it goes:
Mosport - F430
Road America - F430
Mid Ohio - RSR
Lime Rock - RSR
Utah - F430
Houston - F430
Long Beach - F430
St Pete - F430
Sebring - F430
And they only won Mid Ohio because two of the F430s took each other out. Talking to a few of the Porsche teams at MId Ohio, it seems they'd all accepted the fact that the 997 RSR just isn't as good as the F430, and regarding development, they told me that it's up to them to make the cars go faster - perhaps in the US Porsche Motorsport is busy with the RS Spyders?
Personally I blame the looks of the car. The 996 RSR looked a bit mean, and the F430 looks a bit mean. The 997 RSR looks like it's got downs syndrome. Hopefully Porsche and the ALMS teams can find some extra speed for the last three races and stop Risi from winning the championship.
Mosport - F430
Road America - F430
Mid Ohio - RSR
Lime Rock - RSR
Utah - F430
Houston - F430
Long Beach - F430
St Pete - F430
Sebring - F430
And they only won Mid Ohio because two of the F430s took each other out. Talking to a few of the Porsche teams at MId Ohio, it seems they'd all accepted the fact that the 997 RSR just isn't as good as the F430, and regarding development, they told me that it's up to them to make the cars go faster - perhaps in the US Porsche Motorsport is busy with the RS Spyders?
Personally I blame the looks of the car. The 996 RSR looked a bit mean, and the F430 looks a bit mean. The 997 RSR looks like it's got downs syndrome. Hopefully Porsche and the ALMS teams can find some extra speed for the last three races and stop Risi from winning the championship.
Edited by Dr JonboyG on Monday 27th August 15:40
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