GT3-R Hybrid Racing ALMS Laguna Seca
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GT3-R Hybrid Racing ALMS Laguna Seca
http://americanlemans.com/primary1.php?cat=news|16222
"Porsche's ground-breaking 911 GT3 R Hybrid also will return to the ALMS at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Factory drivers Romain Dumas and Richard Lietz will share the Porsche, which has seen numerous updates since the car raced last in the ALMS at Petit Le Mans, 2010. Among them is a lighter motor, a reconfigured distribution system for stored energy that is transferred to a more efficient flywheel. Moreover, drivers can manually use the stored energy with a boost-paddle on the steering wheel for overtaking. The car will run unclassified."
Who wants to bet this is the new 991 GT series motor being tested?
"Porsche's ground-breaking 911 GT3 R Hybrid also will return to the ALMS at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Factory drivers Romain Dumas and Richard Lietz will share the Porsche, which has seen numerous updates since the car raced last in the ALMS at Petit Le Mans, 2010. Among them is a lighter motor, a reconfigured distribution system for stored energy that is transferred to a more efficient flywheel. Moreover, drivers can manually use the stored energy with a boost-paddle on the steering wheel for overtaking. The car will run unclassified."
Who wants to bet this is the new 991 GT series motor being tested?
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Hybrid beats all of the GT cars with a faster lap than all of them and only 3 pit stops compared to between 4 and 7 for all of the other teams.
All of that cannot be attributed to the motor, but if it is in fact A-91 engine, it's a positive test for it for sure. Let's hope that's what it was and that it bodes well for future Porsche GT engines.
All of that cannot be attributed to the motor, but if it is in fact A-91 engine, it's a positive test for it for sure. Let's hope that's what it was and that it bodes well for future Porsche GT engines.
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Hybrid beats all of the GT cars with a faster lap than all of them and only 3 pit stops compared to between 4 and 7 for all of the other teams.
All of that cannot be attributed to the motor, but if it is in fact A-91 engine, it's a positive test for it for sure. Let's hope that's what it was and that it bodes well for future Porsche GT engines.
All of that cannot be attributed to the motor, but if it is in fact A-91 engine, it's a positive test for it for sure. Let's hope that's what it was and that it bodes well for future Porsche GT engines.
yep. it´s all about reliability imho, the system is superior, the cars faster and more efficient but it hasn`t been as reliable as the gasoline cars yet.
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