Re: Hockenheim numbers for the 430
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vinnie said:
I hate it when threads become waaaaaay to long. This was meant to be about Hockenheim numbers and it turned into a Porsche versus Ferrari arguement. This thread reminds me of the August is near thread posted by Killer.
Porsche fans like to talk about racetrack times being their strong point but their racetrack times in Winton Australia are a little dissapointing. A Porsche Boxter S was .5 seconds per lap slower than a Subaru Impreza WRX STi. The Subaru has less Power, less acceleration and weighs in at 125 kilograms more than the Porsche. The Porsche in Australia costs $132.500 and the Subaru costs $56.630. The cars were tested on the same day with the same driver, V8 supercar racer Cameron Mconville.
ps. The BMW M3 CSL is faster around the same track with same driver on same day as a Porsche Turbo. I think that Porsche cars should be much more focused, they should not be beaten by pocket rockets.
The M3 CSL should be compared to the GT3 RS. Lots of weight saving measures and R-compound tyres to boot. The WRXs and the EVO Mitsus are well known for their high performance/price ratio. A lot is also dependant on the driver. If the Boxster owner could not drive to save his life, the AWD Mitsu clearly has the advantage. I agree with you however about focus. Porsche is going soft and the fact that you have to change suspension on the Turbo to get to sports car performance really does speak volumes on their orientation lately...
