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Mar 27, 2023 3:25:49 PM
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I will never forget 2016…23h and 57 minutes…pure drama - the handshake of Wolfgang Porsche to Mr. Toyoda after the race pure class.
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Mar 31, 2023 3:44:49 PM
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xpto:Rumour is that they are having problems with engine vibrations
I have just been watching some video from a test session at Spa on the 03/25.
I could be wrong, but the main issue seems to be in the handling department. The car looks like a real handful when they are pushing. The Ferrari looks like its on rails in comparison.
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FIA WEC 6 Hours of Portimao - Qualifying... 
Apr 16, 2023 7:09:57 AM
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Congratulations Porsche ! (@Whoopsi - Porsche need to pay you to attend all their races 
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Today the tortoise won. Great strategy; risky but it paid off.
Thoughts: Although this win is psychologically important for the team, it must in NO WAY distract from the fact that the car is abysmally slow in comparison to the opposition. I suspect we will see this at Portimão.
Apr 16, 2023 7:39:24 AM
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Spyderidol:Congratulations Porsche ! (@Whoopsi - Porsche need to pay you to attend all their races
Today the tortoise won. Great strategy; risky but it paid off.
Thoughts: Although this win is psychologically important for the team, it must in NO WAY distract from the fact that the car is abysmally slow in comparison to the opposition. I suspect we will see this at Portimão.
Yes, I can still say I am still at 100% win rate whenever I am at their races lol.
Today it was pure luck. I was inside the Bubba Gump corner at the start, I went outside for a smoke and saw the Porsche is 2nd going into the fountain, I was like wtf what happened to the other 3 cars in between. I went back inside to see the replay on TV, at the start the Caddy did an amateur move, going dive bombing on the inside which has zero grip, and it went straight left into the wall and the Acura was tagged from behind by the BMW and spun out.
Throughout the race, race craft won. Matt Campbell put up a superb defence against the Acura behind, which was Ricky Taylor. Campbell set up Taylor for failure not once but twice, Campbell was seeing the move 2 steps ahead and Ricky took the bait. Amazing to watch even when Ricky took out Matt's rear wing support. Nearing the end, Ricky got a great exit off the last corner and he had no choice but to go inside and try and passing move which he didn't pull off, and crashed right in front of me literally. he could have waited and try somewhere else as he had 2 laps to try and pass with a superior car, he didn't wait and handed the win to the #6 car. I was not 5 ft away from Ricky and I heard every single word out of his mouth after getting out of the car.
I told my friends Porsche won just because the top 4 cars are out for one reason or another, nothing more. But it is a win after all. the one that finishes are the one that has a chance to win.
I am only here for my friends that races in Carrera Cup NA, the other races are just bonuses, IMSA cars are all gone now but I am staying to watch the final race for Carrera Cup tomorrow, well also the Indy as I got friends racing there too.
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Whoopsy:Spyderidol:Congratulations Porsche ! (@Whoopsi - Porsche need to pay you to attend all their races
Today the tortoise won. Great strategy; risky but it paid off.
Thoughts: Although this win is psychologically important for the team, it must in NO WAY distract from the fact that the car is abysmally slow in comparison to the opposition. I suspect we will see this at Portimão.
Yes, I can still say I am still at 100% win rate whenever I am at their races lol.
Today it was pure luck. I was inside the Bubba Gump corner at the start, I went outside for a smoke and saw the Porsche is 2nd going into the fountain, I was like wtf what happened to the other 3 cars in between. I went back inside to see the replay on TV, at the start the Caddy did an amateur move, going dive bombing on the inside which has zero grip, and it went straight left into the wall and the Acura was tagged from behind by the BMW and spun out.
Throughout the race, race craft won. Matt Campbell put up a superb defence against the Acura behind, which was Ricky Taylor. Campbell set up Taylor for failure not once but twice, Campbell was seeing the move 2 steps ahead and Ricky took the bait. Amazing to watch even when Ricky took out Matt's rear wing support. Nearing the end, Ricky got a great exit off the last corner and he had no choice but to go inside and try and passing move which he didn't pull off, and crashed right in front of me literally. he could have waited and try somewhere else as he had 2 laps to try and pass with a superior car, he didn't wait and handed the win to the #6 car. I was not 5 ft away from Ricky and I heard every single word out of his mouth after getting out of the car.
I told my friends Porsche won just because the top 4 cars are out for one reason or another, nothing more. But it is a win after all. the one that finishes are the one that has a chance to win.
I am only here for my friends that races in Carrera Cup NA, the other races are just bonuses, IMSA cars are all gone now but I am staying to watch the final race for Carrera Cup tomorrow, well also the Indy as I got friends racing there too.
haha! great report and a greater talisman you are Nick
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Apr 17, 2023 3:27:48 PM
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Apr 17, 2023 4:59:25 PM
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You want the company line or the company line? 
It was mostly Penske personal here, to which I am not up to speed with, the Porsche personal are at Portimao.
I know Campbell from before but I didn't get a chance to talk to him this week, they were in and out very fast, the Weathertech paddock were cleaned out by Saturday night. I did get to spend some time at Pfaff, their North American quasi-factory GT team, from them the Penske team still seems upbeat despite the performance deficit. It's the Porsche never quit attitude. As long as the car is running there will still be a chance. Run a clean race and anything can and will happen. I spent most of my time at the Carrera Cup paddock, and it's the same there from Wright Motorsport and also the PMNA people.
Maybe that's the truth or maybe those are just company lines. Take it however you want to.
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