CytoSport Bids Farewell To Porsche RS Spyder
The Petit Le Mans marked the end of an era for one of the sport’s most successful prototypes. The Porsche RS Spyder, which achieved 35 class victories worldwide over six years of competition, completed its final professional race.
Muscle Milk Team CytoSport’s Klaus Graf, Sascha Maassen and Lucas Luhr battled an engine misfire to record a seventh place finish overall, third in class. While it was a bittersweet result, it had capped off a rather remarkable year for the California-based squad, which finished runner-up in the LMP championship with three wins.
While team owner Greg Pickett had been hoping to continue with the RS Spyder next year, a lack of spare parts appeared to be the contributing reason behind Porsche’s decision to bring its customer RS Spyder support program to an end.
"As I'm sure most people in this industry know, Porsche has come to the point where they need to close the chapter on the Porsche RS Spyder and I understand that,” Pickett said. “I think they really took a lot of time with that decision because it wasn't an easy one... I'm proud of our team, I've enjoyed the season immensely and I look forward to next year. We'll be back, we're not sure with what yet but we'll be here next season."
Ironically, it was Maassen and Luhr who drove the RS Spyder’s first race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in 2005. The German duo also were part of the lineup of the car’s last outing.
It's an end of an era for the Porsche RS Spyder. (John Dagys)
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