Re: 991 GT2 RS (2017) - Rumors, speculations and gossip
Futch:Porsche are the best to exploit loopholes. The choice of engine has not been confirmed yet but the new RSR will be mid engined. Think cayman chassis with a 911 body. Many waivers will indeed be used. And no, Mid engined is not unstable at all, on the contrary. The 911 platform has reached its limit and porsche knows it. It needs a radical change to compete in the GTE class. The car is fast thanks to a good BOP and/or wet weather.
It's not the first mid engined 911 anyway, porsche won in 98 with the 911GT1.
The rest of the 911 race cars will remain rear engined, the cup and the GT3R.
This is why Porsche will do what they did in the past...keep the 911 as the typical customer motorsports car and at the same time use a different concept (mid engined) to compete in the more exclusive racing classes. Maybe even with a 911 body, though not very likely.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, Porsche Macan Turbo, Ford Mustang GT500 Shelby SVT (2014), Mini JCW (2015), Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (2014)