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Added on the 04/02/2019 08:46:25 - Copyright : Auto Moto EN
Mark Webber has not driven around Mount Panorama circuit since 1995. Now he is at the Bathurst 12 Hour to drive the GT2 RS Clubsport in demonstration laps, as well as support teams racing the 911 GT3 R.
Porsche Motorsport celebrates the 25th anniversary of Manthey-Racing GmbH with an extraordinary limited edition model. The 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25, with a production of only 30 units, has been designed and developed by Porsche and Manthey for use only on circuits. Like the Porsche 935 that was introduced in 2018, this vehicle is also based on the 911 GT2 RS Clubsport powered by a 700 horsepower (515 kW) 3.8-liter six-cylinder twin-turbo engine. Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a seven-speed Porsche dual-clutch (PDK) gearbox. The unique design of the 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25 incorporates many components from current and future Porsche racing cars.
Porsche Cars Australia has begun Australian celebrations of 70 years of the Porsche sports car at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne this week.
The best time of 6:43.300 minutes was achieved on 14 June, in the presence of a notary, with Porsche development driver Lars Kern at the wheel of the 515 kW (700 PS) 911 GT2 RS.
Porsche has set a new lap record for road-approved production cars on the 20.8-kilometre Nürburgring Nordschleife in a 911 GT2 RS fitted with the Manthey Performance Kit.The best time of 6:43.300 minutes was achieved on 14 June, in the presence of a notary, with Porsche development driver Lars Kern at the wheel of the 515 kW (700 PS) 911 GT2 RS. The new Performance Kit was developed as part of a close collaboration between Porsche's engineers in Weissach and Manthey’s Nordschleife specialists in Meuspath. The circuit-focused Porsche Tequipment components are sold via Porsche Centres. The plan was to beat the existing 6:48.047 road-car record. Kern achieved this with flying colours at the wheel of the 911 GT2 RS, beating the previous time by 4.747 seconds on road-legal Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tyres, at an average speed of 185.87 km/h.