"Porsche 458 Killer"
#31
06-02-2011, 12:52 PM
While I don't think that the Cayman platform is quite equal to the F458, I do think it a superior and more modern design than the 911.
For those who may not remember...
The Porsche Cayman platform has only once been raced on the big world stage by the best. In 2007, two private Porsche race houses each entered one Cayman into the 24hr Nurburgring. These were beautiful, full race cars with 3.8L Porsche engines, making over 500HP. Without any long term racing development and zero help form Porsche Motorsport, the ALZEN and Mspeed Caymans qualified 5th & 6th, with the Alzen finishing 4th overall!! This was the very first, and also the last chance for the Cayman to race on the big world stage.
Immediately after the race, Porsche announced that they would permanently withdraw any and all company race support to any race team that continued to race the Cayman platform. If Porsche had not pulled the rug out from under the Cayman race car, this same Cayman chassis design would probably be THE preeminent racing chassis for all of Porsche today and for the last few years.
![](http://www.planet-9.com/attachments/cayman-boxster-pictures-video/1772d1177534652-mspeed-jurgen-alzen-caymans-ring-unten_alzen.jpg"]http://www.planet-9.com/attachments/cayman-boxster-pictures-video/1772d1177534652-mspeed-jurgen-alzen-caymans-ring-unten_alzen.jpg)
YouTube - ‪Nordschleife MSpeed Porsche Cayman Onboard Pierre Kaffer (renn.tv)‬‏
For those who may not remember...
The Porsche Cayman platform has only once been raced on the big world stage by the best. In 2007, two private Porsche race houses each entered one Cayman into the 24hr Nurburgring. These were beautiful, full race cars with 3.8L Porsche engines, making over 500HP. Without any long term racing development and zero help form Porsche Motorsport, the ALZEN and Mspeed Caymans qualified 5th & 6th, with the Alzen finishing 4th overall!! This was the very first, and also the last chance for the Cayman to race on the big world stage.
Immediately after the race, Porsche announced that they would permanently withdraw any and all company race support to any race team that continued to race the Cayman platform. If Porsche had not pulled the rug out from under the Cayman race car, this same Cayman chassis design would probably be THE preeminent racing chassis for all of Porsche today and for the last few years.
YouTube - ‪Nordschleife MSpeed Porsche Cayman Onboard Pierre Kaffer (renn.tv)‬‏
Those cars were amazing!!
#35
06-02-2011, 03:07 PM
Actually the 458's Nordschleife lap time is 7:38, not 7:28.
Those racing Caymans a really amazing. I think that this 961 will take over for the 911 RSR in GT2 racing, and the GT3 will continue to race in just GT3.
Those racing Caymans a really amazing. I think that this 961 will take over for the 911 RSR in GT2 racing, and the GT3 will continue to race in just GT3.
#36
06-02-2011, 10:30 PM
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While I don't think that the Cayman platform is quite equal to the F458, I do think it a superior and more modern design than the 911.
For those who may not remember...
The Porsche Cayman platform has only once been raced on the big world stage by the best. In 2007, two private Porsche race houses each entered one Cayman into the 24hr Nurburgring. These were beautiful, full race cars with 3.8L Porsche engines, making over 500HP. Without any long term racing development and zero help form Porsche Motorsport, the ALZEN and Mspeed Caymans qualified 5th & 6th, with the Alzen finishing 4th overall!! This was the very first, and also the last chance for the Cayman to race on the big world stage.
Immediately after the race, Porsche announced that they would permanently withdraw any and all company race support to any race team that continued to race the Cayman platform. If Porsche had not pulled the rug out from under the Cayman race car, this same Cayman chassis design would probably be THE preeminent racing chassis for all of Porsche today and for the last few years.
YouTube - ‪Nordschleife MSpeed Porsche Cayman Onboard Pierre Kaffer (renn.tv)‬‏
For those who may not remember...
The Porsche Cayman platform has only once been raced on the big world stage by the best. In 2007, two private Porsche race houses each entered one Cayman into the 24hr Nurburgring. These were beautiful, full race cars with 3.8L Porsche engines, making over 500HP. Without any long term racing development and zero help form Porsche Motorsport, the ALZEN and Mspeed Caymans qualified 5th & 6th, with the Alzen finishing 4th overall!! This was the very first, and also the last chance for the Cayman to race on the big world stage.
Immediately after the race, Porsche announced that they would permanently withdraw any and all company race support to any race team that continued to race the Cayman platform. If Porsche had not pulled the rug out from under the Cayman race car, this same Cayman chassis design would probably be THE preeminent racing chassis for all of Porsche today and for the last few years.
YouTube - ‪Nordschleife MSpeed Porsche Cayman Onboard Pierre Kaffer (renn.tv)‬‏
I still think a TPC Turbo Boxster Spyder with full suspension/dialed in chasis would be on helluva car
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