Porsche 963 Completes Testing at Daytona

[Matt at Pelican Parts]

In preparation for the 24 Hours of Daytona, the Penske Porsche team has successfully tested the Porsche 963 around the course accumulating a distance of 14,13 miles! Th 680hp hybrid racecar will make it's debut at the legendary race course later this month to compete as a LMDh (Le Mans Daytona h) prototype alongside other Le Mans Hyper Cars. This will be Porsche's first attempt at top tier of American road racing since the 962! Read all about this incredible racecar and it's journey here:

Porsche 963 conducts successful tests on legendary US racetrack

Let us know if you'll be attending the 24 Hours of Daytona this year!


Photo Credit: Porsche

[sc_rufctr]

Very cool. Were's the like button?

[CurtEgerer]

Not bad, but a skip around the block compared to their "36-hours or until it breaks" test at Sebring in October. They did the 36-hours (continuous) and about 4,500 miles.

sportscar365.com/imsa/iwsc/porsche-completes-36-hour-lmdh-endurance-test-at-sebring/

[rfuerst911sc]

Between the test at Sebring and Daytona the Penske/Porsche team are as ready as they can be . No lack of $$$ or expertise . Looking forward to the inaugural race the end of this month .

I am sure Acura/BMW/Cadillac are equally prepared so a strong field of competition . And the one thing no team can prepare for is luck . And without luck it's tough to win .

[Captain Ahab Jr]

I'm following this new LMDh era with a lot of interest, should be very close racing

You make your own luck in motorsport, reads like Porsche are working hard on that

[CurtEgerer]

Racing is such a cruel sport. All that incredible preparation and they could be out on lap one with an incident or mechanical! It's going to be interesting for sure to see who can stay reliable. Maybe all, maybe none ....

[William930t]

Really looking forward to attending this year, with the GTP debuts. I don't want to jinx the weather, but we are due for a warmer weekend!

[Baz]

Thanks, Matt!!!

Looking forward to rooting for the top class for a change!

[GH85Carrera]

We can all hope the 963 is "one better" than the legendary 962 and wins more races.

[astrochex]

Matt - I'll be at the Roar on Friday and working the race week for SCCA on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. Can't wait.

[CurtEgerer]

Racer Magazine has a really interesting video series, GTP 101, going into some detail about the cars, particularly aero. I'm assuming Porsche 101 will be released soon.

[Captain Ahab Jr]

Originally Posted by CurtEgerer

Racing is such a cruel sport. All that incredible preparation and they could be out on lap one with an incident or mechanical! It's going to be interesting for sure to see who can stay reliable. Maybe all, maybe none ....

You're not wrong, it can really suck!

Been on the hurting end of seeing a F1 championship lost a few corners from the end of the last lap of the last race

Will follow this championship very closely so hoping it's an exciting season. Not sure which team I'll support

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by CurtEgerer

Racing is such a cruel sport. All that incredible preparation and they could be out on lap one with an incident or mechanical! It's going to be interesting for sure to see who can stay reliable. Maybe all, maybe none ....

I would rather be out on lap one than have the car quit on the last lap just a few corners from the finish and not even finish like Toyota did a few years ago at Le Mans.

[astrochex]

Originally Posted by Captain Ahab Jr

You're not wrong, it can really suck!

Been on the hurting end of seeing a F1 championship lost a few corners from the end of the last lap of the last race

Will follow this championship very closely so hoping it's an exciting season. Not sure which team I'll support

I’m a thorough Porsche/Penske fanboy. They have shown what they can do before, but that was way before BoP was ruling the day. And BoP for Daytona is unique. It should be a very interesting and I hope competitive year.

[Matt at Pelican Parts]

Originally Posted by astrochex

Matt - I'll be at the Roar on Friday and working the race week for SCCA on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. Can't wait.

Awesome! Make sure to take lots of pictures and have fun!!

[Noah930]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

I would rather be out on lap one than have the car quit on the last lap just a few corners from the finish and not even finish like Toyota did a few years ago at Le Mans.

I totally understand your sentiment.

But I'd rather have my race come to an end just a lap from the checkered flag. At least that way I got to race for 23 hours and 50-some minutes.

[astrochex]

[Captain Ahab Jr]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

I would rather be out on lap one than have the car quit on the last lap just a few corners from the finish and not even finish like Toyota did a few years ago at Le Mans.

Glen, I can't comprehend your thinking, not for a moment saying you're wrong, its just I can't get my head around it

With all the blood, sweat, tears and money that goes into getting a car to a race you want the car to go as fast as it can, for as far/long as it can and finish as high as it can

Personally for me, its better to be in the race and blow up on the last lap than not be in the race and spectating

[astrochex]

[CurtEgerer]