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Porsche 919 Farewell Tour
Would loved to have worked on this project
 Throw the rule book in the trash, wind the power up to 11, add some moveable aero and go smash some track records  https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/04/faster-than-an-f1-car-porsche-is-breaking-records-with-the-919-hybrid/ 0.7 secs faster than Hamilton at Spa last year, now that's fast
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Yeah I saw that on my news feed, Captain!!! WAY COOL!
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That is way cool!
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Fascinating and impressive! Will be very interesting to see this play out.
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I got to watch them run at CoTA in 2016 when the WEC was there. More fun than allowed by the FIA.
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Awesome. Porsche sure has the right attitude. No trophies or championships to be gained. Let the engineers expand the envelope even more. What a blast. I love that the car looks fast on the track, too.
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WOW ! Amazing to see what they can do with a small V4 turbocharged motor with hybrid assist . I'm sad to see them pulling out of WEC but it will be interesting to see what they can do in Formula E .
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Wow, just wow, that was the fastest car stuck to the road that I’ve ever seen, unreal.
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04-09-2018, 04:52 PM
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Porsche 919 beats the fastest F1 lap around SPA
https://www.motorsport.com/wec/news/porsche-lmp1-breaks-hamilton-spa-f1-record-1024214/?v=2&s=1&q=919
307km/h in the Raidillon I've done it at half that speed and nearly got my head slammed in the left window. Had to position my elbow against the door card to stay in my seat. (obviously they have a harnass, but that gives you an idea of the G in that bend)
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04-10-2018, 03:07 AM
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That evo nose makes the car look more badass then ever.
Can you imagine if they had no restrictions in the 24 hours du mans what distance they could cover ??? That car is ridiculous, it's a beast.. it barely slowed down in the fast spa corners..
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Awesome, just awesome. They could have stuck it in a museum after the last race, but this is so much better. Stuff like this is why I love the marque so much, they haven’t forgotten what makes them great.
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Maybe they'll finish the tour at the Nurgburgring.
Just so I'm clear on this: Can I assume the moveable aero was not allowed when it was racing?
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Ba... ba... but it is a hybrid, I thought we all hated hybrids?
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That is very impressive. It looks like it's practically being thrown through Eau Rouge
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04-10-2018, 06:55 AM
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Amazing! That looks surreal at times. Almost like the sped up footage used in old car chase scenes.
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hybrids that go like a raped ape are cool. Now go wash your mouth with soap. to clean out that sarcasm in the context of Porsche's hybrid greatness !
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