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Originally Posted by Milu
Don't they make money from the sale of spares?
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I may be wrong here, but I thought I read posts from Wayne stating Porsche is providing less and less and aftermarket is stepping up and as Porsche OEM parts dwindle the price skyrockets for them.
I just read a newspaper article a few weeks ago about car manufacturers and their support of grassroots racers.
The article was more around a couple who raced an RX8 in Autocrosses and how their Mazdaspeed membership allows them a $3000 break on new cars and typically 50% off parts for the car and they also get money when they win bigger venues like the nationals.<--- BTW by and far the leader in support for grassroots racers.
They ran down the list of different manufacturers and their support and I had the chuckle at Porsche NA support. You can call their techs up free of charge if your actively involved in motorsports for free advise.
When I joined the PCA I was assuming along with membership and a active motorsports calender (i.e. AX and DE's) there would also be some sort of discount program for those involved in motorsports I was shocked to see the pedigree of racing has nothing for its members.
Back on topic, will Porsche step up? Do they have to? Will your typical buyer of a 80-100K car REALLY want a Chevy or a Nissan? Probably not, Porsche is synonymous with utmost quality and, to a degree exclusivity. Will Datsun/Nissan have that same meaning here in the USA? Probably not.
The GT-R is the Holy Grail to the Tuner world and an older one comes out to the PCA Autocrosses a lot and its beautiful and SUPER fast. But the new one is a giant and I am not sure that is in proper company with a Vette and 911 it would be more at home racing a M5 or E65.