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Flying Lizard Motorsport pull the the plug on Porsche
porschsport.com

One of the most successful Porsche race teams in recent years announced today that they will not be running the 911 GT3 RSR Porsche's next year, although it has not been stated and judging by Teams owner Seth Neiman's statement it looks like they will not be running any Porsche s next year cutting the strong tie with Porsche that they have had over the past nine years.

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Porsche CEO Matthias Müeller talks racing and road cars in interview
Published on September 10, 2012
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20120910/alms/120919979

Is there any plan to race the 918?

MM: No, it is no race car. There could be a possibility [down the road], but up to now there is no plan.

Are you interested in expanding the racing version of the Cayman into a more professional level than it is now?

MM: That's an interesting question, because we thought about the Cayman and a GT4 series, but it depends on the regulations and some possibilities in the future. We could imagine that the Cayman could also be a race car. But there is no decision now.

Will the 911 remain Porsche's official GT entry for the foreseeable future?

MM: For sure.

Any thought of changing the Cayman or the 911 from their traditional six-cylinder engines?

MM: At the beginning we will have the same engines as in the 911. For the next generation of the 991 [the new 911] we think to have turbo engines and for the second generation of the 982 [the upcoming Cayman] and 991 we have no decision now, but you know downsizing in engines is very important especially in countries where we have [strong] CO2 regulations. We will see what the future will bring.

Do you have a timeline for the return of the 911 Turbo?

MM: It will start production in 2014.


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What is the present opinion regarding Porsche possibly offering four-cylinder cars in the future?

MM: Downsizing is a topic, and we have to make up our mind what the right amount of cylinders will be in the future. From my point of view, the 911 is well-prepared with the six-cylinder for the future, but within the Boxster and Cayman I could imagine we could have a four-cylinder boxer engine.


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