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Old 10 Jun 2012, 16:45 (Ref:3088514)   #626
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I think they will proably get sponsorship from the Germans. Maybe even DHL again? There are numerous German companies that would be willing to sponsor Porsche for sure.
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Old 10 Jun 2012, 17:46 (Ref:3088528)   #627
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Yeah, agree. Surely they can keep the livery, but without the actual wording?
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Old 10 Jun 2012, 18:11 (Ref:3088535)   #628
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I imagine they will have the majority of their 9 'factory' drivers in on the LMP1 project.
Except for Bergmeister. He's 194 cm tall, so is too much for an LMP1. For this reason he was not allowed to be in the RS Spyder program.
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Old 10 Jun 2012, 18:26 (Ref:3088539)   #629
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wurz is almost 1.90m tall and drives coupè lmp1 from years, thenvery probably the 2014 prototypes will be less wide and a bit taller than the actual ones, so if bergmeister won't be included in the lmp1 program, it won't be for the height but i think for the lack of experience in a lmp1. The same can be said for lieb and some other. Surely luhr can be a good spot! a line up like bernhard/dumas/luhr will be amazing.
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Old 10 Jun 2012, 19:44 (Ref:3088568)   #630
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You can count on Lieb being included.
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Old 10 Jun 2012, 19:45 (Ref:3088570)   #631
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wurz is almost 1.90m tall and drives coupè lmp1 from years, thenvery probably the 2014 prototypes will be less wide and a bit taller than the actual ones, so if bergmeister won't be included in the lmp1 program, it won't be for the height but i think for the lack of experience in a lmp1. The same can be said for lieb and some other. Surely luhr can be a good spot! a line up like bernhard/dumas/luhr will be amazing.
Wurz is 186 cm, 8 cm less than Bergmeister. It was the same Berg to tell in an old interview, how he was excluded by LMP2 program due his tall. Bergmeister, Lieb, Lietz and all the others Porsche factory drivers, have been trained in the Porsche Academy, were drivers are trained to drive any car Porsche produces to race in any series the manufacturer is involved. So, Porsche drivers are trained to drive any car from GT to LMPs (source Autosprint, an article about Porsche Academy).
Ok, Berg has not a real racing experience in LMP, but I think he may learn fast, at the same way of Lieb and Lietz. They are first class drivers, they have racing in the blood.
Bernhard, Dumas and Luhr have been trained in the same structure were Berg, Lieb, Lietz, Maassen and co. were trained.
Porsche invests very much in its drivers, and results speak for themselves. No other manufacturers do things in this way.
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Old 10 Jun 2012, 20:01 (Ref:3088589)   #632
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Jeorg Bermeister was absolute dynamite in the Krohn racing Ford Riley DP days. He's knows how to drive things other than Porsche GT cars...He practically drove his way into the Porsche Factory lineup that year that he won the Grand-Am championship. I have rarely ever seen somone drive the way Bergmeister did that year. He was just too good.
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Old 10 Jun 2012, 20:20 (Ref:3088616)   #633
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if porsche forms a sort of junior team like actually is the audi sport north america maybe can be inserted drivers like lieb and bergmeister, to let them run but without great expectation at least for the first year! but is useless to say that if porsche wants to be soon competitive need expert lmp drivers in the main line-ups.
About wurz height, some source tell 6'1'' and some other 6'3''.
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Old 10 Jun 2012, 23:07 (Ref:3088749)   #634
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Have I made this up, or was Patrick Huisman ruled out of the Porsche GT1 squad in the late '90s because he was too tall for the 911 GT1-98?
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Old 11 Jun 2012, 05:48 (Ref:3088815)   #635
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if porsche forms a sort of junior team like actually is the audi sport north america maybe can be inserted drivers like lieb and bergmeister, to let them run but without great expectation at least for the first year! but is useless to say that if porsche wants to be soon competitive need expert lmp drivers in the main line-ups.
About wurz height, some source tell 6'1'' and some other 6'3''.
Marc Lieb is not just a factory driver. He is also a Porsche motorsport engineer, and his position within a team is being developed along the lines of the one that Norbert Singer had.
He will obviously be deeply envolved in the development work for the LMP car, and it will only be to Porsche's benefit to have a driver/engineer in the team.

Bergmeister is 194 cm. (6'4")

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Old 11 Jun 2012, 11:10 (Ref:3088920)   #636
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Old 11 Jun 2012, 11:30 (Ref:3088925)   #637
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Have I made this up, or was Patrick Huisman ruled out of the Porsche GT1 squad in the late '90s because he was too tall for the 911 GT1-98?
If I'm not wrong, you're right!
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Old 11 Jun 2012, 12:26 (Ref:3088974)   #638
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At first I was quite sure that he has just testing parts, but given what we just learned from our friendly and gracious Falken PR person, I'm no longer sure that it is'nt connected to the 991 RSR.
One of the duties of a Porsche Factory driver is to do tests for Porsche on a regular basis. Although we don't know what he was testing, it's completely normal for tests like these to take place. These drivers work for Porsche, and therefore go wherever Porsche would like to use their expertise. (More on that in the upcoming Falken blog that will be posted today)

One thing to keep in mind about the new Porsche 911 GT3 RSR is that no matter what changes and modifications are made, they have to stay inside the guidelines established by IMSA, the ACO and FIA. This is why the RSR's were given the modified wing and the new front splitter at Mazda Raceway last month. Porsche felt they were at a disadvantage with the current restrictions and petitioned the powers that be to allow them to make these two changes to help level the playing field. It was only once these are approved and the rules are modified that the manufacturers are able to make such big adjustments.
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One thing to keep in mind about the new Porsche 911 GT3 RSR is that no matter what changes and modifications are made, they have to stay inside the guidelines established by IMSA, the ACO and FIA. This is why the RSR's were given the modified wing and the new front splitter at Mazda Raceway last month. Porsche felt they were at a disadvantage with the current restrictions and petitioned the powers that be to allow them to make these two changes to help level the playing field. It was only once these are approved and the rules are modified that the manufacturers are able to make such big adjustments.
One would think, though, that the manufacturers develop and test these new parts before petitioning the powers that be to approve them, right?
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One of the duties of a Porsche Factory driver is to do tests for Porsche on a regular basis. Although we don't know what he was testing, it's completely normal for tests like these to take place. These drivers work for Porsche, and therefore go wherever Porsche would like to use their expertise. (More on that in the upcoming Falken blog that will be posted today)

One thing to keep in mind about the new Porsche 911 GT3 RSR is that no matter what changes and modifications are made, they have to stay inside the guidelines established by IMSA, the ACO and FIA. This is why the RSR's were given the modified wing and the new front splitter at Mazda Raceway last month. Porsche felt they were at a disadvantage with the current restrictions and petitioned the powers that be to allow them to make these two changes to help level the playing field. It was only once these are approved and the rules are modified that the manufacturers are able to make such big adjustments.
Indeed. No argument from me. Just curious why one would tweet about everyday run-of-the-mill-testing of parts (and as you say they need to be aproved first). Also "future Porsche racing products" (I think the quote is correct) does add a little fuel to the fire. No?
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Indeed. No argument from me. Just curious why one would tweet about everyday run-of-the-mill-testing of parts (and as you say they need to be aproved first). Also "future Porsche racing products" (I think the quote is correct) does add a little fuel to the fire. No?
Not to say anything about Porsche is run-of-the-mill, naturally, a test is about some kind of future racing. To the extent is unknown. We've all seen drivers tweet about way less. (As this is written, one just tweeted about cleaning his office). If our Wolf Henzler had a twitter, he'd most likely only tweet about what he eats--lol. During this "Le Mans" break, drivers and teams, including ours, realize the importance of keeping interactive with the public as to not lose any momentum. A little hint about a manufacturer test is bound to keep the public abuzz, no matter what the level of significance the test. It sure got our attention!

Well, the Falken Team is off to Mid Ohio for two days of testing starting tomorrow! Be sure to visit our twitter (@FalkenALMS) Wednesday evening to see the release how it went! Want to make sure we don't get flagged for spam by posting too many links here.
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One would think, though, that the manufacturers develop and test these new parts before petitioning the powers that be to approve them, right?
Definitely. As to how much is done before vs. after rule changes, I'm currently getting you an official answer from Porsche Motorsports North America
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Three cheers for Falken ALMS!

You go out of your way to help us fans and for that I salute you. When is the team going to have some t-shirts available? I went on the site and was unable to find anything.

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Sorry about the t-shirt question. I got the answer I was looking for from your post. I guess I didn't look hard enough on the ALMS site.
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Old 11 Jun 2012, 21:02 (Ref:3089247)   #647
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Sorry about the t-shirt question. I got the answer I was looking for from your post. I guess I didn't look hard enough on the ALMS site.
No worries! If anyone else is looking for a link, here you go! http://bit.ly/IeKxRA
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@FalkenALMS - Have you posted a link to your blog? I seem to have missed it if you have.
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@FalkenALMS - Have you posted a link to your blog? I seem to have missed it if you have.

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