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Added on the 26/07/2018 17:15:15 - Copyright : Auto Moto EN
Porsche Motorsport celebrates the 25th anniversary of Manthey-Racing GmbH with an extraordinary limited edition model. The 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25, with a production of only 30 units, has been designed and developed by Porsche and Manthey for use only on circuits. Like the Porsche 935 that was introduced in 2018, this vehicle is also based on the 911 GT2 RS Clubsport powered by a 700 horsepower (515 kW) 3.8-liter six-cylinder twin-turbo engine. Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a seven-speed Porsche dual-clutch (PDK) gearbox. The unique design of the 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25 incorporates many components from current and future Porsche racing cars.
The best time of 6:43.300 minutes was achieved on 14 June, in the presence of a notary, with Porsche development driver Lars Kern at the wheel of the 515 kW (700 PS) 911 GT2 RS.
Porsche has set a new lap record for road-approved production cars on the 20.8-kilometre Nürburgring Nordschleife in a 911 GT2 RS fitted with the Manthey Performance Kit.The best time of 6:43.300 minutes was achieved on 14 June, in the presence of a notary, with Porsche development driver Lars Kern at the wheel of the 515 kW (700 PS) 911 GT2 RS. The new Performance Kit was developed as part of a close collaboration between Porsche's engineers in Weissach and Manthey’s Nordschleife specialists in Meuspath. The circuit-focused Porsche Tequipment components are sold via Porsche Centres. The plan was to beat the existing 6:48.047 road-car record. Kern achieved this with flying colours at the wheel of the 911 GT2 RS, beating the previous time by 4.747 seconds on road-legal Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tyres, at an average speed of 185.87 km/h.
The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team has achieved another top-ten finish in Marrakesh. In the fifth race of the 2019/2020 ABB FIA Formula E Championship, Porsche works driver André Lotterer crossed the finish line in eighth place. He had started the race from third position.
The Porsche 911 GT2 RS has set a new production car lap record at Road America, completing the 4.048 mile road course with its 14 turns and multiple elevation changes in just 2:15,17 minutes. 24 Hours of Daytona and Le Mans class winner David Donohue took to the wheel of the 911 GT2 RS and only needed two laps to do so, underscoring not just the track capability, but also the approachability of the car.The Porsche 911 GT3 RS also recorded an impressive lap time of 2:18,57 minutes at the same track after only a few laps. Once again, both cars took to the track on road-legal and Porsche-approved Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R N0 tires. Racelogic was on-site to record and validate the lap time, vehicle telemetry, and video utilizing the VBOX Video HD2 system.