tire type PORSCHE 911 CARRERA 2011 6.G Information Manual

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Motorsport
It’s hard to say what’s been our most emotional moment on the racetrack.
We have more than 60 years’ worth of them.

Motorsport.
To be able to call upon more than 60 years
of experience as you bat tle for every
hundredth of a second out on the track –
that ’s what Porsche Motorsport is all
about. Our driving force is our teams –
all those people, from driver to engineer,
who work tirelessly on racetracks
throug
h
out the world to take us forward.
They have been realising and living one
shared dream for generations: Ferry
Porsche’s dream of a car that could be
both victorious on the track and practical
on the road. And from that dream,
more than 30,000 victories have ensued
to date. Victories achieved, for example, with

the Porsche 956 – one of the most suc ­
cessful race cars of all time. And with
those
that continue to show that same
potential,
such as the 911 GT3 RSR and
the 911 GT3 Cup.
Both are race cars that have been
successful in circuit races, endurance
races, hill climbs and even in rallies.
As successful, in fact, as the brand as
a whole. To date, Porsche Motorsport
has built more than 3,000 race cars,
over 1,000 of which are still in use today. They enter amateur and top
­class racing
events, including the American Le Mans
Series and the one ­make championships,
of which there are more than 19, the
Porsche Carrera Cup and the Porsche
Mobil 1 Supercup being just t wo. What­
ever the race, there are always new
goals in mind. Take, for instance, the
Le Mans 24 Hour race in 2014. That race
will see a prototype, designed complete ­
ly from scratch, line up at the start, aim ­
ing to continue the series of 16 overall
victories enjoyed so far at Sarthe. For Porsche, what ’s even more important
than a place on the podium is the experi
­
ence acquired from racing. And the ideas
and visions that come out of that experi ­
ence. All knowledge gained on the race ­
track will get transferred as either design
or test principles to our road cars. Just
like the exhaust gas turbocharger and
double ­clutch transmission technology
did, for instance. This close relationship
be t ween the racetrack and the road is
unique and allows every Porsche custom ­
er to participate – directly or indirectly –
in the racing experience. It lets them get
a feel for what drives us. Yesterday, today
and tomorrow: Spirit. Principles. Vision.