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First official Porsche 911 (991) pictures. The classic is back.
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<blockquote data-quote="Ry_Trapp0" data-source="post: 10963532" data-attributes="member: 27761"><p>actually put some thought into it and you'll see that it's NOT a bad thing.</p><p>1. "pefect 50/50 weight distribution" is bullshit - scratch built race cars have rear biased weight distribution for a reason</p><p>2. traction on standing/rolling - the drivetrain being just behind the rear wheels means that your doing something wrong if you can't put more power down than front/mid-engine cars</p><p>3. traction in the wet - there is a reason 911s are <strong>always</strong> the best performing 2WD cars when the rain arrives</p><p>4. traction out of corners - with all the weight on the drive wheels, a driver can apply more power, earlier</p><p></p><p>contrary to popular belief, road racing isn't about the corners. it's about who has the most speed at the end of each straight.</p><p>i'm sure your gonna go through and try to dispute each one of my points or post some counterpoints, but i have history and podium finishes to support my argument.</p><p></p><p>you can talk polar moment all you want, but the advantages of the rear engine layout outweigh the 'bad polar moment' and all the other disadvantages. frankly, front engine is the worst of the engine layouts for road racing.</p><p></p><p>there is a difference between theoretical performance and real world performance.</p><p>rear engine is a bad layout in the same way that the fastest way around the track is hitting the apex("the line"). theoretically true, but in the real world it's <a href="http://www.speedsportlife.com/2008/09/18/avoidable-contact-16-the-line-is-a-lie/" target="_blank">bullshit</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ry_Trapp0, post: 10963532, member: 27761"] actually put some thought into it and you'll see that it's NOT a bad thing. 1. "pefect 50/50 weight distribution" is bullshit - scratch built race cars have rear biased weight distribution for a reason 2. traction on standing/rolling - the drivetrain being just behind the rear wheels means that your doing something wrong if you can't put more power down than front/mid-engine cars 3. traction in the wet - there is a reason 911s are [b]always[/b] the best performing 2WD cars when the rain arrives 4. traction out of corners - with all the weight on the drive wheels, a driver can apply more power, earlier contrary to popular belief, road racing isn't about the corners. it's about who has the most speed at the end of each straight. i'm sure your gonna go through and try to dispute each one of my points or post some counterpoints, but i have history and podium finishes to support my argument. you can talk polar moment all you want, but the advantages of the rear engine layout outweigh the 'bad polar moment' and all the other disadvantages. frankly, front engine is the worst of the engine layouts for road racing. there is a difference between theoretical performance and real world performance. rear engine is a bad layout in the same way that the fastest way around the track is hitting the apex("the line"). theoretically true, but in the real world it's [url="http://www.speedsportlife.com/2008/09/18/avoidable-contact-16-the-line-is-a-lie/"]bullshit[/url]. [/QUOTE]
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