re: M3 losses at Daytona and Porsche big mouths

["Michael Wendell" <mwendell@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Well, they were bound to get lucky and have both
> PTG M3's go down with mechanical problems in the
> same race, after we cleaned their clocks the last
> 5 races in a row. The GT3 pole winning Porsche
> lasted all but 1 hour before Bill Auberlan overtook
> him, and he would have run himself ragged trying to
> chase us if we hadnt gone down.  And after Bill
> went out with a crankshaft failure it didnt take
> long before the other M3 had taken a solid lead in
> GT3 until the drivetrain failed. I am confident we
> will put them in their place the rest of the season
> and win the manufacturers title again.

endurance racing is all about reliability. if you can't keep the car
running for 24 hours, you don't deserve to win. if porsche can keep a
car running for 24 hours, and 'we' can't, then i'd say porsche is
already 'in their place'.

i'd have to hope that BMW wins the manufacturers title again, since
it's the only manufacturer actually involved in the series. don't get
me wrong, i'm a big PTG fan, but i think the title would be worth a
lot more if they were competing against teams with the same type of
factory support that PTG gets.

m.

ps: can't ANYBODY spell 'Auberlen' correctly? c'mon guys!

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