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Speaking of rear-engine designs...

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It obviously works pretty well....
 
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It obviously works pretty well....

It works extremely well in low-grip situations, which is why the Alpine was such a rally weapon! Not for nothing, the 911 was very successful in rallying back in the early days too, though it was never campaigned by the factory.

In fact up until recently, one of the key factors in the 911's considerable racing success was because of its extra grip advantage over the driven wheels. Nowadays though, tire and aero technology have caught up to it and top-level racing 911s (the RSR) actually have their engines ahead of the rear axle, mostly in order to make room for a larger underbody diffuser at the rear.
 
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Speaking of Porsche, this is the latest pic that Facebook has seen to put in my feed, a really lovely one of one of the lesser-known 917 variants:

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How about a naked McLaren MP4/4 for Car pr0n?
Numero Doce. Ayrton Senna. 馃憤
 
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Saw these race in what was then the American Le Mans Series back in 2005. Never the biggest fan of the DBR9 but they did look good, and they did win a lot...
 
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It works extremely well in low-grip situations, which is why the Alpine was such a rally weapon! Not for nothing, the 911 was very successful in rallying back in the early days too, though it was never campaigned by the factory.

In fact up until recently, one of the key factors in the 911's considerable racing success was because of its extra grip advantage over the driven wheels. Nowadays though, tire and aero technology have caught up to it and top-level racing 911s (the RSR) actually have their engines ahead of the rear axle, mostly in order to make room for a larger underbody diffuser at the rear.
I now need to look through the rally picture collection to see if I can find any of Jimmy McRae in his Porsche.
 
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For the Gulf freaks, the ROFGO collection

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馃憤 The picture is from the 2020 exhibition in Retro Classics Stuttgart, just before the virus forced the cancellation of the rest of the classic car shows organized since then... I was there 馃榾, and I am looking forward to attending again! The 2021 edition is scheduled for July 8-11. Hopefully it can be celebrated! 馃檮

https://www.retro-classics.de/en/

These are some pictures I took there:
 
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The new 911 (992) Carrera GT3 deserves great attention! Sub-7 minutes in Nordschleife! 馃槻 Only Naturally Aspirated Porsche to do so I believe. Much more closer to a 911 RSR vs a regular 911 (992) in form and function. 馃槑
 
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Yet another indistinguishable McLaren and another 4000-lb Bugatti "supercar". Snooze

Wake me up when the Touring package is revealed for the GT3, can't stand that swan-neck wing.
 
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Awesome! Added center hood vent for additional downforce. Rear fender/side intake vents. Big rear wing. All lightweight and cage inside. Sticky Michelin sleeks. Center lock wheels with wheel filling big brake kits. ::psy::

Are these 18 inch wheels and is Brembo the OEM Porsche BBKs?
 
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Awesome! Added center hood vent for additional downforce. Rear fender/side intake vents. Big rear wing. All lightweight and cage inside. Sticky Michelin sleeks. Center lock wheels with wheel filling big brake kits. ::psy::

Are these 18 inch wheels and is Brembo the OEM Porsche BBKs?

They had me with the widebody kit 馃榿