New 997 Gets First and Second In Class At Spa
Posted 31st July, 2006 in Uncategorized | Leave a comment
The new Porsche 997 GT3 RSR cars won in their catergory on their debut race this weekend.
The cars (ran by Manthey Racing) came first and second in the G2 Class in the 24 hour race at Spa Francorchamps in Belgium. The winning car was driven by Sascha Maassen, Lucas Luhr and Marcel Tiemann.
Luhr commented “Our main goal was to come here and do a 24-hour test under race conditions, because as you know the car is brand new. For sure there is some work to do before Porsche can give this car to the costumer, but we already know that it can be successful.”
He added “The good thing was to come here without any pressure for championship points, because Spa is always a really dangerous race for the Championship. It was not an easy race, we spent a little bit of time in the pits, but at the end of the day it is good for all of us.”
[Source: FIA GT]
