2 991 for WEC Manthey Racing .

The Badger · 30 Nov 2012, 15:38 (Ref:3173580)

http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...nce-14661.html

Now its official ..... all you doubters , the badger has his sorces too

Expected drivers are : Marco Holzer, Romain Dumas, Timo Bernhard, Patrick Pilet, Marc Lieb, Richard Lietz and Jörg Bergmeister

**skycafe** · 30 Nov 2012, 16:15 (Ref:3173593)

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Badger

http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...nce-14661.html

Now its official ..... all you doubters , the badger has his sorces too

Expected drivers are : Marco Holzer, Romain Dumas, Timo Bernhard, Patrick Pilet, Marc Lieb, Richard Lietz and Jörg Bergmeister

Great News! Gee, I am a bit concerned about the driver team, are they up to the task?

The Badger · 30 Nov 2012, 16:30 (Ref:3173601)

Few loose cannons in there ..... Im wondering what is going on with Pat Long , possibily on testing duties for the P1 effort ?

Hope Haribo is part of the sponsorship deal ..... looks cool .

NightStalk3r · 30 Nov 2012, 16:43 (Ref:3173612)

Haribo haven't been partnered with Manthey since the end of last year.

GT3.14 · 30 Nov 2012, 19:10 (Ref:3173657)

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Originally Posted by NightStalk3r

Haribo haven't been partnered with Manthey since the end of last year.

Who is running the Haribo car now?

NightStalk3r · 30 Nov 2012, 20:16 (Ref:3173673)

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Originally Posted by GT3.14

Who is running the Haribo car now?

Mr Haribo put his own crew together to run his cars.

The Badger · 30 Nov 2012, 21:38 (Ref:3173698)

As Felbermayr are conducting tyre testing on this at the moment , I wonder might they get their hands on 1 for Le mans ?

vincegail · 30 Nov 2012, 21:58 (Ref:3173703)

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Badger

http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...nce-14661.html

Now its official ..... all you doubters , the badger has his sorces too

Expected drivers are : Marco Holzer, Romain Dumas, Timo Bernhard, Patrick Pilet, Marc Lieb, Richard Lietz and Jörg Bergmeister

Quote:

Originally Posted by skycafe

Great News! Gee, I am a bit concerned about the driver team, are they up to the task?

Yeah, on the drivers' site it seems to be a halfhearted effort !

Beetle · 30 Nov 2012, 22:14 (Ref:3173706)

This is incredible news. I thought we'd only see old Porsches in the GTE-Am class at Le Mans and in the WEC in 2013, but not now! Great news! And what a set of drivers... set to win the GTE-Pro championship, I'd say.

**skycafe** · 30 Nov 2012, 22:48 (Ref:3173724)

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Badger

As Felbermayr are conducting tyre testing on this at the moment , I wonder might they get their hands on 1 for Le mans ?

That seems weird given the announcement about Manthey, and also that Felbermayr were not a development team.

The Badger · 1 Dec 2012, 00:08 (Ref:3173747)

Yeah , but word is thay Felbermayr are doing Michelin tyre testing on the beast .

Quite possibily their not getting one straight away , but maybe they will get to use their test hack at Le mans , just a thought .

Could that car be eligable for Am class ? As there isnt a old version of it ? Didnt Krohn use a 458 2 years ago in Am ?

Babapapa · 1 Dec 2012, 01:55 (Ref:3173760)

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Originally Posted by Beetle

This is incredible news. I thought we'd only see old Porsches in the GTE-Am class at Le Mans and in the WEC in 2013, but not now! Great news! And what a set of drivers... set to win the GTE-Pro championship, I'd say.

Supposing Manthey is better than a Porsche-Works-Team. They shown it (with intensive works support) on the Nürburgring many times. Great to see Manthey finally at Le Mans.

The Badger · 1 Dec 2012, 03:31 (Ref:3173776)

Manthey is the official Porsche works team , as I said last June ..... hence the name " Porsche AG Team Manthey ".

Porsche AG is the works team ..... and there hasnt been one in many years ..... delighted to see the works squad return .
Manthey finally at Le Mans , for the 2nd time only , so far .

WolfsburgRS · 1 Dec 2012, 04:02 (Ref:3173783)

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Originally Posted by The Badger

Manthey is the official Porsche works team , as I said last June ..... hence the name " Porsche AG Team Manthey ".

Porsche AG is the works team ..... and there hasnt been one in many years ..... delighted to see the works squad return .
Manthey finally at Le Mans , for the 2nd time only , so far .

This is what a friend of mine said as well. He mentioned Manthey was involved in the GT3R factory effort, 997 RSR effort, and now the 991.

MitchZ06 · 1 Dec 2012, 05:30 (Ref:3173815)

You weren't the only one Badger....I caught whiff of this a fairly long time ago too, I just haven't been vocal about it

jsTrecu · 1 Dec 2012, 06:50 (Ref:3173832)

Great news ! As a Porsche fan I can't wait to see how they perform in LM and WEC

Is it possible to see another team run this car in 2013 ? Maybe after Le Mans if the car is competitive enough and the development goes well ?

KA · 1 Dec 2012, 10:45 (Ref:3173870)

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Badger

Expected drivers are : Marco Holzer, Romain Dumas, Timo Bernhard, Patrick Pilet, Marc Lieb, Richard Lietz and Jörg Bergmeister

Not exactly messing about are they....

Quote:

Originally Posted by WolfsburgRS

This is what a friend of mine said as well. He mentioned Manthey was involved in the GT3R factory effort, 997 RSR effort, and now the 991.

When the GT3R first appeared at Le Mans back in '99, one car was entered by Dave Maraj & Champion, the other by Manthey...
http://www.racingsportscars.com/phot...-06-13-081.jpg

The Badger · 1 Dec 2012, 16:59 (Ref:3173916)

Yes , it was entered by Champion , but run by Manthey .

NaBUru38 · 1 Dec 2012, 20:15 (Ref:3173957)

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Originally Posted by vincegail

Yeah, on the drivers' site it seems to be a halfhearted effort !

LOL

Honestly, I'd prefer more Porsche teams, and more Ferrari, BMW and Aston Martin teams too.

pach233 · 1 Dec 2012, 20:15 (Ref:3173958)

As disappointed as it was to read about the lack of support for the 997 for 2013 probably leading directly to Felbermeyer and FL not running WEC and ALMS respectively, this is equally encouraging news. Two factory Porsche AG Manthey 991s essentially guarantees 3 two car factory teams in GTE-Pro next year. Prodrive, AF Corse and Manthey is already a big improvement on last year's entries. Anything additional is gravy at this point.

aneesh99 · 2 Dec 2012, 04:14 (Ref:3174057)

It's nice to get official confirmation. No mention in the article of when we can expect it to debut, any guesses?

MJ_N_09 · 2 Dec 2012, 05:04 (Ref:3174064)

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Originally Posted by pach233

As disappointed as it was to read about the lack of support for the 997 for 2013 probably leading directly to Felbermeyer and FL not running WEC and ALMS respectively, this is equally encouraging news. Two factory Porsche AG Manthey 991s essentially guarantees 3 two car factory teams in GTE-Pro next year. Prodrive, AF Corse and Manthey is already a big improvement on last year's entries. Anything additional is gravy at this point.

Yeah, you have to step back sometimes in order to step forward. I see this as one example.

The Badger · 2 Dec 2012, 05:06 (Ref:3174065)

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Originally Posted by aneesh99

It's nice to get official confirmation. No mention in the article of when we can expect it to debut, any guesses?

As they have entered WEC ..... I would think the first race will be their race debut .

HORNDAWG · 2 Dec 2012, 06:27 (Ref:3174077)

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NelisB · 2 Dec 2012, 08:53 (Ref:3174115)

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Originally Posted by HORNDAWG

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First race of the WEC, Silverstone 6 hours...

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