Porsche to Run GT3 R Hybrid at Petit Le Mans in Atlanta
By John O'Dell July 21, 2010
Porsche's delicious 911 GT3 R Hybrid will make its North American debut as a competitor in the American Le Mans Series' Petit Le Mans endurance race Oct. 2 at Road Atlanta.
The news - which gives us another opportunity to run a sexy race car photo to liven up the site - comes direct from Porsche and the ALMS organizers this morning.
The car, which uses flywheel energy storage technology to capture and release power generated during braking, will race as an unclassified entrant because Le Mans racing's organizing committee has not yet established rules for production-car based hybrids.
At the Nurburgring 24 Hours endurance race in May, the Porsche hybrid led for 11 hours but dropped out with combustion engine woes about two hours before the race ended.
Bringing the car to the U.S. for the Petit Le Mans enables Porsche "to show fans and customers in our most important market how our 'race lab' performs under racing conditions," said Hartmut Kristen, head of Porsche Motorsport.
Of course, our colleagues over at Inside line already have sampled the GT3 R Hybrid and you can read the First Drive report by clicking here.
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