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The reality of 1000hp and 350kmh on the Nordschleife...

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Parent Category: Nurburgring

Created on Friday, 03 August 2012 10:19

Last Updated on Friday, 03 August 2012 12:12

Published on Friday, 03 August 2012 10:19

Written by Dale

This is the result of "340 to 350kmh" on the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a 9ff Porsche GT3 conversion with over 1000NM of torque. The owner, Knut Knuge, was attending today's Nürburgring Nordschleife Pistenclub trackday. And when he got to the 1.5 mile Döttinger hohe straight, he gave it full gas...

Unfortunately the steel* mounting brackets of the big GT3 wing couldn't quite take monumental downforce being created. I'm guessing that's a couple of hundred kilos at work, judging by the bent 3.5mm plating.

Luckily for Knut (the owner, pictured above), the wing simply folded flat and he could pull over safely. Next on the upgrade list? Definitely a re-inforced wing mounting!

*I suspect they're an aluminium alloy, as do most people, considering their relative weakness and dull matt finish.

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-1 #1 Volker_VV 2012-08-03 11:21

I am not sure if it is a good idea to post this pictures with the plates (and numbers) in a public galleria.

btw, the brackets are aluminium not steel as I can remember

 

 

#2 AxisAC 2012-08-03 11:29

I'm going with AL also from the looks and the failure. They must have been either quite weak or the wing must have gone into some sort of aero wobble and pushed sideways. I wondering about how unbalabced that car must be with a with that much aero weight in the back an nothing much in the front, Maybe the car's way of telling the owner to wise up?

 

 

#3 admin 2012-08-03 12:20

AC: Yep, I thought ally too. I asked him and he said edelstahl (stainless steel)... I've annotated to show my opinion.

Volker: I did ask permission to take photos and interview the guy. He's a nice chap, just enjoying his car. It's a trackday with public access all around the circuit.

 

 

#4 JPGTi 2012-08-03 15:49

The exhaust doesn't look straight as well.....

 

 

#5 MonsieurX 2012-08-03 16:07

And no difusers? :)

340-50 km/h! Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuking A!

I've done 280 which probably slow for most guys on this forum but ... Damn ... without proper aero bits, how can he stay on the ground? He needs a 911 RS duck tail

 

 

#6 AGT 2012-08-04 12:21

what a Knut!

 

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