"Fred (FreddsterExprs)" (freddsterexprs)
03/29/2014 at 13:01 • Filed to: Le Mans, Porsche, GTE, LMP1, 991 RSR, 911, 919. Hybrid, RANT
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"Fred (FreddsterExprs)" (freddsterexprs)
03/29/2014 at 13:01 • Filed to: Le Mans, Porsche, GTE, LMP1, 991 RSR, 911, 919. Hybrid, RANT | 0
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I totally get your Intelligent Performance thing. And yeah, it is quite cool on the futuristic and fuel saving 919 Hybrid because, well, it performs intelligently. But there are two things I want to point out.
a) It is tiring to look at. It was surprising when you showed it and we realized what the seemingly random lines meant. But honestly, with all the testing going on and two races before Le Mans, how much longer can you keep the hype going? And compared to the Audi and Toyota liveries, well, yours looks lame and a bit lazy. Those shouldn't be attributes attached to an epic WEC three way - the first battle with more (serious) manufacturers than two since what, 2000?
b) While this isn't true for the 919 as you don't give out your newest child to the customers yet (and probably never will), it totally is for the 991 RSR: The customer team's cars look better. Take a look at the Proton and Falken cars:
Contrasting colors. Shapes. These cars have everything. And in the case of Falken, pretty much everything looks good wearing their colors.
Now, you as the works team might want to get a bit of attention too. Especially if there is a bigger and more interesting car in LMP1 that will get 80% of TV coverage, a good looking 991 RSR would help quite a bit. And what did we get?
Grey lines on a white car. Plus a black smile up front. So now, the works 911s not only have to fight the bigger LMP1s for attention, no, the customer cars also look about literally 10 times more interesting. Well done.
Oh, and which part of a GTE car with no KERS system, the same engine as the 997 GT3 RSR and no direct fuel injection "Intelligent Performance" once again?
Eutropius
> Fred (FreddsterExprs)
03/29/2014 at 15:50 |
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It doesn't help that every customer Porsche racer starts life white so whenever you see a white 911 on track you associate it with half-assed 911 cup type amateur teams.