Porsche Confirms 911 GT2 RS Clubsport
Porsche has confirmed it will build an all-new race car based on the 911 GT2 RS, which is poised to be among the first cars eligible in SRO Motorsport Group鈥檚 new GT2 platform. Unveiled Wednesday at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport will feature the same 700-horsepower, 3.8-liter twin-turbo flat-six engine from the road-going model. It is set to share a number of components from the recently announced Porsche 935, which was in turn based on the road-going 911 GT2 RS, coupled with a seven-speed dual clutch gearbox and safety cage. Priced at 405,000 Euros plus taxes, the GT2 RS Clubsport will be limited to 200 units, with deliveries set to begin in May. As reported by Sportscar365, the German manufacturer had been planning to roll out a car to SRO GT2 specification, with the GT2 RS Clubsport having been spied testing on numerous occasions this year. 鈥淔or the upcoming years, our customers will not only race the GT2 RS Clubsport on track days but also at international motor racing events, said Walliser. Details on SRO鈥檚 GT2 plans are still limited, other than founder and CEO Stephane Ratel revealing to Sportscar365 plans of holding a launch race during the Total 24 Hours of Spa weekend in July. Ratel said he has three manufacturers already committed to the platform, with up to six possible by 2020, the year of its planned integrated into the Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe, America and Asia series. John Dagys is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Sportscar365 as well as the recently launched e-racing365 Web site for electric racing.
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The rear-window defroster on your back glass is only painted on. Sometimes it can get damaged or even get a disruption in the electrical flow. Patches of frost on your back glass would be an indicator of a problem. Check your fuse, which located in the fuse box going to the rear-window defroster unit. Use a voltmeter to see if both sides of the fuse get a sufficient reading. If you can't get a reading, replacement of the fuse will be necessary. Check the terminals on the defroster grid, which are usually located at the top or sometimes the bottom of the grid. Sometimes the terminals get broken. Check both terminals and if they are broken, they can be put back together with glue. Be sure that the broken ends are placed together firmly so as to receive continuity. Locate the wires plugged into the back of the defroster switch for the rear window. Be sure the fuse is plugged in. Hold them together for a few seconds and the defroster should not come on while the wires are held together. Inspect the wires under the dash leading away from the defroster switch and if they are intact, check the defroster grid on the rear window for any breaks. If any breaks are found but the ends are intact, you can apply some glue on both ends of the broken pieces of the grid and stick them back together.
The 991.2 GT2 RS has long been hailed as Europe's most spectacular vehicle. Taking the phrase 鈥榬ace car for the streets鈥?to such levels that, if it were painted in racing colours and plonked upon the Mulsanne Straight, you would be forgiven for believing that the German weapon was a LeMans racer. Porsche has been making these lightweight Widowmakers for a long time now, starting with the original 911 2.7 RS and developing the design over several decades. The nineties saw some madness break through, with the likes of the 993 GT2; the first car to wear the badge. As the name suggests, it was in an effort to homologate the 911 for the GT2 series, of which they certainly cracked. Just 57 of these cars were produced and are now worth seven figure sums. The closest model to resemble the specifications of the 991.2 featured here was the 1998 GT1, yet this GT2 boasts a whopping 25% power and torque increase over that. Power in the GT2 comes from a 3.8-liter flat six, in true 911 spirit. Yet, this time with 700 horsepower fed through Porsche鈥檚 patented PDK transmission. With all that power you would expect some fairly biblical numbers, and they are indeed. Sixty miles per hour is completed in 2.8 seconds, running on to a top speed of 211 miles per hour. The top speed is in fact limited from 223 mph, but Porsche couldn鈥檛 justify developing a whole new tire just for this car. The vehicle featured here has just 913 miles sat on the odometer, and for all intents and purposes looks as it left Stuttgart last year. Not only does it have near delivery mileage, but it鈥檚 a particularly well-optioned example too. 27,000). The package reduced weight even further by 30 kilos, and boasts a titanium roll cage amongst other subtle differences.