Porsche admits rear-engine is wrong, designs new mid-engine 911 for endurance racing.

[MinisterofDOOM]

911 RSR. Flip the transaxle around and put the engine in front of it, improving weight distribution, handling dynamics, and underbody aero.

Still looks like a 911, which is fine with me (it's a race car after all; it doesn't need to be pretty). Also still naturally aspirated, with a big ol' 4 liter flat six cranking out quite a damn bit of horsepower per liter (510 total).

There are going to be some really interesting entries in the IMSA/Le Mans style endurance series this year. We've already got the Corvette/Ford GT rivalry making things interesting, but next year we'll get the NSX, 911 RSR, and new Mazda DPi (which is, sadly, piston-powered). Should be a very exciting season!

[RicerX]

I'm wondering what happens to the rest of the production Porsche lineup if this thing blows the doors off the competition. SUPER interested and will be keeping a close eye on it.

[centralcoaster33]

Pretty neat! I look forward to seeing these cars at turn 4, Laguna Seca. Though I'm not sure when. The track is in turmoil and the lineup has an IMSA event scheduled (Weather-tech Sportscar Championship). Turn 4 is where I've seen the most snap-oversteer wrecks in 911's. It gets extra interesting when the pavement is wet.

I've driven a Boxster S through the mountains as well a a few other mid-engine cars. I cared for the Boxter S the least of those and all of them less than an FR. I'm really most at home in an FR, but I figure that could very well be just because of practice.

[MinisterofDOOM]

Must be nice to live near Laguna Seca. One of my favorite tracks. I'm a big weathertech series fan (and WEC/IMSA endurance stuff in general) but we don't get those races anywhere near me, so I'm stuck streaming.

[centralcoaster33]

It's pretty nice for sure. The civil office I started at out here was the track engineer (for civil work). My boss was into BMW club and HDPE's and such. He'd have access to tickets and I started going as much as possible. I got to work on FIM homologation improvements a couple times, the used-to-be-new pit row suites, the used-to-be-new Redbull center, lakebed drainage, a big sewer system artery, another for storm water, grading, parking, event exhibits and more. I've gotten to walk the track several times, witness a bridge relocation and drive it a few times, all through the work connection. I then started volunteering with SCRAMP and that's how I maintain my ticket flow for now. That could be changing in the future as the county decides what to do with this place (hopefully stop treating it like a cash cow that can be milked until dry). Unfortunately, I haven't seen to many tracks outside of my vicinity, a couple of speedways in SoCal I guess, and a clay oval in Watsonville. Live events create fans imho. TV and streaming helps to keep them!