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A 997 GTR RSR popping a wheelie???
Bit of a pointless thread, so I apologize beforehand. I just stumbled onto the 24H Le Mans pictures gallery, and some great shots (my compliments to the photographer(s)).

It's just that this one pic completely baffles me, which is a pic of a Porsche 997 GT3 RSR seemingly on a reasonably level bit of tarmac, both front wheels noticeably quite far from the ground...

How is this possible exactly? I know the 911's engine is at the rear and I know the weight distribution is decidedly biased towards the rear, and that the racing car probably has a fair amount of power. But, I was not expecting the car to be able to lift its nose.

Anyway, if you haven't checked the photos yet, go have a look. It carries my stamp of approval.
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could have just gone around a corner and bounced off the inside ripple strip?
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could have just gone around a corner and bounced off the inside ripple strip?
Guess so, though it still looks somewhat strange as it looks like it's going straight-ish. Whatever it was doing, it looked great doing it.
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Guess so, though it still looks somewhat strange as it looks like it's going straight-ish. Whatever it was doing, it looked great doing it.
that can be deceptive though. for eg both these shots were taken whilst the car was in the middle of quite a tight left hander
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Both front wheels are off the ground though, so the car certainly isn't coming out of a left or right-hand corner.

More than likely it's off a bump, but you really can't tell.
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We managed to lift the front wheels on a friend's BMW 319ti Compact, so...
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It's coming out of the final bit of the Ford chicane and has just been launched off the kerbs.
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It's coming out of the final bit of the Ford chicane and has just been launched off the kerbs.
Aha, thanks for clarifying that
Really awesome photo.
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