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  1. 06-10-2010, 08:10 PM #1
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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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    Quote Originally Posted by clutch-monkey View Post
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Kooper View Post
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Wouter Melissen View Post
    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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