[Sylon]

As baffling as this sounds, the President of MINI USA has challenged Porsche in a race around Road Atlanta! And not against the Boxster or the Cayman, they have challenged the mighty Porsche 911. This is great, I love stuff like this. Even if MINI doesnt win, they still had the balls to do it in the first place, and for that, props.


They will be broadcasting a live video on their Facebook page of the event on June 21st. Porsche has yet to respond, but the track is right around the corner from Porsche's NA headquarters, so it won't be like they wouldn't have a car available, haha. We'll see what happens, but I definitely want to see this race go on.


More info: http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/08/m...lanta-w-video/

[scollins]

Cheeky bastards!

[Garduna]

Mini's got nothing to lose in this but for Porsche, that's a whole different story lol

[Robert]

If I am Porsche I'd just laugh or say okay but I pick the track.

[ptack]

If I were Porsche I'd say OK and send a little old lady.

[abisson]

Isn't Atlanta a pretty decent circuit for Porsche?

And... can Mini have really a chance.. like wtf?

[stickypaws]

Interesting marketing and publicity idea. I wonder who the ad agency is? The race itself is totally irrelevant, but the campaign might win with more sales and exposure.

[ptack]

That's why of your Porsche you want to hijack the story line in some way that Mini didn't anticipate. Then watch how fast Mini drops the whole thing.

[MrRoboto]

Small man syndrome.

[Alexander]

Lol I still don't get what Mini is going to do when they get butt raped.

[domobrown]

LOL Porsche better bring a GT3

[MisterSkiMask]

Its a good thing Porsche developed the GT2-RS

[Sylon]

Originally Posted by domobrown

LOL Porsche better bring a GT3

Originally Posted by MisterSkiMask

Its a good thing Porsche developed the GT2-RS

Its against a Carrera S.

[domobrown]

Originally Posted by Sylon

Its against a Carrera S.

They should just whip put a Cayenne Turbo S. That can probably still beat it

[BMW269]

I would not underestimate a MINI Cooper S, even less as JCW. It is the cheapest fun car you can get in this world.

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by domobrown

They should just whip put a Cayenne Turbo S. That can probably still beat it

On a tight track it would get spanked. Here are Nurburing times where the MINI is at a big disadvantage.

Who knows what MINI may bring if this race really happens.. Tricked out AWD Countryman???

159. Porsche Cayenne Turbo (Mk II) 8:33.99 144 ´08 500 / 2355 Patrick Simon
160. Vauxhall VX220 Turbo 8:34 144 ´03 200 / 930 "Sport Auto"
161. Opel Speedster Turbo 8:34 144 ´ 200 / 928 Sportauto
162. BMW Z3 3.0i 8:34 144 ´00 231 / 1330 Sport Auto
163. BMW M3 (E36) 8:35 144 ´96 321 / 1474 Sport Auto
164. Mini John Cooper Works 8:35 144 ´08 211 / 1130 Sport Auto

[gonzo]

Trying to envision the race.

[Sylon]

Porsche has politely declined. LAAAAAAAME!


http://jalopnik.com/5560246/porsche-...s-to-race-mini

Dear Jim,

Imagine our surprise to discover our former employee, now the head of Mini, has challenged us to a head-to-head race. As you surely know, Porsche has a long history of racing success, with more than 28,000 wins over the last 60 years. In our early days, we pitted ourselves against the giants, so we've been in your shoes.

But as you also know, Porsche doesn't race for fame, stunts or publicity. We race to challenge ourselves; we race to push sports car technology; we race to translate every win on the track to our cars on the road.

While your challenge seems like a fun and lighthearted campaign, we'll stick to racing the way we have over the decades. We welcome you at Sebring, Le Mans, Daytona or any other sanctioned race where there is more at stake than T-shirts and valet parking spaces. We also invite you to any of the thousands of tracks around the world where Porsche owners compete each weekend.

Good luck with your race at Road Atlanta on June 21; we hope you enjoy the day.

Sincerely,

Detlev Von Platen
President and CEO, Porsche Cars North America

Funny, he mention Le Mans, Sebring, Daytona, but didnt once mention the one race Porsche has dominated for the last 3 years.


Its funny, that he didnt mention the 24hr of Nurburgring race

[BMW269]

Porsche afraid of MINI? What a shame!

[BrokenVert]

I want those posters. Anybody want to make em. I have the PDF files

I need new stuff in my garage.

[ponch_ki]

I still dont understand why Porsche declined? Is there like a catch or something?

[rzm3]

Mini just flew a banner over Porsche NA... hahaha