Porsche to compete with Acura and Ferrari at the Lone Star Grand Prix in Houston

When it comes to racing it's always been a questionopening ALMS round at Sebring. In GT2, it was the
of the engine used and other power componentsnew comer 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR that finished
that an automobile possess which extends up to thesecond to the Ferrari in all three races. Porsche trails
quality of exhaust systems employed. And one ofthe manufacturers chase by only 12 points going into
the popular exhaust system utilized by some of theHouston. However Porsche Motorsport North
most powerful brands of automobiles in the industryAmerica President Uwe Brettel would rather be way
may it be Ford, Toyota, Honda, Chrysler, or Generalahead in both categories but also stressed out the
Motors-- is the flowmaster exhaust systems. Thepoint that a close competition is good for the classes
flowmaster exhaust improves acceleration andand equally good for the series.
passing power as well as improved fuel mileageIt can remembered that last year both the Penske
simply perfect for any racing event.Porsche RS Spyders were not able to finish the
And speaking of race, the American Le Mans SeriesHouston event due to the transmission problems
heads toward the Southwest for round numbercaused by too much beating that the vehicles obtain
four-the Lone Star Grand Prix of Houston scheduledfrom the bumpy track surface.
this coming Saturday evening. The Porsche teamsThe overall victory achieved by Romain Dumas and
that were involved in both the LMP2 and GT2 classesTimo Bernhard in the LMP2 class Penske Porsche RS
are to face tough competitions on both theSpyder was the second one-two overall finish in the
prototype and GT levels.American Le Mans Series obtained for Porsche. The
During the LMP2 class the Porsche RS Spyders havesame Dumas/Bernhard combination won the feat at
earned class wins plus an overall win in the past twothe Mid-Ohio last year. This is also the first time for a
street races however it was the Acura prototypemanufacturer to sweep the overall podium in ALMS.
that earned the pole at Long Beach and won the