The Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport will make its UK debut alongside Le Mans-winning Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 on the Porsche stand (Hall 20, Stand 2545) at the Autosport International Show at the NEC, Birmingham this weekend.
Using the lightweight Cayman GT4 as the basis, Porsche Motorsport has developed a near-standard racing version. Just like its track-bred production sibling, the Cayman GT4 Clubsport is powered by a mid-mounted, 385 hp 3.8-litre flat-six engine. The racing version features an adapted six-speed Porsche double-clutch transmission, with shift paddles on the steering wheel and a mechanical limited-slip differential sending drive to the rear wheels.
Alongside the Cayman GT4, Porsche will also be displaying the 2015 Le Mans 24 Hours-winning 919 Hybrid LMP1 race car which was piloted by Nick Tandy, Earl Bamber and Nico Hulkenberg.
For both Nick Tandy and Earl Bamber, their pathway to success was paved with extensive experience racing in Porsche Carrera Cup Championships. Nick Tandy was a winner in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB, Porsche Supercup and overall Carrera Cup Deutschland Champion before becoming a member of the Porsche factory team, and prior to gaining his factory seat, Earl Bamber was Carrera Cup Asia and Porsche Supercup Champion.
The countdown to the 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Championship begins officially on the Porsche stand with the scene set for another exciting season of thrills in the UK’s fastest single marque GT racing Championship.
Following last year’s guest appearance by the Porsche Carrera Cup GB at the world-renowned Spa-Francorchamps circuit in support of the World Endurance Championship (WEC), this year sees the grid of identical 460 hp rear-engined 911 GT3 Cup race cars join the bill at Silverstone, for the first round of the 2016 WEC on 15 – 17 April.
Once more the Carrera Cup GB teams will have the privilege of taking to the track ahead of the Porsche Team competing in the WEC, an initiative that will also emphasise the close ties between the domestic Championship and the international programmes in the Porsche Motorsport pyramid.
Porsche Club GB members can benefit from a discounted entry ticket to enjoy all the action of the WEC and Carrera Cup at Silverstone, along with infield parking a dedicated Club display area.
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