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The 24 hours of Nurburgring happens this weekend. Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas are piloting a 997 GT3 RSR. Looks like 254 cars total are entered, with several Porsches being entered. Of conspicuous absence is the Nissan GT-R, I thought a few were entered. Also, looks like no Caymans this time around . I wonder if Porsche was not happy with how well the two Caymans did last year, and put pressure on folks not to enter this year? Just speculation, of course.
It is also suspicious to me that, with all the hype made about the GT-R's times at the ring, not one has shown up to run in the 24. They have happily run the GT-R in races in Japan already. Why not run at least one in the 24?
I really do think it is so interesting that so much was made about the GT-R "trouncing" the 997 TT on the Nurburgring track, and now they fail to appear at the 24 hour race to back it all up. Now we have a real life situation where you have guys driving Porsches who really know how to drive them under conditions that can't be controlled, such as traffic. There was a GT-R in One Lap of America and they have been officially raced in Japan, but they fail to show at Nurburgring, the track that is the crowning glory for the GT-R?
No Mspeed Cayman no Cayman CSR (I have emailed them both) and we already know that Porsche threw a lot of $$$ at Alzen to switch back to the 911 for this year's race. As for the lack of the Nissan GT-R I do find it disappointing, but I can understand where a team might not be ready for such a long endurance race yet with that car. If none show up next year, then yeah I'll think something is up...
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Are there any caymans running in Nurburgring 24H this year?
I hope that Alzen and Mspeed as well as the CaymanCSL guy are still compaigning their Cayman race cars.
The GT-R fans so badly want everyone to agree that Porsche has been dethroned, but this just goes to show that it is way too early to make such a call. Next year, we will most likely see Porsches with DSG and DFI and nothing in the world order of sports cars will have changed.
DFI
Direct Fuel Injection (DFI), is a new technology that Porsche states can cut fuel consumption by up to 15 percent, while increasing power by up to 13 percent. DFI cuts emissions by warming up the catalytic converter more quickly, and ensures a sharper throttle response. Better for your right foot - and the planet, then.
DFI allows much more precise measurement of fuel supply and injection at pressures up to 120 bar; it has numerous combustion modes, with different cycles for cold-starting, low-speed driving and performance driving.
As the name suggests, DFI injects fuel directly into the individual combustion chambers, instead of the intake manifold. The injector valves have an electromagnetic mechanism that controls each injection with astonishing precision, while a high-pressure pump provides the necessary pressure—up to 1,740 psi—to accompany the rapid fire of the fuel injection.
Precise geometry of the injector’s position and its spray pattern is a key factor in helping to improve power, torque and emissions of the engines. The specific placement of the fuel as it enters each chamber creates a swirl that improves the air/fuel mixture, and therefore the overall combustion process.
At engine speeds up to 3500 rpm, a double-injection process is used. In this mode, the required fuel volume is delivered in two successive injections per working stroke. The resulting benefits include faster catalyst warm-up and increased torque in the upper load range.
By forming the air/fuel mix directly in the combustion chamber, DFI contributes to engine cooling. As a result, it is possible to increase the compression ratio and with it the power and efficiency of the engine.
The direct injection process is continuously adjusted. The engine management system reads changes to throttle inputs and performance requirements and, as you drive, the air/fuel mix is monitored and adapted as required. Oxygen sensor circuits within the exhaust system provide accurate emissions control.
I wouldn't be surprised if Porsche did put a little pressure on those guys not to run one again.
I read somewhere a while back that teams entering Caymans were told to remove the Porsche badges from the cars. They were strongly pressured not to run Caymans. It was a British Porsche magazine. I'll look it up.
Shame really.
And that bias against the Caymans will trickle down to the 911 owners at the club level.
Until 
. I wonder if Porsche was not happy with how well the two Caymans did last year, and put pressure on folks not to enter this year? Just speculation, of course. 
