Most liked posts in thread: Exclusive: MINI vs Porsche (It’s Real & It’s On)

ho-ho! I'm eager to hear more about this.

 

I love this! The best PR and advertising coup I have seen in awhile.

C'mon Porsche! BRING IT!

 

And how the heck do we get in on those shirts???

 

That is the best part. Either way, everyone is waiting to see what happens and paying attention to our little cars and to see what big bad Porsche does.

And while RA is a fast track, you can't discount the twisty bits. You have to be careful. Big thing is acceleration and cornering. Porsche will be tough once in the higher gears, but that oversteer can be sneaky.

I know I will be there if they do it at RA! That is in my backyard.

 

Just for clarity, a basically stock motored Porsche with a Jan tune was like 10 seconds a lap quicker a Watkins Glenn than the heavily modified racing Mini's best lap.

Good stuff though!"

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I love the way they keep changing his shirts throughout the video.

This is marketing at its finest.

 

Wow, the gauntlet has been thrown. If MINI wins, we can expect to see some crazy ads. This "throw down" is going to be fun.

 

"Basically stock with a Jan tune" is NOT stock... :crazy:

 

Hence the "this is marketing at its finest" comment. It takes true creativity to do it well, and MINI does it very, very well, as does Porsche.

 

True that!
Just illustrating the gap we will need to overcome.

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it's great marketing............I guess

watching a Porsche stomp a Mini...........not so much

 

You should read more of Mini's illustrious history. They laughed at them a lot in the early years... Only to have it jammed down their throats.

 

Having been on Road Atlanta with the Porsche, we better hope for rain . LOL


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Some folks on Jalopnik are thinking it may be the small autocross track between turns 6 & 7. They don't say WHERE at Road Atlanta, do they?

 

Which MINI and which Porsche???????? A stock 1958 356 Porsche against 2010 factory R56 JCW would be nice.:devil::cornut: Jason

 

Different tracks, but from Car and Driver's Lightning Lap at VIR in 2009:

• 2009 Mini JCW - 3:17.1
• 2009 Cayman S - 3:05.8
• 2009 Carrera S - 3:05.8

Minis are great, but racing a Porsche head-to-head is just silly.

 

Hmmmmmm......and there is nothing on the RA schedule that day. Looks promising.

LOL