2 991 for WEC Manthey Racing .

[Salamus]

Originally Posted by NelisB

First race of the WEC, Silverstone 6 hours...

Maybe they make it to Sebring? It is the best place to observe the reliability of a new car.

[DeathOrGlory]

No Pat Long?

[Spyderman]

According to Pat himself, he is hoping to do ALMS and Rolex for 2013

[WolfsburgRS]

I for one can't wait to see the livery. With those 918 promo shots in Martini colors, one wonders if we will again see a factory Martini Porsche? Porsche has always been one to get the livery right.

[Fogelhund]

Originally Posted by WolfsburgRS

I for one can't wait to see the livery. With those 918 promo shots in Martini colors, one wonders if we will again see a factory Martini Porsche? Porsche has always been one to get the livery right.

I do believe that liquor sponsorship is banned in many of the places they would be raced.

[GT3.14]

Originally Posted by Salamus

Maybe they make it to Sebring? It is the best place to observe the reliability of a new car.

Or better yet run the cars or other 991 GTEs in the VLN and N24. Given Manthey's traditions and location of their HQ in Meuspath it would be logical.

[NelisB]

Rumour has it the engine for next year won't be the new engine of the 991 with DFI but the engine they used this year.

[MitchZ06]

Well that's a shame.

[Spyderman]

Yes, that is not good news. Very dissapointed.

[airbusA346]

Originally Posted by WolfsburgRS

I for one can't wait to see the livery. With those 918 promo shots in Martini colors, one wonders if we will again see a factory Martini Porsche? Porsche has always been one to get the livery right.

One or both of the cars might be yellow and green.

[Mike E]

Quite a good spy shot of the new car here:

http://www.gtspirit.com/2012/11/16/s...e-991-gt3-rsr/

Looks like a 911, funnily enough!

[WolfsburgRS]

Originally Posted by Fogelhund

I do believe that liquor sponsorship is banned in many of the places they would be raced.

Ah that's right.. I forgot about that.

Originally Posted by airbusA346

One or both of the cars might be yellow and green.

So traditional Manthey if no other sponsor is there with a different color pallet.

I'm just thinking back to previous factory efforts and how clean the cars always look. Here's to hoping.

[Rodger Davies]

last time Manthey ran under the official Porsche banner it was this wasn't it?

http://www.racingsportscars.com/phot...-07-30-111.jpg

Looks like corporate Porsche to me, would be surprised to see this effort in anything other than the factory's colours, unless a sponsor shows up. Such a pity many of the classic Porsche ones are banned (Warsteiner, Rothmans, Martini etc), but we always live in the past in sportscar liveries - hopefully we'll get a new classic from them.

[GT3.14]

The yellow and green is now iconic to the VLN enthusiasts. I expect to see a "corporate look" on the Manthey cars. I hope the livery is nothing like what they are on the factory press photos and Hybrid with the with the rather strange stripes.

[Simmi]

Liveries are certainly each to their own. I think that one looks great.

Let's see what they come up with.

[Canada ALMS fan]

Originally Posted by GT3.14

The yellow and green is now iconic to the VLN enthusiasts. I expect to see a "corporate look" on the Manthey cars. I hope the livery is nothing like what they are on the factory press photos and Hybrid with the with the rather strange stripes.

I quite like that. I like the hybrid livery from 2010 even more.

[wewantourdarbyback]

I like that, simple but effective.

[Rodger Davies]

yeah, i like that one too - one of those with a yellow stripe, one with a red stripe = job done

[Babapapa]

Originally Posted by Fogelhund

I do believe that liquor sponsorship is banned in many of the places they would be raced.

so the moskovskaya-porsche from manthey will only seen at the nürburgring:
http://www.classicporscheblog.com/wp...-Manthey-2.jpg

[Pandamasque]

I'd love to a modern remake of some kind of classic livery. This one is awesome. Would be even better in colour!

[airbusA346]

Romain Dumas has put on Facebook, that he is racing with Manthey next year with Marc Lieb and Richard Lietz.

"Pour compléter l'annonce d'hier, je vais rouler au sein du Porsche AG Team Manthey en FIA WEC avec Marc Lieb et Richard Lietz ;-)

To complement the announcement of yesterday, I'll ride in the Porsche AG Team Manthey in FIA WEC with Marc Lieb and Richard Lietz;-)"

*The above quote was translated using Bing

[rich07]

So the three in the same car Im assuming?

[NightStalk3r]

Lieb and Lietz are sharing one car, Bergmeister and Pilet are sharing the other.

[rich07]

Originally Posted by NightStalk3r

Lieb and Lietz are sharing one car, Bergmeister and Pilet are sharing the other.

Source?

If so then Dumas would be only for LM it appears.

[NightStalk3r]

Originally Posted by rich07

Source?

http://www.racecam.de/index.php?site...ang=en&id=4394

Dumas and Bernhard are the 3rd drivers for Le Mans.