KERS Done Properly!

Skeeter · 10 Jan 2011 at 22:39

Now this is how KERS should be used!

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=22998

Ever since F1 started messing about with KERS I've felt it was the wrong place for it. Endurance and GT racing is where its best suited, to increase fuel economy and provide 'push to pass' boosts to clear slower cars.

Apparently Porsche were the only company to agree with me, with the 911 GT3 R Hybrid that raced last season, almost winning the 'Ring 24 Hours.

But now they have stuck the brilliant KERS system from the 911 in the stunning body of the 918. This is the future of KERS/Hybrid racing. A 550bhp RWD GT car that at the push of a button becomes a 750bhp 4WD car!

I just wish other GT car manufacturers would follow suite. After all, there is enough of them in GT3 (BMW, Porsche, Mercedes, Alpina, Audi, Corvette, Aston Martin, Lamborghini, Ford, etc)...

GravyMonster · 11 Jan 2011 at 09:28

Completely agree. Endurance racing is exactly where energy recovery systems belong. Would help level the playing field if the petrol LMP cars were allowed some form of KERS.

F1 racing should be a sprint. Balls to the wall all the way in a machine built to go as fast as it possibly can.

PinkFloyd · 11 Jan 2011 at 14:50

That Porsche looks awesome!
Definitely agreed with KERS being in its place in GT, not Formula 1.

sunama · 30 Jan 2011 at 17:57

I don't usually like the look Porsches. I think their backsides are pretty ugly.

However, "that" Porsche is a beautiful machine whichever angle you see it from.

Dunks · 30 Jan 2011 at 18:05

Looks like the love child of a Zonda and a 911

FrankJH · 30 Jan 2011 at 18:52

what a gorgeous car, bit biased though as Im a Porsche fan in the first place

wolvers · 31 Jan 2011 at 13:12

That's the WF1 flywheel system that Porsche use (Williams Hybrid Power).