The RLR team is a Porsche Customer Team, as opposed to being one of the two development teams. Rahal said there is no written agreement. "We are the new kids on the block and we have to prove ourselves, and to go from there. We're an engineering driven company. You have to be that way if you want to succeed in Motorsports. I believe we have the curiosity and access to technology which will help us." Rahal said he has no illusions about how tough it will be. It is his goal to win the GT2 Championship. The racing will be tough, and the real challenge will be to keep the car running. Rahal said: "It will be a tough baptism, but we want to win."
Rahal said he chose ALMS and GT2 because of the relevance to his business. Commercially and corporately ALMS is the place to be for the next five years. The GT2 Porsche is symbolic of an actual car in a showroom, the core of his business. The GT2 rules call for the cars to be exact duplicates of production cars, with safety modifications. RLR has 12 manufacturers in all his series. In 2003 he simultaneously ran teams in Indy Racing League, Champ Car World Series, and Toyota Atlantics. ALMS is a good category from the business stand point, and it has relevance to his business. Rahal has 13 car dealerships, none of which are Porsche… for now. Another twinkle and grin.
Rahal said: "We're in business and need to take advantage of all the corporate opportunities.
Rahal is starting with GT2, and has no time line on a move up to the Prototype category. "God only knows. Our focus is making the first step successful."
UWE BRETTEL, President of Porsche Motorsport North America, said: "Porsche has a passion to be better than the
Ferrari and Panoz. All of our teams are competitive and can win races. Our philosophy is that we release to the other teams as soon as possible the information learned in testing."
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