With Porsche pulling the RS Spyder out of ALMS, Acura looked to dominate the ALMS LMP2 class. But at Mid-Ohio earlier this month, Team Cytosport brought the RS Spyder back to ALMS, and they did so in grand style.
Cytosport entered the ex-Dyson Racing RS Spyder with drivers Greg Pickett and Klaus Graf. After an early [...]

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The RS Spyder fielded by the Essex team from Denmark won the LMP2 class at the Le Mans 24 Hour race. The RS Spyder won by 15 laps, and also won the “Michelin Green X Challenge” as the car with the best overall efficiency.
It was almost a 1-2 sweep for Porsche but the NAVI Team [...]

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After two years of racing the RS Spyder in the LMP2 class in the American Le Mans Series, Dyson Racing has announced they are ending their partnership with Porsche.
Team Principal Rob Dyson had this to say:
Competing at the highest levels of sportscar racing with Porsche and their historical pedigree has been an invigorating experience for [...]

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Round 10 of the American Le Mans Series will feature one additional RS Spyder when the Petit Le Mans takes place on October 4th at Road Atlanta.
Penske Racing will run three Spyders: the #7 car driven by Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas; the #6 car driven by Sascha Maassen and Patrick Long; and the #5 [...]

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The RS Spyder is the latest Porsche to get direct fuel injection. The 3.4 liter V8 will increase horsepower from 476 at 10,000 RPM to 503 hp at 10,000 RPM while torque will go up from 273 lb-ft at 7,500 RPM to 284 lb-ft at 8,500 RPM. Fuel consumption will also be reduced.
This should help [...]

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The Penske RS Spyders continued their success in ALMS taking first and second overall at the Larry H Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix presented by the Grand and Little America Hotels (whew, long name!)
The #6 car driven by Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas crossed the line 22.656 seconds ahead of its #7 sister car driving [...]

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Porsche kicked off the 2008 ALMS season with a dominating performance, both in LMP2 and GT2.
The Penske #7 RS Spyder driven by Romain Dumas, Timo Bernhard and Manu Collard finished first overall to give Porsche its 18th overall win, more than any other manufacturer. Finishing in second overall was the Dyson RS Spyder driven by [...]

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Here is a really cool video for you Porsche racing geeks. Chris Dyson shows you all around the cockpit of his RS Spyder. A must-watch for racing fans!
[source: Speed TV via The German Car Blog]

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Over the past couple of weeks, several announcements have been made regarding drivers signing with various Porsche teams.
Dyson Racing has announced that Marino Franchitti is leaving the Andretti Green team (where he drove an Acura) to join Dyson to drive the RS Spyder in ALMS LMP2. He will partner Butch Leitzinger in the #20 RS [...]

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Penske Racing has announced that Patrick Long will be driving the #6 RS Spyder full time in 2008. Long co-drove the Penske RS Spyder to a class victory in the 2007 Petit Le Mans.
Long is well-known to Porsche race fans, and has been a Porsche factory driver since 2003. He won the 2005 GT2 championship, [...]

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