Passage GT TAKES To begin with, THIRD, FOURTH AT THE 24 HOURS OF LE Keeps an eye on

Fifty years back, only a couple of years after Passage was censured by Ferrari in a buy arrangement that didn't experience, Portage's GT40 took the platform: 1-2-3, and after that did as such for the following 3 years. Today, Portage left a mark on the world when they took the checkered banner, and the top spot on the platform for the GTE Ace Class, at The 24 Hours of Le Keeps an eye on. Goodness, and the base spot on the platform, and the one soon after it as well. While not the 1-2-3 clear from the 1966 Le Keeps an eye on, getting two shiny new autos on the platform (with a third not a long ways behind) is an incredible achievement.

The No. 68 Passage GT (which took the shaft position in qualifying) was headed to triumph by Dirk Müller, Sébastien Bourdais, and Joey Hand. Second place went to Ferrari's Risi Competizione No. 82 Ferrari 488 GTE, driven by Giancarlo Fisichella, Toni Vilander, and Matteo Malucelli. Third place went to the No. 69 Portage GT, which was driven by Ryan Briscoe, Richard Westbrook, and Scott Dixon. The No. 66 Portage GT, driven by Olivier Pla, Stefan Mücke, and Billy Johnson took fourth place.

Since Passage uncovered the new Portage GT, and declared that they were taking it dashing once more, we've pondered, "Would they be able to isn't that right? Would they be able to pull off a win, beating Ferrari once more, on the 50th commemoration of the first occasion when they did it?" Regardless of some teething issues prior in the season, Chip Ganassi Hustling could do it. 

A pre-race parade lap was driven by a creation 2017 Passage GT, trailed by the three Portage GT40's that cleared the platform in the notable 1966 24 Hours of Le Keeps an eye on. The non-hustling Portage GT will don a second-era twin-turbo 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 that makes more than 600 hp, which utilizes a seven-speed double grip transaxle to send energy to the back wheels. In spite of the fact that there have been some blended feelings (here at Engine Pattern HQ, and the Web everywhere) about Passage's decision to move towards turbocharged motors, a triumph at an exhausting 24 hour continuance race will probably influence a couple of naysayers.

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