In one of the most exciting new developments in Asian motorsport, Porsche Asia Pacific unveiled the new 997-based Porsche 911 GT3 Cup which will take to the region''s race tracks from the start of the 2006 season.

The Porsche Carrera Cup Asia was launched in 2003, and immediately took the region by storm, generating massive interest and raising levels of motorsport competition and professionalism to new heights. In just two seasons, its signature brand of fast, close racing has earned legions of dedicated fans and an international field of truly professional racers.

The number of 997-based GT3 Cup cars for the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia 2006 season is limited to 18 and, as the car will not be available to private purchasers until the following year, Asia''s leading sportscar competitors are expected to leap at the chance to get behind the wheel of this remarkable automobile as early as February.

The new features incorporated in the new 997-based Cup car will mean even faster, closer racing than ever before. The six-speed sequential gearbox makes gear shifting faster and more failsafe, while the ABS brakes are replaced in the new car by tandem racing master cylinders and an in-car brake bias adjustment control. This feature will enable racing drivers to brake later and gain maximum braking effect.

The revised front end aerodynamics will further improve handling, and the full digital read out data logging dash (MOTEC) will assist drivers and engineers by providing more data. In the ultra-competitive world of the Porsche Infineon Carrera Cup Asia, data logging is critical in determining where drivers can gain that crucial fraction of a second.

The Carrera Cup series have long been recognised as the pinnacle of "one make" sportscar racing across the world. The famous reliability of Porsche technology ensures that it is driver skill alone which dictates success on the track, resulting in the thrilling racing for which the series has become so well known.

-PCCA

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