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i could have sworn the first part of this was here, but i couldnt find it. i enjoyed it though, being a former hyundai owner.

 

so, mini tried to call out porsche for a race...here

 

 

porsche, in response, declined, with this letter, and a short video

 

Dear Jim,

 

Imagine our surprise to discover our former employee, now the head of Mini, has challenged us to a head-to-head race. As you surely know, Porsche has a long history of racing success, with more than 28,000 wins over the last 60 years. In our early days, we pitted ourselves against the giants, so we’ve been in your shoes.

 

But as you also know, Porsche doesn’t race for fame, stunts or publicity. We race to challenge ourselves; we race to push sports car technology; we race to translate every win on the track to our cars on the road. If you need a reminder of our intent, please take a look at this short video: http://tinyurl.com/37xdjqx

 

While your challenge seems like a fun and lighthearted campaign, we’ll stick to racing the way we have over the decades. We welcome you at Sebring, Le Mans, Daytona or any other sanctioned race where there is more at stake than T-shirts and valet parking spaces. We also invite you to any of the thousands of tracks around the world where Porsche owners compete each weekend.

 

Good luck with your race at Road Atlanta on June 21; we hope you enjoy the day.

 

Sincerely,

 

Detlev Von Platen President and CEO, Porsche Cars North America

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh3A1ERsvY4&feature=related

 

so seeing this, hyundai decided to call out mini

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y03WZ6hhzWI&feature=player_embedded

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i could have sworn the first part of this was here, but i couldnt find it. i enjoyed it though, being a former hyundai owner.

 

so, mini tried to call out porsche for a race...here

 

 

porsche, in response, declined, with this letter, and a short video

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh3A1ERsvY4&feature=related

 

so seeing this, hyundai decided to call out mini

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y03WZ6hhzWI&feature=player_embedded

 

After seeing the Hyundai one a couple days ago (excellent timing for their bandwagon marketing, btw, imo) I wanted to post this whole 'thing' but was too lazy at the time to go hunt down everything. Thank you, sir, for coming through. I fail. :D

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After seeing the Hyundai one a couple days ago (excellent timing for their bandwagon marketing, btw, imo) I wanted to post this whole 'thing' but was too lazy at the time to go hunt down everything.

 

A lazy Mexican, what a surprise. ;)

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Porche wins. By about 2 seconds. According to mini, that's over 35k/second. What they fail to mention, is that it's on a very small track and 2sec is a pretty damn big time. Since I've been lazy this whole thread, why stop now? You can find the vids. :D
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