evan9381 Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Lee Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 "I'm your huckleberry." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchy chan Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 so they said it would be road atlanta, but now it's this tiny part of the track...lame http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q247/frenchychan/roadatlanta.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 A lazy Mexican, what a surprise. Can this guy be banned for racism? I'm not even Mexican. I'm a lazy Puerto Rican. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAWDAD Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 so seeing this, hyundai decided to call out mini http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y03WZ6hhzWI&feature=player_embedded said the video is private - I can't view it - WTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted June 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 wierd. it was up before, since obviously other people saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 No surprise, Hyundai fails, and can EAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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