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Originally Posted by kingkilburn
I would say Nissan is more successful in auto racing than Porsche because Nissan has done well in an extremely varied range of motorsports in very different vehicles, as well as designed and built engines for others to use(dat indycar v8).
Porsche has more or less just taken versions of the 911 gt racing and built one off prototype cars.
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WOW, the ignorance in this post is staggering. Porsche is arguably the most successful Automakers in international motorsports in the history of the world my friend. Their only real gap in success is in open wheel racing (F1, Indy, etc...). They have succeeded at every level of GT racing, and every level of prototype racing. The 911 is also almost in-arguably the most successful GT racing platform in the history of the world. Very few cars have the longevity of the 911 when speaking about production and racing success. I can't think of one, actually, off the top of my head.
Realistically the only thing Nissan has to compare is their success in BS in the 70's and their DOMINATION in IMSA in the late 80's and early 90's. However as dominant as Nissan may have been in IMSA, they never took home the big trophy (Le Mans).
I LOVE Nissan's, but let's have a little reality check here. Porsche is on an ENTIERELY different level when speaking of motorsports success, mainly because they support it and pursue it so aggressively.