{"id":489710,"date":"2007-10-01T06:30:49","date_gmt":"2007-10-01T13:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=61110"},"modified":"2025-01-06T00:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T00:45:45","slug":"slaying-giants-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/slaying-giants-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Slaying Giants\u2014Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">David\u2019s repeated defeats of Goliath this summer\u2014American Le Mans Series victories by Porsche\u2019s RS Spyder over Audi\u2019s much bigger and stronger R10\u2014takes us right back to the early days of Porsche, when it made its name as an upstart giant-killer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_609445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-609445\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/FL-PETELYONS-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-609445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/FL-PETELYONS-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pete Lyons\" width=\"300\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/FL-PETELYONS-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/FL-PETELYONS-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/FL-PETELYONS-1-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/FL-PETELYONS-1-293x415.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-609445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pete Lyons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s a natural human trait to root for underdogs anyway (presumably, because most of us identify with them) and in racing we learn to admire small, light, tidy cars (and drivers) that cleverly employ efficiency to vanquish the muscle-pumped brutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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