A significant power increase is the major change for the Porsche 911GT3 Cup that will be at the heart of the 2008 Porsche Carrera Cup GB.The new car, developed and built by Porsche Motorsport in Weissach, will feature an impressive 420bhp, an increase of 20bhp over the existing cars, along with a number of detail changes. A production run of 18 new cars will be available in the UK for use in the Carrera Cup GB. The new car has been developed for use in the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup and the growing number of Carrera Cups across the world. Demand for the 18 cars is expected to be high, both from existing Carrera Cup GB teams and from teams and drivers seeking to join the series in 2008."This further underlines our long-term commitment to the Carrera Cup GB," said Geoff Turral, General Manager of Marketing, at Porsche Cars GB. "We will be working closely with existing and prospective teams over the coming weeks to make the 2008 season the best yet."The announcement has been met with enthusiasm by the current leading teams in the Carrera Cup GB. Simon Leonard, Red Line Racing: “The Carrera Cup is a fantastic championship and I’ll support it fully. It will be a new challenge with the new cars and I’ve already sold the seats for our cars in 2008.”Stuart Parker, Team Parker Racing: “We want to be in the Carrera Cup again in 2008 and it is our intention to run a multi-car team.”David Bartrum, Motorbase Performance: “It will be good to have a new fleet of cars for the Carrera Cup. It’s a great championship and we want to be there with a full squad of cars next year.”Plans are currently being drawn up to enable current model cars to continue in the Carrera Cup GB via a multi-class structure.The high-profile Carrera Cup GB will continue to be at the forefront of British motor racing in 2008 as a prime support race to the MSA British Touring Car Championship, with a 20-race programme over 10 weekends.