In the end, the most shocking thing about Porsche's two-second victory at Road Atlanta is that the automotive giant partook at all. As I predicted, even in defeat the race was a victory for MINI, who now has a cute marketing gimmick: that two-second victory amounts to $38,000 per second when comparing the price of the two vehicles. Still, head of MINI North America Jim McDowell still has to wear a t-shirt that reads "We did not beat Porsche" at his next public appearance.

Notice how the BMW-run MINI failed to mention that the race wasn't even held on a real track, but rather a "handling track" at Road Atlanta's inner paddock. (Their explanation is that the twisting, turning course, almost completely devoid of significant straightaways -- thus hampering Porsche's most obvious asset, horsepower -- is more indicative of "real world" driving.)

A video of the race, after the jump. For some reason, stand-up comedian, Ultimate Fighting Championship color commentator, and former Fear Factor host Joe Rogan is presiding. Also, for some reason, the race simply repeats itself around the 2:08 mark -- no real need to watch past that point.