If we do get a second chance in life, I think I want to come back as Chris Harris. Don't get me wrong, things are pretty good here at PorschePurist, but how nice would it be to play with Porsches the way he does? In the video below Chris revisits his previous race against a Ducati. Not surprisingly, in a drag from 0 to 130 the super beat the Porsche. This time, however, Chris wants to see …
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Watch Chris Harris Race a Porsche GT2 RS against a Ducati 1199 Panigale
November 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Why Are Porsche Drivers So Attractive?
February 22, 2011 by 9 Comments
Drive a Porsche? If you do, chances are strong that you're attractive to someone for this very reason. In fact, I can think of at least three examples in the last few months where someone wanted me for the simple reason that I drive Porsches. What about my sense of humor? My personality? My inner beauty?
It's not as shallow as it seems
I know, I know. It seems shallow that someone …
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Mini Casts Porsche as Ivan Drago in Rocky IV Spoof
June 16, 2010 by 4 Comments
While this short spoof may not revive Dolph Lundgren's acting career, it does show that Mini is going to keep throwing jab after jab at Porsche. Is it getting old yet? (for those of you receiving this post via email, if the videos don't appear, simply click on the title of the post to watch them on FlatSixes.com)
For those of you that don't remember. Here's the original training …
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Can Mini win against Porsche?
June 14, 2010 by 10 Comments
Probably not on the track but they're definitely sitting P1 in the grassroots marketing grid. You see, a little over a week ago, Mini USA CEO Jim McDowell (a former Porsche employee no less) publicly challenged Porsche to a race at Road Atlanta on the 21st of this month. The winner would get bragging rights, a cool T-Shirt (see the video below and you'll get an idea for the flavor of this …
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Porsche is King of the Tarmac
September 13, 2009 by Leave a Comment
UPDATE: Seems like the Changi Airport Group didn't like their first attempt at a video either. Here's an updated video of the race that shows things from a different perspective and shows that the race was a lot closer than I originally thought.
In a bid to answer the question, "Which is faster, a Jet or a Porsche?" (not to mention gather some much needed publicity), the Changi Airport …
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Porsche 997 GT3 vs Dodge Viper GT3
May 22, 2009 by 6 Comments
This is one of the better in-car racing videos I've seen in a long time. The camera placement and picture quality from the Dodge Viper are enough to make you feel like your on the track doing the driving. Fortunately, the Porsche GT3 keeps the lead for most of the race so you get a good feel for the line taken, turn-ins, speed in the straights, etc. The only thing missing would be some form of …
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Where’s the Love?
March 30, 2009 by 13 Comments
I’ve always thought myself to have a decent vocabulary, but never felt the need to wave it around attracting attention. Besides, what I didn’t know I could fake, right? In other words, it usually requires a long and lengthy lexicon to find me reaching for my well worn Webster’s. So imagine my surprise when I read about a Porsche GT2 described as “lairy*". That’s a bit of a stretch, …
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Porsche versus Nissan Nurburging Challenge
November 3, 2008 by Leave a Comment
With all the noise being made about the which car is faster around the ring, Porsche or Nissan, it's about time someone stepped up to the plate with a solution that lets us determine the winner for ourselves. I offered up a different solution a few weeks back, but so far neither Porsche or Nissan seem to be biting.
In the interim, check out the latest shot at a solution from iMotor. Okay, so …
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4 Reasons Porsche is the Benchmark for all other Supercars
October 8, 2008 by 10 Comments
In light of all the recent press regarding the Porsche vs. Nissan Rivalry, we wanted to broach an old, but still relevant subject. It seems that every time a manufacturer releases a new or updated hi-end sports car, it is compared to Porsche (heck even Hyundai is comparing itself to Porsche now.) In the past, these type of comparisons were limited to the 911 model range as per the examples …
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Who or What Caused the Porsche vs. Nissan Rivalry?
October 6, 2008 by 8 Comments
Prior to the GT-R bursting onto the scene, Nissan and Porsche were not competitors. They serve(d) two completely different market segments. They have little to no history as competitors in motorsports and until the introduction of the Nissan GT-R to the US, they were not really thought of as a sports car company (and no, I’m not forgetting about earlier Datsun and Nissan Z cars.) Why then is …
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