For Porsche, one of the most successful brands in motorsports history, it can be hard to stay humble. In recognition of their new effort, Porsche has created a video to remind everyone that new circumstances require starting anew, not resting on their laurels and past successes. This eighty-eight second video below doesn't tell much about the …
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Put Some Pasha in Your Pantlegs With These Porsche-Inspired Socks
Evocative upholstery patterns! Motorsport liveries! Multiple vowels in a row! Striipe socks bring some serious car-guy cred to our otherwise human-hued feet and ankles. Striipe's lineup caters mostly to the German car fan, with a strong emphasis on Porsche and BMW. The designs chosen are subtle enough to not elicit snide comments from your …
Continue to the full articleProtecting a 911 Safari with XPEL Film and Ceramic Coatings
We love Leh Keen's Safari 911s. In keeping with our belief that the 911 is a perfect all-rounder, lifting one and fitting knobby tires seems to take nothing from the experience. Mr. Keen's cars are brilliant, and Matt Farah's personal car is one of the most interesting of the lot. Farah's Safari is finished in Cassis Red, a rather polarizing and …
Continue to the full articleRestoring a 911 Turbo on a 1/64 Scale Budget
Restoring an early Porsche 911 Turbo is an expensive venture. Parts can be expensive, paint is costly, and the value of the cars today makes even minor modifications something worth lengthy consideration. This example, introduced in 1979, avoids most of the pitfalls of Porsche restoration. With just a handful of parts to consider (only six of which …
Continue to the full articleChristina Nielsen on the Lego (and real) 911 RSR
With two IMSA GTD class championships to her name, Christina Nielsen is killing it in the world of motorsports. In 2016 she became the first female racing driver to win a major series championship in North America. Following two successful years with Scuderia Corsa, in 2018 she joined Patrick Long at Wright Motorsports. With Porsche, Nielsen won …
Continue to the full article“Somebody Reasonable Would Not Drive So Fast in the Rain,” Inside the Mind of Jacky Ickx
"For those of you hoping to hear stories about racing, you will be disappointed. I am going to talk about gardening," is a rather inauspicious start to three quarters of an hour with one of the top drivers in history. To Ickx, however, it's a logical place to start. When he reached driving age at 16 his goal was to become a gardener or a …
Continue to the full articleHunting Datsuns in a 1973 Porsche 911 RSR
In the words of driver Jim Bouzaglou, "It doesn't matter what kind of car it is, we all get the red mist." At VARA's 50 Years of 240Z event, Jim has a surprisingly wide variety of cars to run down. The pits are positively laden with Datsuns, from BRE cars to brightly-liveried privateers of all sorts. Despite the focus on Datsuns, the grid in Jim's …
Continue to the full articleEverything You Need To Know About Porsche’s Iconic 1980s Supercar
https://youtu.be/97HeaXDIj0s I will spare you the shouting, as James Pumphrey has almost 14 minutes of excitement coming your way. This video isn't solely about quirks and features, nor is it about turning the 959 to 11. James, like many of us, has never seen a 959 in real life before, and he is taking this one in as Porsche intended. As the …
Continue to the full articleTwo Days, Three Wins: Porsche Wins IMSA’s 12 Hours of Sebring
Two victories were not enough for Porsche this weekend. Porsche followed Friday's dual WEC wins at Sebring with a win in Saturday's IMSA event. Following a hard-fought 12-hour race where the team yo-yo'd from first to last and back, Tandy, Pilet and Makowiecki (#911) crossed the finish line just under two seconds ahead of the second-place Ford GT. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Claims GTE-Pro and GTE-Am Victories in WEC 1000 miles of Sebring
Sebring is signaling great things for Porsche, with victories at both the WEC and IMSA events. In Friday's 1,000 Miles of Sebring, the weekend's WEC event, Porsche managed first place finishes in both GTE-Pro and GTE-Am. The winning Pro car, #91 driven by Gianmaria Bruni and Richard Lietz, finished a lap ahead of their teammates Kevin Estre and …
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