Some cars are destined for an easy life right from the start. Spike Feresten's Trans Am 1968 Porsche 911L is not one of those cars. Delivered to Sebring in 1968, this car was prepared for racing in just ten hours. The car went on to be featured in Porsche advertising thanks to a photo taken at its very first race. Originally raced by Fred Baker, …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Classic Shock Absorbers for 993 Models
Porsche's support for their classic models has long been among the best in the industry. Following on the recent launch of their navigation system for classic models, Porsche has released updated OEM shock absorbers for the 993 cars. These new shocks feature updated valving for improved performance. The new dampers were built in conjunction with …
Continue to the full articleTruth in 1/32: Mark Webber Provides A Slot Car Guide to Le Mans.
Mark Webber may be larger than life in many respects, the man's motorsport career spans three decades, and he's not yet forty years old. Red Bull shrank the legendary racing driver down to 1/32nd scale to help put the enormity of Le Mans in perspective. With the help of both Richard Attwood and a Carrera slot car representation of Atwood's 1970 Le …
Continue to the full article5 Factors That Go Into Porsche’s 24 Hours of Le Mans Racing Strategy
In less than two weeks time Porsche will be competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The team has competed continually since the early 1950s, and this is their 3rd outing in the 919 Hybrid. While every year is important, this year is especially so as Porsche are both the current title defenders and the leaders in both the manufacturers' and drivers' …
Continue to the full articleEnthusiastic Driving Will Ensue: The 2015 Targa Baja California
We didn't make it to the Targa Baja California, but after seeing this film put together by one of the participants we wish we had. 62 classic cars tearing through the hills of the Baja Peninsula is a sight to behold. This event reminds us of the Carrera Panamericana or the Targa New Zealand for us mere mortals not possessed of race teams. …
Continue to the full articleMaking sense of the numbers; the Porsche 917 film cars.
All told Porsche produced 59 917s*. Over the course of the model's run it came in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. With turbochargers, without turbochargers, short tail, long tail, with and without a roof. The 917's history is so varied, it even raced a decade after its heyday under the Kremer banner. With such a wide array of 917s built and …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Classic Navigation Retrofit now available in USA and Canada
Aftermarket single-DIN headunits have been available with bluetooth, XM and USB connectivity for some time, but aftermarket systems often carry the burden of clumsy interfaces with showy graphics which are a poor match for Porsche interiors. Early last year, Porsche debuted an OEM solution for integrating modern navigation and infotainment features …
Continue to the full articleCrossed Up: Sideways in a GT3 RS
Porsche might not be a brand that normally comes to mind when talking about drifting, but Porsche drivers have been pitching their cars sideways for decades. From the 356, through to the most modern 918 Spyder drifting on ice, Porsches are no strangers to big angles. D. Rawberts takes being crossed up to a whole new level, however, with a wild …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 917K- CFD designs can’t compare…
... Aesthetically, at least. 1970 was the 917's first truly successful year of racing, thanks to the efforts of John Wyer's Gulf team to improve the car's aerodynamics. After noting an absence of dead gnats on the car's rear bodywork during testing, Wyer's chief engineer cobbled together new rear bodywork in the pits from scrap aluminum. The new …
Continue to the full articleThe Longest Drive: The Trans-Continental Cayenne
Since 2011 The Longest Drive team has been covering immense distances in record time, a task for which their Porsche Cayenne is ideally suited. Yesterday the team completed their 10,858 mile journey from Norway's North Cape to Cape Agulhas in South Africa in just 8 days, 21 hours and 3 minutes. Not only is this achievement a testament to the team's …
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