From the middle of 2017 until its release at Rennsport Reunion last September, the 935 project was a hush-hush affair. Nobody knew of the small-batch successor until its unveiling, and the team had to work quietly and quickly. Even other departments weren't aware of the development of "Project …
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Porsche Flies Brumos Colors At Daytona and Sebring
We are loving these throwback liveries. Porsche's modern liveries are rather understated; the typical black, red, and white schemes used today are far less vivid than schemes of the past. Porsche began using throwback liveries on the 911 RSR last year, with the Truffle Hunter and Rothmans schemes debuting at Le Mans. For Petit Le Mans in October, …
Continue to the full articleOtto Mathé and The Fetzenflieger
The latest edition of the 9:11 video magazine features one of the most peculiar Porsche-based specials of all time: The Fetzenflieger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAJ6U9JFerc Otto Mathé began racing motorcycles at 16 years old. He continued racing motorcycles through his twenties, until 28 years old when an accident caused paralysis in his …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Is Rally Ready
Porsche has a deep and rich history in rallying, and it's about damn time the company mounted a real comeback effort. The motorsport department has been working on developing the 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport into a rally machine to compete in the FIA's R-GT regulation classes. Late last year, Romain Dumas drove a concept version of this vehicle as the …
Continue to the full articleJim Pace Guides Us Around Road America in a Special Porsche 935
A brave, talented racer and the world's fastest tour guide, Jim Pace shows us how to handle a flamespitting 935 around the fast and unforgiving sweepers of Road America. The Wisconsin-based track is one of the most beautiful and storied circuits in North America. Pace has guided us through quick laps before, but this is one of the faster cars …
Continue to the full articleRuben Zeltner Threads the Needle in a 997 GT3 Rally Monster
With his wife Petra co-driving, Ruben Zeltner shows how to take a 997 Cup Car by the scruff of its neck and bend it around corners strewn with dirt. The German rally ace uses forceful approach—flicking the car on entry and dabbing the handbrake—to avoid understeer and "bend" the car into the tighter hairpins. https://youtu.be/H6WwNsyG_mc This …
Continue to the full articleWatch this GT3 Cup Flip 10 Times at the Nürburgring
Unfortunately for John Shoffner, his last VLN race at the Nurburgring ended before he could collect points. On the bright side, he managed to walk away from this horrific crash without as much as a scratch—a testament to the remarkable sturdiness of the modern GT3 Cup. Running with J2 Racing for another weekend of the Carrera Cup, his race …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 911 GT1-98 Screams and Whistles at Goodwood
For the 1998 season of the FIA GT championship, the rules regarding production car requirements were all but scratched. Finally, the second wave of GT1 machines were labeled for what they really were: thoroughbred prototypes. Without regulations cramping the style of the designers, the latest GT1 could be everything they wanted the original …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s New Customer Race Car, the 911 GT3 R, has 550 HP, Better Everything and Air Conditioning
Though Porsche's factory team has transitioned to the mid-engined 911 RSR, customers will continue to race an altogether more traditional 911. The new GT3 R shares not only its 4.0-liter water cooled flat-six with the road going GT3 RS, it also retains the rear engine layout common to all road going 911s except for the GT1. With improved …
Continue to the full articleThe 919 Hybrid Evo Meets the 956C and Hans Stuck on the Nordschleife
It doesn't sound like Stefan Bellof's 6:11.13 Nordschleife lap record is going to fall just yet. On May 12th, just before the start of the Nürburgring 24-hour race the 919 Hybrid Evo and 956C will appear together for a display lap. The cars will be driven by Timo Bernhard and Hans-Joachim Stuck respectively. The legendary 956 was the first …
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