One of the greatest things about winning at Pikes Peak is usually the ability to finish your race and get out at the summit to celebrate with the fans, the other cars that finished ahead of you, and the wonderful donut makers located inside the summit gift shop. Because the Pikes Peak donut is fried at perhaps the highest donut shop in the world, …
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Check out all 36 Porsche customer teams filling the Nürburgring 24 grid
The Frikadelli Racing Porsche team will start the ADAC Total 24 hours Rennen Nürburgring from pole position after absolutely dominating the Qualifications race a few weeks ago, but it's not just the SP9 class at the top of the time sheets where the Porsche brand is represented. Throughout the field there will be 38 different Porsche teams …
Continue to the full articleThe 911 GT1 is the pinnacle of Porsche awesome
Following what was more or less an outright ban on Porsche's dominant 962 in sports car racing, Porsche looked at the new regulations for GT1 road-based sports cars and decided to build something to fit in there as well. The rules of the day required a certain number of street cars to homologate for the class, so when Porsche decided to build what …
Continue to the full articleTrio Of Turbocharged Monsters Lead 11-Porsche Pikes Peak Entry
Porsche has a long history of racing at Pikes Peak, and equally a long history of winning on the mountain. 2021 returns with some unfinished business after BBi and David Donohue failed to reach the finish line with a flat tire in 2020 en route to what otherwise should have been the overall win. Last year the race was delayed and had a reduced field …
Continue to the full articleA Look Back at the Porsche 911 GT, McLaren F1, and Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR
When McLaren won the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans with the F1 GTR entered in the GT1 class, Porsche decided to challenge it a year later with the 911 GT1. Porsche succeeded in beating the McLaren F1; however, that was short-lived because Mercedes-Benz’s CLK GTR essentially killed the class. Carfection has gathered all three legendary street-legal race …
Continue to the full articleKen Block Will Pilot Tuthill Porsche’s Safari 911 In This Year’s East African Safari Classic Rally
Tuthill Porsche are returning to Kenya this year to compete in the 2021 East African Safari Classic Rally, and this year they're bringing Ken Block along for the ride. Dubbed as the world's most challenging historic motor sports event, the route through Kenya's Northern Territory is 5,000 kilometers (3,107 miles) is grueling 9 day event. Tuthill …
Continue to the full articleRacing In Spec Boxster Will Make You Want To Sell Your Spec Miata
"A mid-engined Miata with a flat-six," is how the Matt Million starts describing the Spec Boxster. Is it a big departure from something with less power? No, not really, but it does have some characteristics that the Miata just doesn't. Overall, it's not quite as nimble a car. The Porsche currently weighs in at 2,550 pounds—a few hundred heavier …
Continue to the full articleThis RWB 964RS Is A Circuit Scalpel At The Legendary Tsukuba
https://youtu.be/SedyINovCYo Taking a 964 and backdating it to look like a methamphetamine-addled 2.7 RS isn't something that many do, but with Akira Nakai's guidance, it can be done tastefully. Widened fenders, a functional aerodynamic package, and a few characteristically quirky Rauh-Welt Begriff touches help this green 964 stand out …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s 992-generation GT3 Cup Race Car Is Bigger And Faster Than Ever
There's been a new generation of 911 in town for quite some time now, and it's about time that the Stuttgart-based sports car giant finally built it into a race car. The GT3 Cup is among the best selling race cars of all time, and Porsche moves a mess of these with each subsequent generation. Not only are they eligible for major international …
Continue to the full articleA 550 Spyder With an Illustrious Past Goes Up For Sale
As there are only 90 in existence, any 550 Spyder warrants a lengthy description when it goes up for sale. Chassis 550-0050, one with a few notable owners, might even deserve a little extra attention. In 1955, this car was purchased by Jim Cook, who raced it alongside C. Pitt Browne until ‘65. By the mid-‘80s, it had made its way to Las Vegas to …
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