The drivers line up across the track from their mounts. Patrick Long. Patrick Pilet. Cooper MacNeil. John Oates. No less than seventeen Porsches sat across from them; vibrant, hardworking, diesel-powered machines. No, Porsche isn't looking to threaten Audi's diesel-powered endurance racing heritage; these racers are Porsche tractors. While tickover …
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Get Ready For Tractor Racing At Rennsport Reunion VI
When you think of open-wheel, open-cockpit Porsches, especially in the context of Rennsport Reunion and Laguna Seca, you probably jump straight to the Indianapolis 500 cars of the 80s and 90s, or the Porsche-branded Formula One racers of the 60s, or even the Porsche-engined McLaren F1 racers. Chances are, you didn't think of Porsche tractors, but …
Continue to the full articleIs This the World’s Largest Porsche Tractor Collection?
Porsche's history as a tractor builder is fairly well documented, and often Porsche events will feature one or two of the company's agricultural offerings. The folks over at PorscheVintageTractors.com has the largest single collection of Porsche Tractors we are aware of. Their collection of over one hundred tractors includes 35 Porsche and …
Continue to the full articleProject Porsche Junior Breathes New Life Into Old Tractors
Porsche started design work on the "people's tractor" back in 1930. By 1934 the first three test vehicles were produced with gasoline engines. Then, in 1937 Porsche received an official order to develop the "Volks Tractor". By 1950 production began of a 2-cyclinder, air-cooled, diesel powered version. From 1950 to 1955 Porsche tractors were …
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