There is no Porsche more anachronistic than the slant-nose 911 Turbo. It could not have existed were it not for the flash, exuberance, and absolute wealth of the 1980s, and looks out of place in any other era (look to the 964 Flachbau and you'll know this to be true). This particular car, as featured in Matt Farah's One Take show, is painted in …
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Vic Elford to Speak at the Blackhawk Museum in March
UPDATE: We first saw the announcement for this show during the first week in January. Since then, the museum has removed information about the event. We're not quite sure what's going on, but once we get in-touch with someone, we'll update this page. For now, we found the video below. It's a recording of the last time Vic gave this presentation in …
Continue to the full articleDominic Dobson’s 962 Burns at Le Mans
In 1989, Dominic Dobson already had a few years' experience in the Porsche 962. With Bayside Racing, he'd campaigned one of these cars in IMSA GTP and learned its nuances. That year, his team received a call from Vern Schuppan, who was looking to recruit an American driver for his Le Mans effort. Dobson duly signed, and flew off to France to join …
Continue to the full articleDo You Know Why Porsche’s Iconic Sports Car Is Called ‘911’?
Did you know that Porsche was actually issued a cease and desist letter from French company Peugeot in regards to the 911's original '901' moniker? Porsche, at that time, gave their cars numbers based on their project number. For example, the first 356 was internally "project three-hundred fifty-six", and the 901 was similarly the nine-hundred …
Continue to the full articlePetersen Museum Preparing ‘Porsche Effect’ Exhibit To Debut In February
JANUARY 15, 2018 UPDATE: Petersen released more information today, including additional details on some of the Porsches we can expect to see. They include the following: 1938 Berlin-Rome Type 64 race car 906 race car 919 LMP1 Hybrid The Petersen Collection’s 901 and Continental A rare model “X83” Turbo S Flachbau 964 A rally-spec …
Continue to the full articleOnce a Race Driver, Always a Race Driver
After years of stress with strategy, telemetry, teammates and pit stops, Patrick Dempsey and Mark Webber finally retired from racing to live a life far away from fast cars, racetracks and competition. Looks like they really enjoy it, don’t you think? …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Says Happy Holidays With Rock And Roll Panameras
In order to celebrate Porsche's dedication to E-performance, a combination of the heart and soul found in a Porsche internal combustion engine and the sharp response of Porsche's electric motors, they worked closely with an unlikely partner, Rolling Stone Magazine, to produce a night that was strangely fun. Legendary guitarist Dave Navarro was on …
Continue to the full article9:11 Magazine’s Episode 5 Is Dedicated To Dreams
Porsche's video magazine is named for the 9 minutes and 11 seconds they dedicate to different aspects of the brand's contemporary and historic tales. This particular episode is cut up into five segments, each as interesting as the prior. Here's a bit of what you'll get to see when you click play. 1. Porsche brand ambassador Patrick Dempsey heads …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Sets A New Nürburgring Lap Record, This Time Towing A Trailer
No, this isn't some stunt where a fake lightweight trailer is hooked up to the back of a high-powered 911 variant in order to set a quick lap and garner a few extra lines of copy in buff books. Instead, it's a stunt where a Panamera Turbo, hauling a proper custom-German-built Moetefindt Fahrzeugbau trailer with another Porsche (a Junior tractor) …
Continue to the full articleHere’s Your Chance To Win a Set of Michelin Tires
UPDATE: The deadline to enter this contest has past. We will be notifying winners over the next week and will announce tem here once they've accepted their prizes. Thanks to everyone that participated! Just in time for the holiday season, Michelin is offering readers of FLATSIXES.com the chance to win a set of street tires for your Porsche (or …
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