Within the realm of Porsche car shows, and it's an empire that gets bigger each day, Luftgekühlt is the newly crowned king. In just 4 short years, Patrick Long and Howie Idelson's ode to everything air-cooled, is a must attend for anyone interested in the Porsche dynasty. The problem, at least for some, is that it's held on just one day …
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LEGO 911 GT3 RS Fails Crash Test in Spectacular Fashion
What happens when you crash a LEGO Porsch 911 GT3 RS in a similar fashion to the way car manufacturers perform crash tests for production models? That was the question the crazy crew at c't Magazine (one of Germany's larger computer magazines) asked themselves when coming up with the idea for this test. Here in the States we have …
Continue to the full articleAdd Lightness: A Competition Inspired Porsche Collection
Some collections sprawl. Jay Leno has hundreds of cars across a wide array of marques, types and ideas. Some collections are unified by a single theme, whether it's classic Packards, or in this case light weight Porsches. To the collector who invited FLATSIXES.com to his home to view his stable, adding lightness was the name of the game. Inside his …
Continue to the full article2017 Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance Recap and Pictures
The 5th annual Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance was a resounding success. In fact, PCDE Chairman Bob Ingram, and noted Porsche collector, said it best in Saturday’s press conference, "This is the best field we've ever had. We have the best judges of any car show in the country. The field today is comparable to what you'd see at Pebble Beach, …
Continue to the full article15 Story Vending Machine Dispenses Porsches and Other Exotics
Car elevators, while a feat of engineering, are nothing new. The most famous of them, for now, is probably the "Dezervator" found in the 60-story Porsche Design Tower in Miami. Car towers as parking systems are becoming more routine (think of the Car Towers at Autostadt in Wolfsburg). Heck, even a car vending machine has been done before, at least …
Continue to the full articleThere Are 7 Generations of the 911. Here’s How Many Porsche Produced of Each!
Last week Porsche announced that the 911 hit a significant milestone when the one-millionth example rolled off the production line. That's a fairly significant number given how humble the beginnings were for Porsche. Today, the 911 has evolved through seven main generations*: 1963*: The original 911 1973*: G Series 1988*: Typ 964 …
Continue to the full articleVIDEO: Quick Thinking 911 Driver Evades Armed CarJacker
The South African Police Service recently released crime statistics for 2016. Overall, crime in South Africa decreased between 2015 and 2016. However, certain crimes, such as Carjacking (Hijacking in South Africa) saw a sharp increase, +14.3% in the number of crimes committed. Unfortunately, for all of us, regardless of where we live, …
Continue to the full articleHow to Drive the Perfect Lap of Barber Motorsports Park in a GT3 RS
Cass Whitehead, the head instructor at Porsche's Sport Driving School, estimates that he has done 50,000 laps of Barber Motorsports Park. Just for perspective, if we take the total number of laps Derek Bell has completed at 26 appearances at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, you get a figure of 7,642 laps. To call Mr. Whitehead experienced with Barber is an …
Continue to the full article100+ Photos from Luftgekühlt 4
As most who read this site know, Luftgekühlt is the brainchild of Porsche factory driver Patrick Long and Southern California creative director Howie Idelson. Now in its fourth iteration, Luftgekühlt embodies air-cooled vehicles from the extensive Porsche narrative, from the Pre-A 356 through the Type 993 911 (1948 – 1998) on the street side, and …
Continue to the full articleHave “A Beer With”: Patrick Long
The latest episode of the [HOONIGAN] series "A Beer With" features Porsche factory racing driver Patrick Long. Very few of us will ever have the chance at a beer with Patrick, so we are grateful to the [HOONIGAN] crew for allowing us one, or three, by proxy. Watch for answers to important questions from Patrick, including how to pronounce …
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