Late last week, Porsche of South Africa participated in a short private auction, and walked away with something that is really very cool, the Kyalami Grand Prix circuit. The circuit had come up for sale, and was being eyed by a few local land developers putting the track in danger of becoming a series of housing developments or office buildings. …
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Sacramento Shop Burns, Destroying World’s Most Original 911 RSR
Late last Friday night into early Saturday morning, the facilities of PM Motorsports at the corner of 34th and Stockton streets in Sacramento, California suffered significant fire damage. The fire, thankfully, did not injure or kill any humans, though it did take the lives of some significant collector Porsches that were housed inside when the …
Continue to the full articleMan Gives Up Porsche To Get Married. 20 Years Later, Daughter Buys It Back For Him
Most Porsche fans know of other owners who sold a Porsche in the past, for one reason or another, and wished they could get it back. It happened to us (but that's a story for a later date). Unfortunately, for lots of different reasons, most of us are never able to get back the one that got away. Fortunately, for Kristin Russell's step father …
Continue to the full articleMagnus Walker Does A TEDx Talk: “Go With Your Gut Feeling”
Magnus Walker, one of the most prolific Porsche fanatics in the world today, has recently given a TED talk at UCLA. His topic, "go with your gut feeling", is something of a mantra for the long-haired be-leathered ex-pat. His life has been a series of from-the-gut actions, and they've all seemed to work out in the end for him, even though he's had a …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Goodwood Moments – Mark Webber & 911 GT1
Porsche works driver Mark Webber was fan favorite at this year's Festival of Speed. Asked about driving for Porsche at Le Mans, and how he felt about tackling Goodwood's hill in the historic, Le Mans-winning Porsche 911 GT1 98, this is what he had to say. Other Porsche Blog Posts You Will Enjoy Brendon Hartley With Porsche At Goodwood The …
Continue to the full articleBrendon Hartley With Porsche At Goodwood
Goodwood Festival of Speed is a chance to mingle with famous cars and drivers, like Porsche LMP1 racer Brendon Hartley. Here, in the video below, he gives us his reflections on driving the 919 Hybrid at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, before taking to the hill in the 2008 Porsche RS Spyder LMP2 car. Other Porsche Blog Posts You Will Enjoy Porsche …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 911 Secrets: SC East African Safari Rally car
We can thank Vic Elford for getting Porsche involved in Rally races in the 60's. Since then, many of Porsche's more than 20,000 motorsport victories come from Rally Races. The 911 SC "Safari" featured in this video is one of the first 911 to get an off-road treatment. Other Porsche Blog Posts You Should Read This Is The Very First 911 …
Continue to the full articleListen To The Sounds Of Porsche At The Goodwood Festival of Speed
When I first got hooked on Porsches and motorsport, one of the biggest things that caught my attention was the sound. That raspy, throaty rumble when an air-cooled Porsche starts up and revs for the first time is one of the best songs I'd ever heard. Then, the first time I went to the track you could hear the symphony of Porsches racing miles …
Continue to the full articlePolice Car Rear-Ends A Porsche Carrera GT. City Hit With $44k Repair Bill
According to the City of Tucson Arizona's website, the starting salary for a rookie Police Officer is $45,965. Now imagine you're a new cop in Tucson out on patrol. You're driving around and your eyes happen to wander. Maybe you see something suspicious or maybe you just see someone attractive walking buy. Whatever the reason, your eyes aren't …
Continue to the full articleTuning Is The Dark Art Of Air-Cooled Porsches
We don't know much about Benton Performance, but if their most recent video is any indicator of the quality of Porsche restoration and service they perform, then I expect we'll be hearing much more from them in the near future. While we don't normally like to publish what is basically a "promotional video" this one is so well done, and filled with …
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