To err is human. Even when that human is legendary driver Walter Rohrl. He's been driving at the limit of high-performance street and race cars since well before I was even born. He's won more races than should be humanly possible. Even as he gracefully ages, he always seems to be around when a German manufacturer needs to show off the speed of …
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Collision Causes Carwash Collapse. Carrera Cabriolet Crushed!
Some days you're the bug, and some days you're the windshield. We'll let you decide which one best describes the Porsche owner in this story. According to the story we read, 73-year-old Job Taylor was entering his local car wash when the accelerator of his 2014 911 Carrera Cabriolet became "stuck". Despite pushing on the brakes, Taylor …
Continue to the full articleRoad Raging Porsche Driver Picks Fight With Box Truck. Not Surprisingly, Truck Wins
Admit it, it happens to all of us at one time or another. You're driving along and someone does something that sets your blood boiling and puts you into the red zone; Road rage. For most of us, that means a moment or two of apoplexy. Or, if we're not quite that enraged, maybe some shouting and finger salutes. Hopefully, that's as far as it goes. …
Continue to the full articleSwiss Porsche 959 Crushed In Rollover Accident
It's always a crying shame when stuff like this happens. Porsche's 959 is a rare, extraordinary, and legendary piece of machinery, so losing one has to be a lot like losing a family member. You would imagine that after years of searching to find the right one, that the car would have to be special to its owner, right? As such, I can't imagine the …
Continue to the full article“Ohh, The Humanity!” Watch A Porsche 911 Turbo S Burn To The Ground
Sometimes you're in the right place at the right time. Such was the case with Robert "Mefi Bob" Radke of MEFIburn.com when he went on what he thought was a routine trip to Costco last week. As he came out of the store, and walked toward his car, he smelled smoke and noticed a small crowd around another car a few rows downwind of where he had …
Continue to the full articleThis Is What Happens When Your Porsche Hits A Possum At Daytona
Fair warning, this post contains some graphic pictures that might not sit well with some. Continue at your own risk... Over the course of a 24-hour race almost anything can (and does) happen. Case in point, the picture below. This broke through the splitter & tub and then into the front of the car.. By the way we are out of the …
Continue to the full articleWatch As Porsche’s Two Factory 911 RSRs Crash Into Each Other At Daytona
In a 24-hour race, like the The Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, contact between race cars is almost inevitable. When it happens, it might sting, but if no one is hurt and the machines can return to the race, well, that's racing. What no one ever expects, accept maybe in the movies, is to get taken out by their own teammate. Unfortunately, that's …
Continue to the full articleRUF 993 Turbo R Crashed During A Porsche Enthusiast Drive
RUF's 993 Turbo R is not a common car by any stretch of the imagination. So you can imagine my horror when I first saw the video of this car wrecked in the middle of the road. I've always loved the cars that RUF creates, and the Turbo R is certainly among the greats. To see one die a horrible death is painful. Not only is the Turbo R one of the …
Continue to the full article918 Spyder Crashed On The Streets Of China
Back in September, one of Porsche's limited-to-918-units Spyder Hyper-Hybrids burned to the ground in a bizarre gas station fire. Today, we received reports that another of the insanely quick Spyders met its demise in China after colliding with a tree last night. Much like the fire, the images of the crash were captured on a passerby's cell phone …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Dragged For 6+ Miles Under Truck
The video below first crossed our desk almost two weeks ago. After watching it in horror we concocted all sorts of stories to try to explain how this possibly could have happened. However, because we didn't know if the driver had survived, or any of the circumstances around the accident, we decided not to post it. Well, a few days ago we learned …
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