The 991-based 911 RSR won't be around for too much longer. One would be wise to presume that a 992-based GTE racer is around the corner, perhaps for the 2022 racing season. But for 2021, the 991 is here to stay, and as such, the customer-spec FIA WEC GTE Am classed 911 RSR-19 is getting a few minor upgrades for the 2021 season. If you're a customer …
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This Is How You Go Really Fast At Chuckwalla Valley Raceway
It's an alternative to Spec Miata and Spec E30 which might sway a few more to switch teams after watching this footage. True, the running costs of Spec Boxster are a little more than those of the aforementioned categories, but the added torque and mid-engine balance are worth the extra few thousand more per season. An Appealing Alternative The …
Continue to the full articleTesting the 911 GT1 Straßenversion on Slippery Scottish Roads
Take the front half of a street car, the rear half of a race car, fuse them in the center, eventually replace the headlights for a pair of "broken eggs" from a 996.1, and cloak the car in a mysterious aura. The 911 GT1 is one of those elusive halo cars that only few eyes are fortunate enough to see. Its odd proportions, uncommonly racey …
Continue to the full articleIMSA Champ and Vintage Racer Jim Pace Passes Away
There was something soothing about the way Jim Pace would narrate his onboard laps which always kept me glued to the screen. As it turns out, I wasn't alone. Many racing fans came together in commiseration last Friday after Jim passed away due to COVID-19. He was 59 years old. The jovial, enthusiastic, supportive racer's life revolved around …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Scores Third 12 Hours Of Sebring Victory In A Row To End Its IMSA GTLM Program
COVID-19 pushed the 12 Hours of Sebring from its typical March date to the end of the season in November, and somehow it ended up being an even more exciting endurance classic than it usually is. Rather than ending just after dusk, the fall date meant more than a third of the race ran in the loaming of the evening or the proper darkness of night. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Finishes FIA WEC Season With Twin Victories In The 8 Hours Of Bahrain
Any race event that ends with four Porsche 911 RSRs on the podium in two different classes is a very good race event indeed. The 8 Hours of Bahrain was the final race of the FIA WEC 2019/20 season, and Porsche absolutely dominated proceedings by delivering a pair of factory-backed GTE Pro machines to a 1-2 finish after eight hours of tough running. …
Continue to the full articleScalpel Vs. Sledgehammer: 911 RSR Battles Big Block Corvette at Road Atlanta
https://youtu.be/r7gtZaBv6mU If you put a former ALMS driver behind the wheel of a classic RSR on slicks, you should expect some cornering speed. Catesby Jones, a former ALMS driver with plenty of Porsche experience, accesses all the cornering speed you'd expect from a classic RSR to try and battle something with three times the grunt. There are …
Continue to the full articleFormula E Racer De Silvestro Takes on the Taycan, Watches, and a Toblerone-Sponsored 911 RSR In This Issue Of 9:11 Magazine
https://youtu.be/XEnBn6dNz0U Simona de Silvestro's Take on the Taycan Turbo The well-traveled racing star—formerly in IndyCars, V8 Supercars, and sports cars and now racing for Porsche in Formula E—takes us through a scenic alpine tour while highlighting the strengths of the Taycan and their motorsports background. On the test track and in …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Turns Luck Around To Find Victory Lane In Laguna Seca IMSA Round
After a string of terrible luck throughout the summer, Porsche's GT team has finally found its stride. After winning Petit Le Mans in October, the 911 RSR again found its way to winner's circle for the second race in a row. Laurens Vanthoor and Earl Bamber pushed through to victory, which netted the team its first win at Laguna Seca! In all these …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Take A Very Lucky Endurance Victory In Spa 24 Hours
The Rowe Racing team of Earl Bamber, Laurens Vanthoor, and Nick Tandy took their Porsche GT3 R to victory lane after a hard-fought day-long battle which ended with the car just minutes from blowing up its transmission. If the race had been carried out even one more lap, the car likely would not have made it to the end. That's how racing goes …
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