With every passing year it seems that our racing cars get more and more complex, even beyond the level found in road cars. Traditionally, the racing version of a car has been quite spartan and simple inside, but that trend has migrated more toward having every bit of control at your finger tips with a myriad of buttons and knobs on the steering …
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Porsche’s Results and Pictures from Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Now six races into the season, Porsche is facing ever stiffer competition at the GT level. Last weekend's event at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park saw no Porsches on the podium in GTLM or GTD. The best finish for Porsches were 6th in both GTLM and GTD, helmed by Earl Bamber and Frédéric Makowiecki in GTLM and by Jörg Bergmeister and Patrick Lindsey …
Continue to the full articleAvoiding An Accident In A GT3 Cup Car Takes Talent, And A Whole Lot Of Luck
Coming to green to start the combined Canada/USA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge at Watkins Glen this weekend, there was a bit of a physics problem. The problem mostly related to how well their Yokohama tires found traction and grip in the grass, and whether or not it was possible for two cars to occupy the same space at the same time. As it turns out, …
Continue to the full articleInside Our Trip To The 2016 Le Mans 24 Hour Race
We're back at Le Mans, after a year away. Again we were given the opportunity to attend the world's greatest racing event, some might argue the world's greatest sporting event, thanks to the generosity and hospitality of Michelin Tires. Michelin was really ramping up their presence at this event, as they were all but guaranteed to take their 25th …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Continues To Define Good Sportsmanship With Post Le Mans Video Tribute
By now, you know Porsche's results at Le Mans. If you don't and don't want to know yet, stop reading. Otherwise, carry on. After one of the tightest and competitive battles in recent history, Porsche won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Some say they "stole" the race from Toyota. Others say Toyota "handed" Porsche the victory. Both these statements are …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results, Pictures and Video From the 24 Hours of Le Mans
A hush had befallen the entire eight-and-a-half mile track. Everyone was tired from enduring the long French race, everyone was a little warm sitting out in the summer sun and everyone was resigned to a Toyota victory, the squad's first ever. Through some amazing pit strategy and fuel economy, they'd worked out just over a minute and a half lead …
Continue to the full articleTruth in 1/32: Mark Webber Provides A Slot Car Guide to Le Mans.
Mark Webber may be larger than life in many respects, the man's motorsport career spans three decades, and he's not yet forty years old. Red Bull shrank the legendary racing driver down to 1/32nd scale to help put the enormity of Le Mans in perspective. With the help of both Richard Attwood and a Carrera slot car representation of Atwood's 1970 Le …
Continue to the full articleA Porsche Fan’s Guide To The 2016 24 Hours Of Le Mans
Porsche is running four factory-backed cars at Le Mans next weekend (2 in LMP1 and 2 in LMGTE-Pro), and they'll be joined by five additional privateer-run efforts(1 in LMGTE-Pro and 4 LMGTE-Am). Porsche fans like you or I should be excited at the prospects Porsche has this year to win the whole shooting match once again. Coming off one of the most …
Continue to the full article24 Hours of Le Mans On Twitter For Porsche Fans
Porsche won this big race overall last year, and we could not have kept astride of the goings on of the race without social media. Aside from the usual television and radio broadcasts, today we have even greater access to online streaming, live in-car video, and most importantly, Twitter. For long endurance races like this one, Twitter can be an …
Continue to the full article5 Factors That Go Into Porsche’s 24 Hours of Le Mans Racing Strategy
In less than two weeks time Porsche will be competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The team has competed continually since the early 1950s, and this is their 3rd outing in the 919 Hybrid. While every year is important, this year is especially so as Porsche are both the current title defenders and the leaders in both the manufacturers' and drivers' …
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