Last weekend photographer/videographer/director/Porsche enthusiast extraordinaire, Mr. Jeff Zwart, took on the mountain at Pikes Peak, and won his class by a pretty good margin. Chattering, whistling, boosting, and clunking his way up the course in his Luminox-sponsored turbocharged 997-generation GT3 Cup, Zwart managed a phenomenal 9:46.243 time, …
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Porsche’s Results At Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak can be tremendously rewarding...or unmercifully cruel. Fortunately, for the Porsche teams, participating in the 93rd running of the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, the rewards were satisfying. Time Attack 1 Class Jeff Zwart finally got his 8th win on the mountain in his BBi prepared GT3/GT2 Cup and Zwart set his …
Continue to the full articlePikes Peak International Hill Climb Porsche Drivers Discuss The Challenges Of This Unique Race
Veteran Pikes Peak racers Jeff Zwart, David Donner, Randy Pobst, and Fred Veitch discuss the challenges of racing on America's Mountain for honors at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Donner, Veitch and Zwart are stalwart Porsche drivers. But Randy Pobst has chosen a GTR for this year's race. Who will prevail? …
Continue to the full articlePikes Peak Run Order Set: Porsches Qualify Strongly
The build-up to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is fraught with trial, tribulations, and sometimes danger. Nonetheless, the Porsches entered for the 2015 running of the Race to the Clouds, are finding strong success in the face of some daunting competition from a couple of Nissan GTRs and a Cobra. Jeff Zwart Jeff Zwart's GT3/GT2 …
Continue to the full article20 Fascinating Facts & Figures About Porsche’s 17th Overall Le Mans Victory
Unless you've been living under a rock, or intentionally trying to avoid the news, then you know that on Sunday, June 14, 2015, the trio of Earl Bamber, Nico Hülkenberg and Nick Tandy gave Porsche their 17th overall victory at the Le Mans 24-Hours. Following right on their heals, in second place, was their sister car piloted by Timo Bernhard, …
Continue to the full articleFrom Porsche Junior To Le Mans Winner In One Year
Everyone has days and moments in their life they will never forgot. In the professional life of a race driver those days and moments usually involve a podium. For Porsche factory driver Earl Bamber that day was June 14th, 2015, and the moment was the award ceremony after the Le Mans 24 Hours. Standing on the podium high above pit lane, …
Continue to the full articleThe 6 Stages Of Race Tire Testing
Testing in motorsports can be related to “practice” in other sports. However, there is one main difference in motorsports: “practice” is extremely expensive and therefore, to save us from ourselves, limited by rules. That places a huge importance on being efficient with your testing program. For every test we do we have a detailed plan that lays …
Continue to the full articleWant To Drive For Porsche? Applications Are Now Being Accepted!
Porsche's youth development program started in 1997. Since then, 19 of its graduates have found jobs as professional racers. Of those, you'll probably recognize names like Timo Bernhard, Marc Lieb, Patrick Long, Michael Christensen and Earl Bamber; all are current Porsche factory drivers with Bamber clinching victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans at …
Continue to the full article2015 Pikes Peak Competition Heating Up for Porsche.
With the glow of Porsche’s Le Man's win slipping into the sunset, it’s time to focus on the next major racing challenge for the fabled marque. The 2015 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is just over a week away. Among the 145 cars and motorcycles racing the 156 corners and 12.42 miles to an altitude of 14,114’ above sea level are …
Continue to the full articleThis Is What A Night Lap Of The Le Mans Circuit Is Like From The Cockpit Of A 911 RSR
Have you ever watched a game of professional golf on TV and thought to yourself, maybe, just maybe if I keep practicing and play more often I could hit the ball like that? I'm not talking Tiger Woods skill, but enough to be competitive. I know I have, even if I am only kidding myself. However, every single time I see a video like the one in this …
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