Bruce Canepa's Saturday afternoon drive is a little different from one you or I might take, because his is in a high powered rocket ship, otherwise known as a 1979 Porsche 935. Canepa's vintage racing stable has included this particular 935 for a couple of years, and every year it seems to get just a little faster. Known widely as the last …
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Porsche Announces 911 RSR Driver Shuffle For Remainder Of WEC Season
Earlier today, Porsche announced changes to their 911 RSR driver line-up for the remainder of the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC season. Starting in Austin, Texas, Richard Lietz, winner of this year's Rolex 24 at Daytona, joins forces with Joerg Bergmeister in the number 91 Porsche 911 RSR. Patrick Pilet, who up until now drove with …
Continue to the full articlePirelli World Challenge Announces New Class Exclusively For Porsche 991 GT3 Cup Cars
The Pirelli World Challenge announced last Friday that they would be creating a new class called 'Porsche GT-Cup'. The class will begin with the 2015 season opener, and will be used to integrate Porsche's 991 GT3 Cup into PWC racing. Scott Bove, President and CEO, WC Vision/Pirelli World Challenge. “The series is pleased to announce a class …
Continue to the full articleRacing Is Not An Act For Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey is a race car driver, a racing team co-owner and a three-time veteran of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. While celebrities periodically appear like comets on the international motorsport stage, the daunting realities of competition, combined with the time, financial and travel commitments, and inherent risks of the sport soon …
Continue to the full articleHow To Get Personal Racing/Driving Tips From Derek Bell
Most Porsche fans know Derek Bell. Next to Hurley Haywood, he's one of the most decorated and well liked Porsche drivers from his era. He's a five-time Le Mans winner, three-time Daytona winner and two-time World Sports Car Champion. Now, starting today, he's the latest 'Online Driving Instructor' for SAFEisFAST.com and you can ask him just …
Continue to the full articleEverything You Could Ever Want To Know About Hurley Haywood
Earlier in the week we showed you the logistics of moving a 919 Hybrid LMP1 race car from a transporter truck into the second floor of the Petersen Museum in LA in preparation for a pre-Monterey interview with Porsche great Hurley Haywood. For those of you in the LA area, perhaps you were able to attend the interview itself to meet Hurley and view …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Carrera Cup Asia Junior Development Program
Are you familiar with the saying, "Win on Sunday, Drive on Monday"? While the origins of this legendary racing axiom may have started with Ford in the '60's, it's one that Porsche took to heart and still holds true today. So, as China quickly expands into what will eventually be Porsche's largest single market, it's no wonder they're putting …
Continue to the full articleA Last Look Back On Our Trip To The 24 Hours of Le Mans
Were we really there? Did all of that happen? I have to keep asking myself if we actually went to France on a whirlwind 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, because it all just feels so surreal. It feels like it could have been one really long summer dream, it was all a blur. It was a lovely blur, and certainly ticked the box from our bucket list, but it …
Continue to the full articleThis Is Why Jeff Zwart Chose BBI Autosport To Build His Pikes Peak Cup Car
Earlier today Jeff posted a link to a video on his facebook page. The link brought us to a video filmed in Ultra High Definition by director Will Roegge; it's the inside story of BBI Autosport and the incredible Porsche Cup car they built for Jeff to run at Pikes Peak this year. In Jeff's own words it's a "Really nice 'behind the scenes' of what it …
Continue to the full articleWhat Fantasy Race Would Hurley Haywood Run Today Given The Chance?
One of best parts about publishing this site is the opportunities we get to rub elbows with the likes of Hurley Haywood. During Porsche press tours and other events we've spent countless hours listening to Hurley and his stories. He's always warm, genuine and passionate. As much as we cherish these opportunities, we're usually so overwhelmed …
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